SANTIAGO – Two of Chile’s top Cabinet ministers said on Sunday they would quarantine after coming in close contact with Chilean lawmakers who tested positive for the coronavirus during negotiations in Congress. Ignacio Briones, Chile´s […]
SANTIAGO – Hundreds of Venezuelans in Chile are forced to live in makeshift tents outside their country’s embassy in Santiago amid the coronavirus outbreak. These stranded migrants, who lost livelihood due to the lockdown in […]
Over 80% of people surveyed in a study do not plan to conceive during the COVID-19 crisis, perhaps putting to rest suggestions that the lockdown could lead to rise in birth numbers. Looking at parenthood […]
LIMA – Peru and Lokomotiv Moscow forward Jefferson Farfan has been tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Jefferson Farfan has tested positive for coronavirus. We wish Jeff a speedy recovery! Get better soon! pic.twitter.com/bmhdjPwBdx — […]
SANTIAGO – Chile’s Health Ministry on Sunday reported that the total number of confirmed cases in the country has risen to 43,781, with 450 deaths. Health authorities reported that 29 people died in the last […]
SAO PAULO – The coronavirus pandemic has hit 38 indigenous groups in Brazil, raising fears for populations that have a history of being decimated by outside diseases, the Brazilian Indigenous Peoples’ Association (APIB) said yesterday. […]
LIMA – Peru’s Health Ministry on Saturday said 3,891 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total number to 84,495, with 2,392 deaths. Currently, there are 27,147 active […]
BRASILIA – Less than a month after taking office, Brazilian Minister of Health Nelson Teich presented his resignation to President Jair Bolsonaro, the ministry said on Friday. The ministry did not clarify the reason for […]
SANTIAGO – As the planet battles the seemingly inexorable spread of the coronavirus, Antarctica remains the only COVID-19-free continent — thanks in the main to strict security and not a little luck. The natural isolation […]
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