Health & Science

Monday, March 1st 2021 - 08:45 UTC
Heathrow to levy an extra £8.90 to departing passengers in an effort to cover pandemic costs

London's Heathrow airport will charge departing passengers an extra £8.90 in an effort to claw back costs as the coronavirus crisis depresses air travel. The tariff is permitted by the UK's aviation regulator under a protocol that allows the hub to cover costs for utilities, baggage and check-in services.
Monday, March 1st 2021 - 08:44 UTC
People in Europe and US more willing to be vaccinated against Covid-19, survey

The tide is changing and willingness to get a Covid-19 vaccine is on the rise compared to last year, according to a survey of six industrialized countries published on Monday. More people in the United Kingdom, the United States and even vaccine-skeptical France now accept the idea of getting a coronavirus jab, KekstCNC, an international consultancy, said in the survey conducted in February.
Monday, March 1st 2021 - 08:34 UTC
AstraZeneca sells 7,7% interest in Moderna for a billion US dollars

AstraZeneca Plc has sold its 7.7% stake in Moderna Inc for more than a billion US dollars after the U.S. biotechnology company's shares soared on the back of its coronavirus vaccine breakthrough, The Times reported.
Monday, March 1st 2021 - 08:34 UTC
First totally designed and manufactured Brazilian satellite Amazon-1, successfully launched from India

A Brazilian Earth observation satellite soared to space aboard an Indian rocket late Saturday along with 18 passenger satellites from the United States and India. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launch, which carried Brazil's Amazonia-1 satellite into orbit, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India.
Monday, March 1st 2021 - 08:34 UTC
More than 20 million people in UK have been given at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine

More than 20 million people in the UK have been given at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the country's Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Sunday evening. Government figures revealed that 20,089,551 people from a population of some 66 million had been administered a jab.
Sunday, February 28th 2021 - 13:50 UTC
Argentina's health minister in quarantine

Argentina’s health minister Carla Vizzotti said on Friday she had tested positive for COVID-19 and would quarantine for several days. Vizzotti, a week on the job, replaced former minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia who resigned following reports that VIPs in Argentina had jumped the line to receive vaccination shots early.
Sunday, February 28th 2021 - 13:21 UTC
Households in England with school children will have two rapid Covid-19 tests per week

All households in England with school or college-aged children will be offered two rapid Covid-19 tests per person per week to support the government's priority to get young people back in the classroom, the health ministry said on Sunday.
Sunday, February 28th 2021 - 11:13 UTC
Prince William and Catherine urge those eligible to get vaccinated

Prince William has warned that anti-vaccination messages are rife on social media and urged those eligible to get jabs, following a similar appeal by his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Sunday, February 28th 2021 - 10:43 UTC
Military guard of honor and RAF fly-past for Captain Sir Tom Moore

A military guard of honor and Royal Air Force fly-past marked the funeral on Saturday of Captain Sir Tom Moore, the World War Two veteran who raised millions of pounds for Britain's health service during the coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Moore died on February 2, after contracting Covid 19.
Sunday, February 28th 2021 - 10:21 UTC
Thousands in Argentina express indignation at the VIP vaccination scandal

Thousands took to the streets in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires and other main cities on Saturday to protest against the government of Alberto Fernandez following the VIP vaccination scandal, which meant a privileged few, mainly politicians, families, and cronies, were able to skip queues and receive the Covid 19 jabs.