Coronavirus in Uruguay: Montevideo begins to see the end of the tunnel
Charles Romuald Gardès alias Carlos Gardel, painted with his "barbijo" on the nose, Covid-19 requires.
Montevideo, June 2021. AP - Matilde Campodonico
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The small South American country, which is currently carrying out a drastic vaccination campaign, has not recorded any new deaths linked to Covid-19 this weekend.
And the government announced Monday, August 9 a gradual reopening of the borders.
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With our correspondent in the region,
Théo Conscience
Barely two months ago, Uruguay was the country in the world that recorded the most daily deaths due to Covid-19 compared to its population.
Last weekend, for the first time in more than eight months, the country had no deaths for two consecutive days.
A turnaround enabled by a particularly effective vaccination campaign: three quarters of Uruguayans have already received at least one dose of vaccine, and 66% of the population is fully vaccinated, which places Uruguay among the countries with the best vaccine coverage in the world, ahead of Israel or Chile.
As the Delta variant begins to spread across the country, Uruguay has already started administering a third booster dose to people who have received Chinese Sinopharm serum, and is considering opening the vaccination to tourists.
On Monday August 9, President Luis Lacalle Pou announced the reopening of borders from September, first for foreigners with property in Uruguay, then gradually for all vaccinated tourists.
→ Read also: Uruguay aims for collective immunity against Covid-19
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