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Bolivia confirms contacts with Russia to produce Covid-19 vaccines Bolivia confirms contacts with Russia to produce Covid-19 vaccines La Paz, May 3 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia's Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade, Benjamin Blanco, on Monday confirmed that plans are underway to produce Russian Covid-19 vaccines in the country. 'We are working with the Russian Investment Fund, seeing what possibilities there are for a Bolivian public or private company to start manufacturing these immunizers,' the official told Red Uno television station. However, there is still no concrete agreement on the issue, ...

President Putin to send more Covid-19 vaccine doses to Bolivia President Putin to send more Covid-19 vaccine doses to Bolivia La Paz, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) President Vladimir Putin on Monday told his Bolivian counterpart Luis Arce, that Russia will send as many as 5.2 million Sputnik V vaccine doses to the South American nation. During a telephone talk, Vladimir Putin said that in addition to 200,000 doses –which will land in Bolivia on Tuesday- another batch will arrive late April, Luis Arce tweeted. Both governments reactivated their Mixed Commission for Economic and Trade Cooperation ...

Bolivia-Brazil border to stay closed ​ By IANS | ​ 2 Views Brazil's Covid tally tops 11 mn. Image Source: IANS News La Paz, April 10 : The Bolivian government said it has decided to keep the country's border with Brazil closed for another seven days to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, especially the Brazilian variant of the virus considered to be more contagious and possibly more lethal. Bolivia first closed its border with Brazil on April 2, with provisions for cross-border trade, and was to lift the ban on Friday, reports Xinhua news agency. "An epidemiological evaluation has...

Covid extends Brazil-Bolivia border closure Xinhua LA PAZ: Bolivia on Friday (Saturday in Manila) said it decided to keep its border with Brazil closed for another seven days to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus disease, especially the Brazilian variant of the virus considered to be more contagious and possibly more lethal. Bolivia first closed its border with Brazil on April 2, with provisions for cross-border trade, and was to lift the ban on Friday. “An epidemiological evaluation has been made on the border with Brazil and we consider it necessary to extend the clo...

9 Min Read LA PAZ, March 1 (Reuters) - As Bolivia struggled late last year to secure deals with large drug firms to supply COVID-19 vaccines, the incoming president, Luis Arce, turned to Russia for help. By the end of December, Bolivia clinched its first major COVID-19 vaccine deal, with enough shots for some 20% of the population. The first Sputnik V doses arrived in the country in late January, just as virus cases were spiking. “It was a really marathon task,” said Bolivian trade minister Benjamin Blanco of the procurement quest, but Russia’s political will made it possible. Western v...