Health & Science

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.
Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Until the virus is under control in the world, Canadian borders restrictions will remain, PM Trudeau

Canada will not agree to lift a ban on non-essential travel with the United States until the coronavirus outbreak is significantly under control around the world, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday.
Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 07:54 UTC
French former president Giscard d'Estaing dies at 94 of Covid-19 complications

Former French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing died on Wednesday from complications linked to Covid-19, his foundation said. “In accordance with his wishes, his funeral will take place in the strictest family intimacy,” the Foundation Valery Giscard d'Estaing said on Twitter.
Wednesday, December 2nd 2020 - 13:45 UTC
UK steps forward and approve Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for rollout ‘next week’

The United Kingdom steps forward the United States and Europe and became the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use as it announced on Wednesday a rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech’s drug from next week.
Wednesday, December 2nd 2020 - 09:22 UTC
Covid-19: US officials unveil details to vaccinate 20 million Americans by end of 2020

U.S. officials unveiled details of their plan to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to millions of Americans starting later this month, as the United States again broke records for new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations.
Wednesday, December 2nd 2020 - 08:59 UTC
CDC new guidance cuts quarantine time to seven days for Covid-19 negative tests

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told President Donald Trump's coronavirus task force on Tuesday that its new guidance would cut quarantine time for individuals exposed to the virus by as much as half.
Wednesday, December 2nd 2020 - 08:32 UTC
French rescuers evacuate a morbid obesity case from his flat with a crane and a large container

French rescuers had to go to extremes to evacuate a man suffering from morbid obesity from his flat on Tuesday after he was immobilized in his home following an accident last year. Some 50 rescuers and a crane were used in the operation in the southern city of Perpignan.
Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 08:22 UTC
Strong recovery in Asian factories during November spurred by China

Asian factories continued to recover steadily in November thanks to a boom in economic powerhouse China, private surveys showed on Tuesday, offering hope the region was shaking off the drag from the COVID-19 crisis.
Monday, November 30th 2020 - 09:36 UTC
UK's NHS Test and Trace system inaccurately informed 1,300 people they were infected with coronavirus

Over 1,300 people in Britain were inaccurately informed they were infected with coronavirus after a laboratory error at the government's NHS Test and Trace system, the Department of Health and Social Care admitted on Saturday to Reuters.