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COVID-19 PULSE
Start off with a weekly recap of the main Public Affairs
developments across LATAM.
COVID-19 PULSE – PUBLIC AFFAIRS LATAM
Tuesday, February 02 – Monday, February 08, 2021
Argentina
STATS: 1,985,501 cases of COVID-19, 49,398 deceased, as confirmed by the Health Ministry.
[EXECUTIVE POWER] President Alberto [LOCAL MEASURES] A resolution of the [DIGITAL ECONOMY] The Government
Fernández held a videoconference with the Ministry of Labour ordered the entry into force authorized licensees of ICT Services that
Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Costa, in of the Telework Law as of April 1, when 90 provide Internet Access Services that have less
which they analysed the epidemiological days have elapsed since the end of the social, than one hundred thousand (100,000)
situation in both countries and reviewed preventive and compulsory isolation. (Source) accesses to increase the value of their retail
different aspects of the bilateral agenda. prices up to seven percent (7%) (Source)
(Source)
[COVID RELATED] The governor of the [FOOD AND BEVERAGE] Industry production [HEALTH] The Minister of Health made a
province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, grew by 4.9% year-on-year in December, which virtual presentation before a health committee
announced the extension until 2 in the was the highest increase since February 2018. of the House of Representatives about the
morning of the night restriction for activities in Food and beverages ended up with a rise of National Vaccination Plan against the
the district, which weeks ago had been just 0.2% compared to 2019. (Source) coronavirus designed by the national
reduced to 1 am. (Source) government. (Source)
[ECONOMY] The economy ministry reported [TECHNOLOGY] The Government announced [MANUFACTURING] At the national level,
that tax collection during January reached the launch of the telemedicine platform for INDEC reported that clothing and footwear
$772,860 million pesos, with a year-on-year PAMI affiliates and a line of soft credits for production reached increases of 60%, above
growth of 46.6%, encouraged by the export doctors of that health care for the acquisition recreation and culture and food and
sector and the higher level of activity. (Source) of computers, with the aim of facilitating beverages.(Source)
access to technology to provide services
virtually. (Source)COVID-19 PULSE – PUBLIC AFFAIRS LATAM
Tuesday, February 02 – Monday, February 08, 2021
Brazil
STATS: 9,550,301 cases of COVID-19, 232,248 deceased, as confirmed by the Health Ministry
[EXECUTIVE POWER] President Jair Bolsonaro [LOCAL MEASURES] All residents of the city of [DIGITAL ECONOMY] Fraud attempts rose
ordered the Minister of Civil House Braga Netto Serrana in São Paulo over 18 years old will be 53.6% in 2020 compared to 2019, pointed out
to articulate complementary actions in support vaccinated against the covid-19, as they are the latest Fraud Map, released on Monday
of the States and the Federal District that need part of a research project of the Butantan (8). The increase came in the wake of social
help in combating the covid-19. (Source) Institute, which will send enough doses to isolation in the face of the coronavirus
vaccinate the 45,844 inhabitants of the pandemic and the consequent migration to
municipality. (Source) digital channels. (Source)
[COVID RELATED] The Health Secretariat of [FOOD AND BEVERAGE] Senator Rodrigo [HEALTH] Ministry of Health reduces by 76%
Manaus has ten days to respond if it has been Pacheco extended for 60 days the Provisional the number of covid beds financed with
pressured by the Ministry of Health to Measure that frees R$ 228 million for actions federal funds in SP. Drop in support to states
treat covid-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine to face the crisis caused by the coronavirus and municipalities is due to lack of budget
and ivermectin. (Source) with the objective of enabling access to food planning. (Source)
for indigenous people.(Source)
[ECONOMY] The President of the Chamber of [TECHNOLOGY] According to the Brazilian [MANUFACTURING] The second wave of
Deputies, Arthur Lira, indicated that emergency Association of Events (Abrafesta), this sector, as covid-19 in Manaus (AM), much more serious
aid to the most vulnerable population in the one of the most affected at the beginning of than the first in 2020, destabilized the
midst of the coronavirus pandemic can be repaid Covid-19, registered a 95% drop in national production of the Zona Franca industry at the
exceptionally until more resources are available revenue in 2020. However, it found a way to beginning of the year, at a time when the
capital recovery in the online modality and led
to vote on a new socioeconomic factories were in full swing.
technology companies to grow up to 400% in live
project. (Source) (Source)
streaming services. (Source)COVID-19 PULSE – PUBLIC AFFAIRS LATAM
Tuesday, February 02 – Monday, February 08, 2021
Bolivia
STATS: 229,187 cases of COVID-19, 10,932 deceased, as confirmed by the Health Ministry.
[EXECUTIVE POWER] The Legislative Assembly LOCAL MEASURES] In Cochabamba, there are [DIGITAL ECONOMY] Electronic banking is
approved the Sanitary Emergency Law, despite more than 4 thousand restaurants, most of promoted by the National Tax Service in
the rejection of doctors and observations them generate higher profits on Sundays. Bolivia, with payments and digital records
raised on its content by opposition legislators. Therefore, they ask the Departmental Council recognized by the Financial System Supervisory
The law prohibits strikes and work stoppages "not to kill the gastronomic capital" and allow Authority. (Source)
in the medical sector, and was contested by home delivery. (Source)
the Bolivian medical association. (Source)
[COVID RELATED] The health sector stops for [FOOD AND BEVERAGE] The increase in the [HEALTH] The director of the Covax
48 hours, they call for measures to stop the values of some agricultural products pushes mechanism in charge of Latin America
contagion of COVID-19 and protect the the sector to sustained growth, due to a explained that the AstraZeneca/Oxford and
population next week, in the absence of constant rise in recent months> Anapo asked Pfizer vaccines will arrive in the first half of this
effective measures by the authorities. (Source) the authorities not to distort the domestic year. Pfizer vaccines would arrive between
market with values lower than those February and March, while AstraZeneca's in
registered worldwide. (Source) the first half. (Source)
[ECONOMY] Peru, Panama, and Bolivia are the [TECHNOLOGY] It is estimated that virtual [MANUFACTURING] The economic crisis
economies with the greatest economic education excludes 40% of students. In La Paz caused a decrease of 11 percent in the
‘rebound’ in 2021. (Source) and El Alto, there is a lack of conditions, national industry in 2020, so this sector asks
collapse of platforms, and lack of internet the Government for urgent measures such as
connection, in addition to the lack of devices promoting the purchase of goods and services,
such as cell phones and computers. Students creating a fund of credits and state guarantees
are forced to attend internet cafes. (Source) for companies, fighting against smuggling,
modernizing labor standards and work
arrangements, among others. (Source)COVID-19 PULSE – PUBLIC AFFAIRS LATAM
Tuesday, February 02 – Monday, February 08, 2021
Chile
STATS: 751,886 cases of COVID-19, 18,794 deceased, as confirmed by the Health Ministry.
[EXECUTIVE POWER] Sebastián Piñera began [LOCAL MEASURES] Several municipalities [DIGITAL ECONOMY] An Ipsos study held in
the mass COVID-19 vaccination process in the advanced during the week to phase 3 of the 28 countries revealed that Chile is the country
country. This plan prioritized more than 5 Step-by-Step plan, and the managers of parks that most increased e-commerce use in the
million people considered risky due to their and restaurants of the Metropolitan Region pandemic: 59% of the Chileans consulted use
health and age. The vaccine administered is made a positive balance of its reopening. "more than before" the digital platforms to
Sinovac (two doses). (Source) (Source) buy. Further behind is United Kingdom (55%)
and Turkey and South Korea (54%). (Source)
[COVID RELATED] The Ministry of Education [FOOD AND BEVERAGE] The Consumer Price [HEALTH] The Ministry of Health reported
ratified an eventual voluntary return to face- Index revealed that food has risen in price in that COVID-19 cases in the country decreased
to-face classes on Monday, March 1st, and recent months. In January 2021, the greatest by 11% in the last week and more than
published a complete protocol with more increases were in food and non-alcoholic 600,000 people have been vaccinated in
than 15 sanitary measures for schools and beverages (1.2%), highlighting the lemon recent days with the start of the mass
vaccination campaign the last week. (Source)
school grounds in the country. (Source) (54.3%) and potatoes (9.0%), while legumes,
vegetables and tubers rose by 5.2%. (Source)
[ECONOMY] Employment Subsidies achieve [TECHNOLOGY] Chilean telemedicine was [MANUFACTURING] Chilean researcher
almost 500,000 requests in four months of consolidated in 2020 due to the pandemic developed a method to genetically identify
operation, an increase of 44% compared to and reached 73.5% of medical consultations, fruit trees in a short time using the PCR test,
the subsidy launched in the first three months according to the Digital Hospital of the public which is used mainly in the health sector to
of the pandemic. The benefit is added to the sector, available since 2018. In the private identify COVID-19. The technique is similar to
new “Protege” subsidy, which will support the sector, meanwhile, more than 100,000 human paternity tests but applied to plants.
employment of mothers and fathers with medical dates were made online. (Source) (Source)
children under two years. (Source)COVID-19 PULSE – PUBLIC AFFAIRS LATAM
Tuesday, February 02 – Monday, February 08, 2021
Colombia
STATS: 2,166,904 cases of COVID-19, 56,507 deceased, as confirmed by the Health Ministry.
[EXECUTIVE POWER] President Iván Duque [LOCAL MEASURES] Bogotá went from red [DIGITAL ECONOMY] According to IBM and
announced the death of Nelson Darío Hurtado, alert to orange due to a decrease in the Oxford Economics, technological impact,
alias "Marihuano", the second man in occupancy of ICU beds, infections, and deaths macroeconomic factors, and training are the
command of the Clan del Golfo. The operation by COVID-19. (Source) top priorities for Colombian CEOs. (Source)
was commanded by the Military Forces and
the Police. (Source)
[COVID RELATED] Gerson Bermont, Director of [FOOD AND BEVERAGE] Pepsi and Postobón [HEALTH] Street dwellers were included in the
Promotion and Prevention of the Ministry of created the "Crece Tu Negocio" platform to COVID-19 vaccination plan. They were
Health, said that pharmacovigilance is a support restaurants and bakeries. The included in the second phase, the fourth stage,
fundamental task in the COVID-19 vaccination platform offers training on sales increases, of the plan. (Source)
plan. (Source) enhancing business opportunities, relationship
with the environment, defining business
objectives, and business digitalization. (Source)
[ECONOMY] The Deputy Minister of Finance, [TECHNOLOGY] According to the National [MANUFACTURING] Kimberly-Clark will invest
Juan Alberto Londoño, announced that the Spectrum Agency (ANE), the advancement in US$ 80 million in Colombia to improve its
Government will negotiate the sale of ISA 5G technology is the main digital challenge of manufacturing capacity at the company's
(public energy company) exclusively with 2021. (Source) production plants. (Source)
Ecopetrol. (Source)COVID-19 PULSE – PUBLIC AFFAIRS LATAM
Tuesday, February 02 – Monday, February 08, 2021
Ecuador
STATS: 259,783 cases of COVID-19, 15,086 deceased, as confirmed by the Health Ministry.
[EXECUTIVE POWER] Candidate Andrés Arauz, LOCAL MEASURES] Health Secretary of Quito, [DIGITAL ECONOMY] According to the
an ally of former President Rafael Correa, was Ximena Abarca, said that a second wave of Ecuadorian Chamber of Electronic Commerce,
the most voted and went on to the second COVID-19 infections is likely in the city due to a electronic commerce reached $2.3 billion in
round of the presidential elections. The second permanent increase in infections. (Source) 2020; a growth of $ 700 million (43.75%)
position in the elections has not yet been compared to 2019. (Source)
defined. (Source)
[COVID RELATED] According to the president [FOOD AND BEVERAGE] Restaurants in [HEALTH] The Minister of Health, Juan Carlos
Lenin Moreno, the Government will give a Ecuador are being robbed through fake digital Zevallos, attended the Attorney General's Office
bonus of 200 dollars to the medical personnel payment scams. (Source) for the investigation against him for an alleged
of the first line in the fight against COVID-19. influence peddling in the distribution of COVID-
(Source) 19 vaccines in the country. (Source)
[ECONOMY] The director of the Western [TECHNOLOGY] Ramón Valdiviezo, [MANUFACTURING] According to The
Hemisphere of the International Monetary representative of the Trade Union of Economist, Ecuador is in the group of States with
Fund (IMF), Alejandro Werner, said that the Technology Producers of Ecuador, stated that an enough COVID-19 vaccination coverage at the
IMF is willing to renegotiate the financial 86% of televisions in Ecuador are sold from end of 2022. Thus, Ecuador will have an effective
agreement with Ecuador with the new national production. (Source) economic recovery of productive sectors until
president. (Source) then. (Source)COVID-19 PULSE – PUBLIC AFFAIRS LATAM
Tuesday, February 02– Monday, February 08, 2021
Mexico
STATS: 1,932,145 cases of COVID-19; 166,200 deceased, as confirmed by the Health Ministry.
[EXECUTIVE POWER] President Andrés
Manuel López Obrador (AMLO)
[DIGITAL ECONOMY] Senator Ricardo Monreal
reappeared on his daily morning [LOCAL MEASURES] Mexico City is the only state
has presented the topics that will be covered on
conference after recovering from COVID- in the country with over 70% occupancy of ICU
his bill proposal to regulate social media through
19. He said that he will not be wearing a beds with ventilators. (Source)
an autonomous government agency. (Source)
facemask despite his recent illness.
(Source)
[FOOD AND BEVERAGE] According to Food Tech [HEALTH] The Ministry of Health has announced
[COVID RELATED] It has been almost one
Mexico, 21% of Mexican consumers agree that, that there are currently more people vaccinated
month without receiving the Pfizer
due to the pandemic, Mexicans need to eat less than active cases of COVID-19 in the country,
vaccine. (Source)
products of animal origin. (Source) which was heavily criticized. (Source)
[ECONOMY] The International Monetary
[MANUFACTURING] The light vehicle industry in
Fund shared that Mexico destined 0.7% of [TECHNOLOGY] In 2020, technology companies
Mexico reported a decrease in production of
its GDP to the current health emergency were more attractive to investors in Mexico than
15% during January 2021, compared to January
while, on average, countries on LATAM internet and fintech companies. (Source)
of last year. (Source)
used 4% of their GDP. (Source)COVID-19 PULSE – PUBLIC AFFAIRS LATAM
Tuesday, February 02– Monday, February 08, 2021
Paraguay
STATS: 138,945 cases of COVID-19, 2,846 deceased, as confirmed by the Health Ministry.
[EXECUTIVE POWER] The President of the [LOCAL MEASURES] The President, Mario Abdo [DIGITAL ECONOMY]
Republic, Mario Abdo Benítez, appointed Juan Benítez, announced that the National Within the framework of the PROINNOVA
Manuel Brunetti Marcos as Minister of Development Bank once again had the support Program, the National Council of Science and
Information and Communication Technologies. of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Technology - CONACYT will invest
(Source) Agency (MIGA) of the World Bank to Paraguay 1,132,802,281 guaranies in 6 (six) innovation
and will finance productive projects. (Source) projects that will provide solutions to various
areas. (Source)
[COVID RELATED] The Ministry of Health, in [FOOD AND BEVERAGE] Within the framework [HEALTH] The Ministry of Finance reported that
coordination with other institutions, is of the law to support popular pots, the Ministry the Ministry of Public Health currently has 230
developing the necessary work to ensure the of Social Development (MDS) delivered more million dollars of COVID-19 funds to face the
reception, distribution and storage of the first than 7,000 kilos of non-perishable food for pandemic, such as the acquisition of medicines
vaccines against covid-19. The start of some 1,200 people who were affected by the for hospitalized patients. This amount
vaccination is estimated from the second half of overflow of streams in the Tobatí area, in the corresponds to part of the 1.6-billion-dollar loan
February. (Source) department of Cordillera. (Source) that the Government made to combat the
pandemic. (Source)
[ECONOMY] [TECHNOLOGY] The Government, through the [MANUFACTURING] Exports under the Maquila
Inflation for the month of January 2021, National Secretariat for Youth and the National Regime registered during the month of January
measured by the variation of the Consumer Telecommunications Commission, delivered 200 2021 amount to 73,925,611 dollars, which
Price Index (CPI), was 0.5%. (Source) Notebooks to 7 university institutions represents an increase of 33% in relation to the
dependent on the National University of same period of the previous year. (Source)
Ñeembucú. (Source)COVID-19 PULSE – PUBLIC AFFAIRS LATAM
Tuesday, February 02 – Monday, February 08, 2021
Peru
STATS: 1,191,221 cases of COVID-19, 42,467 deceased, as confirmed by the Health Ministry.
[EXECUTIVE POWER] The Government [LOCAL MEASURES] Given the strong increase [DIGITAL ECONOMY] The Executive published
approved a budget increase of S/ 3,108 in COVID-19 cases in Puno, and in the the law approved by the Congress of the
millions to face the rebound in COVID-19 cases provinces of Maynas and Ramón Castilla in Republic that automatically and obligatorily
that have been occurring since January. Loreto, the Government has resolved to creates a savings account in the Banco de la
(Source) incorporate these areas into those considered Nación with the number of National Identity
as extreme risk, for which they entered Document (DNI) (“Cuenta DNI”) of citizens.
quarantine on Monday, February 8. (Source) (Source)
[COVID RELATED] The Government reported [FOOD AND BEVERAGE] President Francisco [HEALTH] The coordinator of the COVID-19
that doctors and nurses from the Archbishop Sagasti assured that they are working on vaccination team of the Minsa, Nancy Olivares,
Loayza Hospital were the first to be immunized streamlining the FAE-Agro, a business reported that on Monday 08 the distribution
with the Sinopharm vaccines. The President of financing program that has only held three of the 300,000 doses of the vaccine from the
the Republic, Francisco Sagasti, will be the first auctions to date. (Source) Chinese laboratory of Sinopharm to 13
high official of the State to receive this hospitals and health institutes located in Lima
vaccine. (Source) and Callao, to in order to protect personnel in
critical areas fighting the pandemic. (Source)
[ECONOMY] The Sunat provided that any [TECHNOLOGY] The Ministry of Agrarian [MANUFACTURING] Indecopi is conducting a
taxpayer who obtained third category income Development and Irrigation (Midagri) cycle of free virtual talks to micro and small
of up to 2,300UIT in 2020 may extend the delivered tablets to the regional government companies (mypes) to protect their
declaration and payment of the monthly taxes of Tumbes in order to generate statistical innovations. (Source)
corresponding to January 2021 for one month, information on the agricultural dynamics of
provided that said company is in a region the department, through the implementation
classified as of very high or extreme alert level. and access to digital platforms. (Source)
(Source)COVID-19 PULSE – PUBLIC AFFAIRS LATAM
Tuesday, February 02– Monday, February 08, 2021
Uruguay
STATS: 45,311 cases of COVID-19, 490 deceased, as confirmed by the Health Ministry.
[EXECUTIVE POWER] President Lacalle Pou [LOCAL MEASURES] The Executive Branch [DIGITAL ECONOMY] Uruguay is the second-
met with his Brazilian counterpart Jair established that those who are going to be best country in Latin America to invest, in part
Bolsonaro, on his first official trip since he took vaccinated against the Covid-19 must sign an due to the strong advance towards the digital
the Chair in March 2020. (Source) informed consent. (Source) economy, according to a study. (Source)
[COVID RELATED] The Coronavirus in Uruguay [FOOD AND BEVERAGE] Referents of the [HEALTH] The latest epidemiological reports
registered a marked decrease in infections in gastronomic sector express themselves on from the Ministry of Public Health show that
recent days and without departments in the what the coup of the COVID-19 is meaning in the pace of contact tracing has been improved.
red zone. (Source) the sector. (Source) (Source)
[ECONOMY] The Ministry of Economy and [TECHNOLOGY] The Coronavirus UY app will [MANUFACTURING] The Ministry of Livestock,
Finance presented Uruguay's macroeconomic ensure your identity when you get vaccinated Agriculture and Fisheries will request priority
performance and prospects. (Source) against covid-19. (Source) vaccination for workers in the food export
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