Health & Science

Saturday, December 5th 2020 - 10:34 UTC
Record Covid-19 infections in Uruguay: 1825 active cases

Uruguay detected 284 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, reaching the record number of 1825 active cases, a few days after the barrier of a thousand cases was overcome and the government of Luis Lacalle Pou announced restrictive mobility measures last Monday.
Friday, December 4th 2020 - 09:23 UTC
Uruguay/Google Tannat cable system links with Brazil and Argentina

The Tannat cable system connecting Uruguay and Brazil by sea has now been officially extended to Argentina. The cable is co-owned by Uruguay’s state-run telco Antel and by Google. Active since 2018, the 2,000km system links Maldonado, near Montevideo in Uruguay, to Praia Grande/Santos in Brazil’s São Paulo state.
Friday, December 4th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
LATAM expects to function at 38% normal capacity during December

LATAM Airlines expects to function at 38% normal capacity during the month of December according to a press release from the company. This includes the resumption of some international routes that remained suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Friday, December 4th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Singapore approves world's first clean meat: lab-grown chicken meat

Singapore has given regulatory approval for the world’s first “clean meat” that does not come from slaughtered animals. The decision paves the way for San Francisco-based startup Eat Just to sell lab-grown chicken meat.
Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:52 UTC
Brazil's health regulator open to approving Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use

Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa said on Wednesday it was open to approving COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use and outlined the requirements for companies looking to do so.
Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:49 UTC
WHO receives data from the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it had received data from Pfizer and BioNTech on the Covid-19 vaccine and was reviewing it for “possible listing for emergency use”, a benchmark for countries to authorize national use.
Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:46 UTC
Putin orders to begin mass voluntary vaccination against Covid-19 next week

President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian authorities on Wednesday to begin mass voluntary vaccinations against Covid-19 next week as Russia recorded 589 new daily deaths from the coronavirus.
Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:40 UTC
PM Johnson admits to be vaccinated on television show, “but will not jump the queue”

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson might be persuaded to take a COVID-19 vaccination on television to show it is safe but he would not have one before those in greater need, his press secretary said on Wednesday.
Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:39 UTC
RRS Sir David Attenborough delivered, BAS readies for intensive training and Arctic ice trials next year

Britain’s new polar ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, has been handed over from Cammell Laird shipyard to the Natural Environment Research Council, NERC. Operated by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the new polar ship will transform UK research in the polar regions. Its missions will be critical for understanding and making sense of our changing climate.
Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:32 UTC
US expects to have immunized 100 million people against Covid-19 by March

The United States hopes to have immunized 100 million people against Covid-19 by the end of February, a top official said on Wednesday, which is approximately 40% of the country's adult population.