Health & Science

• Wednesday, February 17th 2021 - 09:01 UTC

  Argentina's death toll, 50,432; batch of AstraZeneca vaccine from India expected Wednesday

  

  Argentina on Tuesday reported 4,003 new COVID-19 cases and 106 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 2,033,060 and the death toll to 50,432, the health authorities said. Since the first case was detected on March 3, 2020, some 1,838,291 people infected with the virus have recovered, the health ministry added.

• Wednesday, February 17th 2021 - 08:24 UTC

  Cruise lines will require vaccinations for crew members and passengers

  

  The Cyprus-based British cruise line Swan Hellenic is the next in a growing number of cruise lines that has stated it will be making vaccinations a requirement for all crew members on board.

• Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 08:56 UTC

  Discovery of life beneath Antarctica's ice shelves

  

  Far underneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic, there’s more life than expected, finds a recent study in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, published this week. During an exploratory survey, researchers drilled through 900 m of ice in the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, situated on the South-Eastern Weddell Sea.

• Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 08:49 UTC

  Argos Pereira Peruvian crew member hospitalized in Montevideo

  

  One of the crew members from the Falklands bound trawler Argos Pereira, currently retained in Montevideo with 28 Covid-19 cases tested positive, had to be evacuated Monday afternoon and taken to a local hospital, because of further complications to his health situation.

• Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  WHO lists AstraZeneca Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday listed AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, widening access to the relatively inexpensive shot in the developing world.

• Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 08:36 UTC

  Falklands invites 45/49 years old to vaccination session this Tuesday; 45% of population inoculated

  

  The Falkland Islands hospital, KEMH, is inviting people aged between 45 and 49 to receive their Covid-19 vaccination this Tuesday, 16 February at the Falkland Islands Defence Force, FIDF, Hall in Stanley, between 09:00 am and 12:00 pm.

• Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 08:25 UTC

  Covid-19 “clean” and £210 travel test package for Falklands' travellers flying to England

  

  The Falkland Islands government has informed of the new requirements for people travelling to England. In effect, as part of its response to Covid-19, the UK government has announced new testing requirements for people travelling to England from outside the Common Travel Area.

• Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 07:34 UTC

  Covid-19: Argentina's death toll reached 50,327 on Monday

  

  Argentina's Health Ministry on Monday said 91 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours have raised the country's total death toll to 50,327. According to the ministry, tests have detected 3,259 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the nationwide count to 2,029,057.

• Monday, February 15th 2021 - 08:42 UTC

  Brazil confirms cases of UK variant of the coronavirus in two states

  

  Brazil's health ministry confirmed on Sunday cases of the UK variant of the novel coronavirus in two states and in the federal district of Brasília. However, the government said it has not yet confirmed cases of the South African variant.

• Monday, February 15th 2021 - 08:20 UTC

  Egypt: archeologists uncover 5,000 year old brewery with a 22,400 liters capacity

  

  An Egyptian-American team of archaeologists has uncovered a 5,000-year-old brewery capable of producing some 22,400 liters of beer at a time, the Egyptian Tourism Ministry has announced.