(CNN Spanish) –- Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro relax restrictions against covid-19. Argentina negotiates the purchase of Cuban vaccines. Chile approves the emergency use of the single-dose CanSino vaccine.
This is how the week of April 12 begins in some of the countries most affected by the pandemic in Latin America.
Bolivia
Bolivia extended the closure of its border with Brazil for one more week to prevent more COVID-19 infections, Bolivian authorities said on Friday.
“After reviewing the different evaluations on the epidemiological evolution on the border, it was decided to close another seven days through a multi-ministerial resolution,” said Bolivian Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Integration, Benjamin Blanco, according to the Information Agency of Bolivia (ABI).
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Brazil
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Meanwhile, the state of Sao Paulo and the city of Rio de Janeiro announced that they will relax some restrictions due to coronavirus from this Monday.
Joao Gabbardo, head of the Sao Paulo state covid-19 working group, said at a press conference that the current restrictions have produced the expected results in terms of reducing the number of new cases and hospitalizations.
Rio de Janeiro will allow the opening of bars and restaurants until 9 pm, but the beaches remain closed.
Among the flexibility in Sao Paulo are sporting events without spectators and the opening of take-out restaurants. The curfew is maintained from 8 pm to 5 am. The level of the restrictions will be reassessed on April 18, authorities said.
Argentina
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Argentina is negotiating the purchase of candidate vaccines against covid-19 developed by Cuba, Soberana-02 and Abdala, which are in phase 3 of trials. If approved, they would be the first Latin American vaccines against the coronavirus.
On the other hand, the Argentine borders remain closed for tourists until April 30. In addition, the entry of flights from the United Kingdom, Brazil, Chile and Mexico continues to be suspended, according to the National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC).
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Chile
The Chilean Institute of Public Health last week authorized the emergency use of the single-dose covid-19 vaccine from CanSino Biologics from China.
It joins the Sinovac, Pfizer / BioNTech and Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccines, which are already approved for use in the country, where, according to official figures, more than 4 million people are fully vaccinated.
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Colombia
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The Águilas Doradas professional soccer team had to line up just seven players this Sunday in a BetPlay 2021 League match, as 16 players tested positive for covid-19 last week.
The Águilas Doradas club had requested that the match be postponed due to the covid-19 outbreak, but the request was rejected. The Mpartido was 3-0, with the victory of Boyacá Chicó.
The Águilas Doradas players entered the stadium with signs that read “Fair Play” and “Life First.”
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Mexico
Mexico adds more than 209,000 deaths from covid-19, and continues in third place in the list of countries with the most deaths from coronavirus, behind the United States and Brazil.
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The country has received more than 15 million doses of vaccines from Pfizer, Sinovac, AstraZeneca and Sputnik V, in addition to 1.3 million doses of the CanSino vaccine, which is packaged in Mexico.
With information from Florencia Trucco, Abel Alvarado, Rodrigo Pedroso, Stefano Pozzebon, Iván Pérez Sarmenti
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