Health & Science

• Tuesday, January 19th 2021 - 09:25 UTC

  Independent panel blasts WHO and China on their tepid response to the initial Covid-19 outbreak

  

  An independent panel said on Monday that Chinese officials could have applied public health measures more forcefully in January to curb the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and criticized the World Health Organization (WHO) for not declaring an international emergency until Jan. 30.

• Tuesday, January 19th 2021 - 09:16 UTC

  Brazil launches vaccination campaign, but many supply problems persist

  

  Brazil launched on Monday the national inoculation program with China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine, but so far it includes five of the country's 26 states. After weeks of setbacks, many Brazilians cheered the first wave of inoculations, from bustling clinics in Sao Paulo to a spectacular shot planned at the foot of the Christ Redeemer statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro.

• Tuesday, January 19th 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  Biden will re impose travel restrictions despite Trump lifting some of the restrictions

  

  The Joe Biden administration plans to quickly re impose travel restrictions barring travel by most people who have recently been in much of Europe and Brazil soon after President Donald Trump lifted those requirements effective Jan. 26, a spokeswoman for Biden said.

• Monday, January 18th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Falklands has a “plan of attack” to inoculate Islanders with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

  

  Falkland Islands Chief Medical Officer Rebecca Edwards has said there is already a “plan of attack” formulated to vaccinate Islanders with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19.

• Monday, January 18th 2021 - 09:25 UTC

  Brazil approves two vaccines against Covid-19: AstraZeneca and China's Sinovac

  

  Brazil approved two vaccines for emergency use against the coronavirus on Sunday as the country’s death toll from the disease it causes neared 210,000 and some of its hospitals grappled with an oxygen shortage.

• Monday, January 18th 2021 - 09:21 UTC

  Argentina reports the first case of Britain's coronavirus variant

  

  Argentina confirmed on Saturday the first case in the country of a new coronavirus variant that was first identified in Britain and appears to be more contagious.

• Monday, January 18th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Falkland’s students wishing to return to UK face mounting difficulties

  

  Falkland Islands elected lawmaker MLA Stacy Bragger, has commented on the difficulties facing Islands students as the UK goes into lockdown. Penguin News contacted MLA Bragger to ask how the UK cancellations of GCSEs and A-Levels will affect locals.

• Monday, January 18th 2021 - 08:34 UTC

  UK hopes to ease some lockdown restrictions in March

  

  Britain's government hopes to ease some lockdown restrictions in March as it presses ahead with Europe's fastest rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday.

• Friday, January 15th 2021 - 09:39 UTC

  Falklands exempt from UK requirements for pre departure coronavirus testing

  

  The Falkland Islands has been exempted from new UK regulations regarding pre-departure Covid-19 testing for international travelers to England. The new testing requirements, announced by UK Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, will be in force from 4 am on January 15.

• Friday, January 15th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Biden plans a US$ 1,9 trillion economic rescue package to spur the economy and fight the pandemic

  

  United States president-elect Joe Biden laid out his plan for another US$ 1.9 trillion economic rescue package on Thursday, seeking to combat the economic and health crises stemming from the pandemic.