Brazil Bars Entry for South African Visitors to Slow new Variant’s Spread
Brazil on Tuesday barred entry for visitors from South Africa to stop the spread of a new coronavirus variant from...
January 27, 2021Section
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Brazilian Government Blocks Foreigners from Entering by Land and Water
The Presidency of the Republic yesterday, January 26th, issued an ordinance restricting the entry of foreigners into the country by...
January 27, 2021
Brazil and a Debate: Could Removing Patents Expedite Covid-19 Vaccination?
A debate that has gone virtually unnoticed in Brazilian foreign policy has returned to the spotlight this week. In October,...
January 25, 2021
Cuba Implements New Measures for South African Strain of Covid-19
Dr. Francisco Durán, director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health of Cuba (Minsap), warned in Havana "that January...
January 25, 2021
Europe and USA Now Closed for Travelers Passing through Brazil
Austria joins the group of countries restricting the entry of Brazilians and people who have passed through the country to...
January 25, 2021
Turkey Halts Flights From Brazil due to new COVID-19 Variant
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said that Turkey has temporarily halted flights from Brazil due to the rise in the...
January 24, 2021
South African Variant of Covid Possibly Detected in Cuba
"An asymptomatic traveler was detected through surveillance in ports and airports …, " Dr. María Guadalupe Guzmán from the Pedro...
January 23, 2021
Germany Rejects Argentina’s Claim on Falklands Recognition
Germany on Friday rejected a claim by Argentina that a request by airline Lufthansa to fly over Argentina en route...
January 23, 2021
Argentina Hails German Falklands Travel Request as Support for Sovereignty Claim
The German airline Lufthansa has asked the Argentine government for permission to overfly its country en route to the Falklands,...
January 22, 2021