Health & Science

Wednesday, November 18th 2020 - 08:57 UTC
Chile set to open borders 23 November but with Health Passport and health insurance

Chile is set to open its borders for the first time in eight months as it marks November 23 as its official tourism reopening date. The Ministry of Health announced last week that Chile would allow tourists to return to the country on November 23, but like other countries that are reopening, Chile is applying a measured approach to kick-starting tourism with new requirements in place for arrivals.
Wednesday, November 18th 2020 - 08:28 UTC
Chinese journalist who covered Wuhan's virus outbreak face five years of jail

A Chinese citizen journalist who covered Wuhan's virus outbreak is facing up to five years in jail, according to newly released documents. Zhang Zhan, a 37-year-old former lawyer, has been held in detention since she was arrested in May.
Wednesday, November 18th 2020 - 08:11 UTC
Brazilian state of Sao Paulo extends lockdown until December 16

Brazil's l state of Sao Paulo, the most populous and hardest hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic decided to extend lockdown until December 16, due to a rise in hospitalizations, according to a decree published on Tuesday in the Government Gazette.
Tuesday, November 17th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Dow Jones in record highs on news of another promising Covid-19 vaccine

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones industrial average notched record closing highs on Monday as news of another promising coronavirus vaccine fanned hopes of eradicating Covid-19, while spiking infections and new shutdowns threatened to hobble a recovery from the pandemic recession.
Tuesday, November 17th 2020 - 09:31 UTC
Falklands meat industry will not contract overseas workers this summer

As a result of the significant operational and financial risks presented by the global pandemic, the Falkland Islands Meat Company, FIMCo, in consultation with the autonomous government of the Islands, FIG, and elected lawmakers, MLAs, has made the decision not to employ any overseas meat workers this summer.
Tuesday, November 17th 2020 - 09:05 UTC
Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile, has the largest rate of Covid-19 positive cases

Magallanes in the extreme south of Chile is the country's region with the largest rate of Covid-19 positive cases, according to the latest official data. On Sunday 108 new contagion cases were reported, 44 of which of random swabbing in the region mainly in the capital Punta Arenas.
Tuesday, November 17th 2020 - 08:56 UTC
Europe bird flu outbreak extends to France and Denmark; thousands of chickens culled

France and Denmark confirmed bird flu cases on Monday days after an outbreak in the Netherlands triggered a massive cull. Hundreds of hens were killed after the virus was detected in a garden centre on the French island of Corsica, and the Danes said more than 25,000 birds would be slaughtered after the virus emerged in the west of the country.
Monday, November 16th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Argentine economic team in preventive isolation after contacts with IMF mission member tested positive

Economy Minister Martin Guzman and other Argentine officials were placed in preventive isolation on Sunday after a member of a visiting IMF mission tested positive for COVID-19, the government said.
Monday, November 16th 2020 - 09:10 UTC
First Caribbean cruise forced to return because of a Covid-19 outbreak

SeaDream 1, one of the world’s smallest cruise ships, departed Barbados on Nov. 7 with 53 passengers and 66 crew — the first cruise ship to venture back to sea in an industry docked since March by the global coronavirus outbreak.
Monday, November 16th 2020 - 08:56 UTC
Johnson & Johnson launches test trial of its two-dose Covid-19 vaccine in Britain

Johnson & Johnson launched a new late-stage trial in Britain on Monday to test a two-dose regimen of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine among thousands of volunteers, as the U.S. drugmaker expands its trials by geography and type.