Underreporting of Covid cases masks up to 30% of deaths in Brazil, study shows
A study by Vital Strategies initiative on the underreporting of severe cases and deaths of Covid-19 in Brazil
May 5, 2021Topic
World Health Organization (WHO)
Brazil’s Bolsonaro insinuates that China created coronavirus and speaks of “bacteriological warfare”
In a heated speech and not naming China explicitly, President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday insinuated that the novel coronavirus may...
May 5, 2021
W.H.O. experts claim “very low confidence” in some Sinopharm vaccine data
World Health Organization (WHO) experts expressed "very low confidence" in data provided by Chinese state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm on its Covid-19...
May 5, 2021
Analysis: Uruguay joins US “war on drugs” despite its long and checkered history
The government of Luis Lacalle Pou is seeking the cooperation of the United States to address the growing drug trafficking...
April 27, 2021
Brazil registers 1.4 million post-Covid syndrome cases, alert doctors and scientists
Doctors and scientists alert that the post-Covid syndrome has now affected 1.4 million people in Brazil and is spreading like...
April 23, 2021
Latin America confirms its commitment to eliminate congenital Chagas disease
Latin America confirmed Wednesday its support for a new initiative to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of Chagas, a disease endemic to...
April 22, 2021
Uruguay prepares to implement vaccine passport in June for “gradual opening” of international flights
The government of Luis Lacalle Pou in Uruguay estimates that in June it will be able to implement the vaccine...
April 21, 2021
China and Russia complain about Brazilian meat and soy exports
In telegrams to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Brazilian embassies in China and Russia have reported issues in the...
April 19, 2021
Brazil’s governors call on UN for ‘humanitarian aid’ to buy vaccines and intubation kits
On Friday, April 16th, governors requested "humanitarian aid" from the United Nations (UN) for the purchase of vaccines against Covid-19...
April 17, 2021