Health & Science

• Saturday, August 21st 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  New Zealand under total confinement until next Tuesday; 11 Delta variant cases

  

  Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Friday that New Zealand will remain under confinement unit next 24 August because of the spread of a Covid 19 outbreak detected earlier this week in Auckland.

• Friday, August 20th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Coronavirus Delta variant detected in Argentine city Mar del Plata

  

  The first two cases of the coronavirus Delta variant have been detected in the Argentine beach resort and seaport of Mar del Plata. Both infections were spotted in travellers arriving from the United States.

• Thursday, August 19th 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  PAHO reports only one out of five Latin Americans are vaccinated against COVID-19 as Delta variant sneaks in

  

  A report released Wednesday by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) showed that only one out of five Latin Americans had been vaccinated against COVID-19.

• Thursday, August 19th 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  São Paulo city to vaccinate teenagers aged 12 to 17, while all restrictions lifted statewide

  

  São Paulo, South America's largest city, is to begin vaccinating teenagers aged 12 to 17 after 100% of its adult population has been given at least one dose of a COVID-19 immunizer, it was announced Wednesday.

• Thursday, August 19th 2021 - 08:35 UTC

  Five cases of Delta variant spotted in Buenos Aires with no link to foreign travel

  

  Argentine Health authorities Wednesday announced the detection of three new cases of the Delta variant of coronavirus which could not be linked to any foreign traveller, thus raising the question of whether community circulation could be confirmed.

• Thursday, August 19th 2021 - 05:44 UTC

  COVID-19 variant has reached Magallanes: three positive cases confirmed

  

  The Delta variant of Covid-19 has reached Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile. Three cases were confirmed on Wednesday by the regional Health Care office and the labs from the University of Magallanes.

• Thursday, August 19th 2021 - 05:04 UTC

  Falklands receive batch of Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines; fishing vessels crews immunized

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has received a batch of Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines, supplied by the UK government. These 960 doses arrived on 12 August and are being rolled out as part of the ongoing vaccination programme which began in February.

• Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 09:41 UTC

  Argentine province of Buenos Aires to start house-by-house vaccination campaign

  

  The Argentine province of Buenos Aires will start Wednesday deploying house-by-house roving vaccinating squads to reach both those who have not had access to immunization as well as people who are reluctant to get jabbed, provincial Health Minister Nicolás Kreplak announced Tuesday.

• Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 09:17 UTC

  HMS Protector heads for new adventures in Antarctica

  

  The Royal Navy's sole icebreaker HMS Protector is sailing for the Antarctic, her first visit to the frozen continent since 2019. With the UK about to be the focus of international efforts to tackle climate change as it hosts the UN COP26 conference in Glasgow, the unique survey/research ship will continue her work supporting scientists from around the world to study the impact of global warming.

• Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 09:12 UTC

  Plastic pollution and ocean acidification reduce Antarctic krill development, BAS research

  

  Plastic pollution combined with ocean acidification hinders the development of Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean, research published in Marine Frontiers reveals.