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Covid vaccines are less effective against Delta, large study finds

19-08-2021 09:35 Large study finds Pfizer-BioNTech efficacy ebbed over time; Data shows vaccines didn’t diminish viral load of delta cases.

BLOOMBERG

The Argentine river that carries soybeans to world is drying up

06-08-2021 11:22 Key waterway’s troubles deepen strains on nation’s recovery; Falling export values, rising energy imports chip away at peso.

Coronavirus pandemic

Delta fears grip Argentina, prompting authorities into action

30-07-2021 19:33 More than 300 people in Buenos Aires City, Córdoba Province forced into isolation after at least 19 people test positive for Delta strain. President goes into preventative isolation after returning from overseas trip.

Coronavirus Pandemic

The P1 or 'Brazilian' variant: what we know about new Covid strain

19-04-2021 11:58 Here's what we know about The "Brazil variant" — a more contagious mutation of the coronavirus that emerged in the Amazon late last year.

Global pandemic

Bolsonaro changes health minister again, as Brazil's Covid cases surge

16-03-2021 09:19 Bolsonaro to appoint cardiologist Marcelo Queiroga as health minister, the fourth to hold the post during the pandemic, as the country's health system staggers amid surging Covid-19 cases.

Global pandemic

UK to ban South American, Portugal arrivals over Brazil virus strain

14-01-2021 15:47 Britain bans all arrivals from South America, Panama, Cape Verde and Portugal over fears of importing a new coronavirus variant from Brazil.

Global pandemic

Chile reports Latin America's first detected case of new virus strain

29-12-2020 16:24 Health authorities responded to the news by announcing that from December 31, everyone arriving in Chile would have to spend 10 days in quarantine.