Covid-19: South Africa detects new coronavirus variant
The new variant, identified as C.1.2, was first detected in May and has now spread to most South African provinces...
August 30, 2021Topic
World Health Organization (WHO)
Half of all children killed by Covid-19 in Brazil in 2020 were 3 years old or less – Fiocruz
Half of Brazilian children and adolescents who died from Covid-19 in 2020 were up to 3 years old, indicates a...
August 17, 2021
Less than 20% of the Latin American population has been fully vaccinated against Covid
During the organization's weekly press conference, the official described the disparity between those who can and cannot access vaccines as...
August 11, 2021
Covid-19: Venezuela reaches 3,733 deaths since pandemic began (August 10)
"Sadly, 14 Venezuelans died in the last hours due to the coronavirus," Rodríguez tweeted, detailing that 5 of those deaths...
August 11, 2021
Latin America’s mental health impacted during the pandemic
Of the countless costs that the novel coronavirus pandemic is exacting on humanity's well-being, one of the least visible but...
August 9, 2021
Pfizer’s 3rd dose; immune Chile; and other Covid-related facts in the Americas
Pfizer's insistence on the need for a 3rd dose to protect against the Covid-19 Delta variant was the focus of...
July 29, 2021
Rio de Janeiro state registers new Delta variant cases
The latest municipalities with identified cases of the Delta variant are Duque de Caxias, Itaboraí, Itaguaí, Japeri, Maricá, Mesquita, Niterói,...
July 19, 2021
Chile’s Covid-19 positivity rate at 3.4%, lowest this year
"The regions with the largest drop in cases in 7 days were Maule with 33%, Antofagasta with 37% and Magallanes,...
July 12, 2021
Chile registers lowest infection figure in 6 months (July 3)
The country seems to have overcome the worst wave of deaths and infections since the start of the pandemic.
July 5, 2021