United Kingdom Trying to Contain Brazil Coronavirus Variant from Entering Britain
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday, January 13th, the government was looking at ways to stop a variant...
January 14, 2021Section
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Japan Government: New Coronavirus Variant Found in Travelers from Brazil:
A new coronavirus variant has been found from four travelers from Brazil, the Japanese Health Ministry said on Sunday, January...
January 10, 2021
South African Coronavirus Variant Detected in Reinfection Case in Brazil
Brazilian researchers have identified the concerning new coronavirus variant first discovered in South Africa in a woman who contracted COVID-19...
January 9, 2021
Peru Extends Suspension of Flights from Europe Until January 21st
Peru extended the suspension of flights from Europe for another 15 days as a preventive measure to avoid the entry...
January 7, 2021
Brazil Defaults on BRICS Bank Agreement After Congress Blocks Payment
Brazil's Economy Ministry onTuesday said it had defaulted on its penultimate capital installment to the New Development Bank (NDB) because...
January 6, 2021
Survey: Brazil Is World’s Second-most Willing Country to Be Immunized
China tops the list of countries where people are most likely to be vaccinated (80%), ahead of Brazil (78%) and...
December 30, 2020
Chile Could Greenlight AstraZeneca Vaccine “Within Days of US/UK Approval”
AstraZeneca has filed data with Chilean regulators for the emergency roll-out of its COVID-19 vaccine in the country and could...
December 29, 2020
W.H.O.: Planet Unprepared for Future Pandemics, Which May Be More Deadly
"This pandemic was not the 'big one'. It was a wake-up call for us to invest more in science, logistics,...
December 29, 2020
South Africa Says Its Coronavirus Variant No More Dangerous Than UK Strain
South African Health Minister Zwelini Mkhize replied to his British counterpart Matt Hancock and said on Friday that there is...
December 26, 2020