CORONAVIRUS VACCINE Local labs in talks to produce Sputnik V vaccine 06-02-2021 08:24 Government’s decision to go all-in on Russia's Sputnik V vaccine pays off, as analysis published in 'The Lancet' concludes jab is 91.6% effective.
Global Pandemic In Brazil's Manaus, young people step up as Covid bites 28-01-2021 15:14 As the northern Brazilian city of Manaus battles soaring Covid-19 cases and a new variant of the virus, young volunteers offer a helping hand. One group distributes essential items, while a young woman connects patients with family members.
VACCINES & POLITICS Unforced errors and the unlikely prospect of unity 02-01-2021 08:24 It’s time to put aside differences and find a common way forward together, tackling the structural problems that will allow the country to move in the direction of progress. by Agustino Fontevecchia
BLOOMBERG Uruguay sees ‘first wave’ threatening long-protected Covid gains 23-12-2020 00:09 Nine months after recording its first coronavirus case, Uruguay is seeing an outbreak in what President Luis Lacalle Pou has called the “first wave,” threatening to undo the hard-fought gains throughout the pandemic.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Covid-19 vaccine in Argentina: Who, what, when and how 28-11-2020 08:24 Government’s new Covid-19 vaccine committee, headed by the president, meets at Casa Rosada as preparations for mass vaccination programme get underway. Here’s what we know so far about a vaccine in Argentina.
Coronavirus pandemic 'Probable' Argentina will face Covid-19 second wave in Autumn, warns expert 17-11-2020 22:56 A government health advisor has warned it is “probable” that Argentina will be hit by a “second wave” of Covid-19 diagnoses next year.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Mendoza hospital makes preparations, fearing Covid-19's second wave 14-11-2020 08:44 Mendoza’s Central Hospital is enjoying brief respite as cases fall, but staff are not placing their faith in fortune.
Global pandemic France, Germany head towards lock down as virus surges in Europe 29-10-2020 14:27 Bars, restaurants and services prepared Thursday to shut down in France and Germany as countries around the world grapple with how far to push lockdown measures amid a surging tide of coronavirus cases.
Global pandemic Quarantine-weary Brazilians head to beaches despite warnings 07-09-2020 08:00 Brazilians packed the beaches and bars this weekend, taking advantage of a long holiday to indulge in normal life even as the Covid-19 pandemic raged on.
coronavirus pandemic `If this thing boomerangs...' – Countries fear second wave of infections 07-05-2020 12:59 As Europe and the US loosen their lockdowns against the coronavirus, health experts are expressing growing dread over what they say is an all-but-certain second wave of deaths and infections that could force governments to clamp back down.