PARAGUAY

Progressive forces prevent anti-Cuba maneuver in Paraguay

Published on: July 30, 2021
13:10

Asuncion, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) Progressive forces in Paraguay prevented the Senate from debating a resolution against Cuba, whose reasons they considered wrong and violates international law, social media highlighted on Friday.

Paraguay deploys large police operation for municipal elections

Published on: June 19, 2021
08:39

Asuncion, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay's government has stationed from today all its police officers to guard on Sunday the simultaneous municipal and party elections, postponed last year by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Paraguayan doctors criticize vaccination agains Covid-19

Published on: May 13, 2021
11:48

Asuncion, May 13 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Medical Union of Paraguay, Rossana Gonzalez, denounced the low number of Covid-19 vaccines that have arrived in the country so far and announced a protest for Friday.

Covid-19 might become Paraguay´s first cause of death

Published on: April 30, 2021
09:14

Asunción, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 might become the leading cause of death in Paraguay whether massive contagion, increased hospital admissions, and people´s indiscipline continues, a source reported.

Paraguayan experts admit mistake in using Chinese vaccines

Published on: April 15, 2021
08:36

Asunción, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan authorities admitted there was 'a programmatic mistake' in the application of two different Chinese Covid-19 vaccine doses in a medical center in this capital.

Paraguayan drivers protest against work suspension

Published on: April 13, 2021
09:24

Asunción, Apr 13 (Prensa Latina) Dozens of Paraguayan public transport drivers on Monday called for the lifting of suspensions imposed on March 30 against about 70 drivers from ¨Mariscal López¨ Transport Company.

Paraguay to purchase border control equipment

Published on: April 7, 2021
08:15

Asunción, Apr 7 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay authorized the purchase of 10 scanners to control the containers entering or leaving the country and to crack down on drug trafficking, Julio Fernández, National Customs director, reported.

Paraguay to acquire Cuban anti-Covid vaccine candidates

Published on: April 7, 2021
08:13

Asunción, Apr 7 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay may have Cuba-produced anti-Covid vaccine candidates, currently in phase III, for September or October, 2021, an official source confirmed.

Senator blames the government of Paraguay for health crisis

Published on: April 5, 2021
09:45

Asunción, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) The Paraguayan senator for the Honor Colorado party Sergio Godoy today blamed the Government of Mario Abdo Benítez directly for the health crisis generated by Covid-19 in the country.

Paraguay asks to expedite Covax vaccine shipments

Published on: April 1, 2021
08:31

Asunción, April 1 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay on Wednesday asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to expedite the Covax vaccine shipment to the country.

NEWS