News of disease

China’s limited beef options imply Brazil will be brief

06-09-2021 14:09 China’s beef supply options are shrinking after the latest move by Brazil to halt exports there following the discovery of two cases of mad cow disease.

HEALTH

High blood pressure doubled globally in 30 years, study shows

25-08-2021 13:36 The number of people living with high blood pressure more than doubled since 1990, according to a major study. In Argentina, more than half of men had hypertension.

Working from home

Pandemic-driven shift to home work carries risks, UN says

13-01-2021 23:47 Issues facing home workers and their employers need greater attention, including better safeguards and more awareness of the rights and risks involved, warns United Nations.

Coronavirus pandemic

Scientists prove that Covid-19 survivors’ plasma could reduce deaths

13-01-2021 16:43 Study led by Argentine scientists concludes blood plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients can reduce chances of patient’s becoming seriously sick from virus.

Coronavirus pandemic

Scientists in Argentina decipher complete genome of SARS-Cov-2

08-04-2020 14:32 Work by ANLIS-Malbrán Institute specialists will allow experts to follow evolution of virus in Argentina, ensure quality of diagnosis and contribute to development of vaccine.

by Florencia Ballarino

Coronavirus pandemic

Brazilian official who met Trump tests positive for Covid-19

12-03-2020 13:21 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's communications chief, who met Donald Trump during an official weekend visit to the US leader's Florida resort, has tests positive for the new coronavirus.

Coronavirus

City government says Buenos Aires is prepared to face coronavirus

28-02-2020 16:10 Horacio Rodríguez Larreta says no cases of virus have been diagnosed in Argentina, but that all preventative measures have been taken should a case be confirmed.

Coronavirus Outbreak

Chinese demand for Latin America's oil grinds to halt on virus fear

31-01-2020 13:56 Refineries in China take about 30 percent of its oil shipments from Latin America, but demand is expected to bottom out in the coming weeks as flights in and out of the country are cancelled.

Coronavirus Outbreak

Virus cases in China top SARS as evacuations begin

29-01-2020 11:47 Viral outbreak has infected more than 6,000 people on Chinese mainland and more than a dozen other countries. British Airways suspends all flights to China as result of crisis.