Covid-19 Variants: Angola Imposes Tests on Travelers From S. Africa, Brazil, Portugal
Portuguese speaking Angola has imposed fresh restrictions on air travel passengers to prevent the importation of the coronavirus variants. On...
January 21, 2021Section
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Brazil Detects First Case of Sars-CoV-2 Reinfection by South African Variant
Brazilian researchers have recorded the first case of reinfection caused by the South African variant of Sars-CoV-2. The finding was...
January 20, 2021
UK Bans Arrivals From South America Over Brazil Coronavirus Variant
Britain will ban arrivals from South American countries and Portugal because of concerns over a new Brazilian variant of the...
January 14, 2021
Brazil Confirms Circulation of New Coronavirus Variant in Amazon Region
It is the same variant that arrived in Japan after four Japanese travellers visited the Brazilian Amazon region and, according...
January 14, 2021
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, 2021
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