While addressing supporters during his birthday celebrations in Brasilia, the Brazilian President shared that his administration had done all that it could. Bolsonaro also emphasized that it is already time for economic reopening.
The health minister of Ecuador stepped down as prosecutors cast investigations towards the vaccine rollout in the South American country. Farfan was the third health minister to resign during the pandemic.
Sniffer dogs have been used to detect drugs, weapons, as well as dead bodies. Recently, NASCAR has recruited trained dogs to sniff out COVID-19 in human sweat.
Earlier, the White House, through press secretary Jen Psaki, has said U.S. President Joe Biden has made clear that he aims to ensure that the vaccines are accessible to every American, without any intent as of the moment to share doses to neighboring countries.
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has been stocking up millions of doses of COVID vaccines with authorizations for the U.S. Meanwhile, allies of the country said that the doses should be used now to save lives.
Many COVID variants have been reported across the world, posing several threats to the effectiveness of authorized vaccines and overall ability to curb the spread of the virus.
More states are dropping their COVID-19 restrictions and mask mandates, such as the case in Los Angeles, wherein state officials cleared to reopen indoor dining and theaters.
El Salvador has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world, with the country implementing its total abortion ban. It has been illegal in the Latin American country since 1998.
The president of Paraguay has dismissed three of his ministers. This is in response to the violent protests over the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
