Covid-19 in Latin America: Governments ask not to lower their guard

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The governments of Latin America are asking their residents not to lower their guard against the spread of covid-19.

And, although vaccination campaigns are advancing in the region, the rates of new cases and deaths from coronavirus continue to increase, in the face of the high transmissibility of new variants such as B.1.617.2, or delta.

This is how the week begins in some of the countries most affected by the pandemic in Latin America.

Argentina

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According to data from the Ministry of Health, as of Sunday, Argentina had applied more than 27.3 million doses of the vaccine against covid-19.

More than 5.3 million people have received the two doses.

Meanwhile, more than 6,900 new cases of coronavirus and 115 deaths were confirmed on Sunday.

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• Argentina is the fifth Latin American country to exceed 100,000 deaths from covid-19

With each vaccine applied, hope grows throughout the country.

We continue to take care of the health of each Argentine and Argentine.

The vaccination campaign is underway, let's not lower our arms. # ArgentinaUnida pic.twitter.com/gc7YmZbkDC

- Ministry of Health of the Nation (@msalnacion) July 18, 2021

Uruguay

On Saturday, the Minister of Health of Uruguay, Daniel Salinas, reported that 26 passengers who arrived in the country infected with the delta variant of the new coronavirus were detected, 14 with the beta variant and two with the alpha variant.

• Uruguay reaches 2 million people fully vaccinated against covid-19

chili

Last week, Chile began to study the immune response to a booster dose of the vaccine against covid-19, according to the Ministry of Health in a statement.

On July 16, the ministry reported that 76.8% of the target population has been vaccinated with the full schedule, either with the two-dose or single-dose vaccines.

Mexico

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On Saturday, another million Sinovac vaccines against covid-19 arrived in Mexico, the 16th shipment that arrives in the country from the Chinese pharmaceutical company, according to the Ministry of Health. 

The country has received more than 59.3 million doses of vaccines from various pharmaceutical companies: Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Sinovac, Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, CanSino Biologics and Johnson & Johnson.

As of Thursday, more than 37.3 million people had received at least one dose of the vaccine.

More than 21 million people already have the full schedule and more than 15.9 have received the single dose.

In Mexico, the vaccine against # COVID19 is universal and voluntary.

Let's take care of each other!

# Get vaccinated and don't let your guard down.

More information at https://t.co/6LKEEGRUeF and https://t.co/8eu3lX8QXh#MeCuido #PorAmorALaVida pic.twitter.com/3JxaExEbGN

- SALUD México (@SSalud_mx) July 19, 2021

Colombia

As of Saturday, Colombia had applied more than 23.4 million vaccines against covid-19.

More than 8.5 million people have already received the two doses and more than 1.7 million have received the single-dose vaccine, for a total of 10.2 million people with the complete vaccination scheme, according to data from the Ministry of Health.

On Sunday, the ministry reported more than 18,000 new cases of covid-19 and 476 deaths.

When you receive the 1st or 2nd dose of vaccines against COVID-19, keep in mind that the body needs some time to produce the antibodies, which effectively fight the virus.

So if you've already had your 1st or 2nd dose, don't let your guard down!

# Let's keep taking care of ourselves pic.twitter.com/DGHO8ZYagc

- MinSaludCol (@MinSaludCol) July 18, 2021

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Brazil

Hospitalizations and fatality due to covid-19 in the state of Sao Paulo decreased in June, by 44% and 46%, respectively, according to the state's Health Secretariat last week.

This, compared to March, when the country faced its worst peak since the start of the pandemic.

The governor of the state of Sao Paulo, Joao Doria, stated that "the sharp drop in fatality from coronavirus in Sao Paulo is the result of high vaccination rates."

With information from Ana Cucalón, Rodrigo Pedroso and Tatiana Arias.

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