Health & Science

Tuesday, October 6th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Argentina with the highest rate of positive Covid-19 tests, according to Our World in Data

Argentina has the world's highest rate of positive COVID-19 tests, according to Oxford-linked tracker Our World In Data, with nearly six out of 10 yielding an infection, a reflection of low testing levels and loose enforcement of lockdown rules.
Tuesday, October 6th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Trump returns to the White House telling Americans “don't let the virus dominate your lives”

President Donald Trump told Americans “to get out there” and not fear COVID-19 as he returned to the White House on Monday after checking out of the hospital where he was treated for the disease.
Tuesday, October 6th 2020 - 08:54 UTC
Controversy in Mexico over under reporting Covid-19 infections and deaths

Mexico on Monday reported a sharp increase in the daily number of coronavirus infections and deaths, breaking previous records due to what the government said was a change in methodology.
Tuesday, October 6th 2020 - 08:35 UTC
One in ten people have been infected with coronavirus, and the disease continues to spread, WHO report

Roughly one in 10 people may have been infected with the coronavirus, leaving the vast majority of the world's population vulnerable to the COVID-19 disease it causes, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
Tuesday, October 6th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Nobel in Medicine for discovering the virus Hepatitis C: US and British scientists

Three scientists who discovered the virus Hepatitis C have won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology. The winners are US researchers Harvey Alter and Charles Rice and British scientist Michael Houghton.
Monday, October 5th 2020 - 09:45 UTC
COVID-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries, WHO survey

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93% of countries worldwide while the demand for mental health is increasing, according to a new WHO survey. The survey of 130 countries provides the first global data showing the devastating impact of COVID-19 on access to mental health services and underscores the urgent need for increased funding.
Monday, October 5th 2020 - 09:31 UTC
The scrap metal yard for cruise vessels, Aliaga in Turkey

At a sea dock in western Turkey, five hulking cruise ships are being dismantled for scrap metal after the COVID-19 pandemic all but destroyed the industry. Cruise ships were home to the some of the earliest clusters of COVID-19 as the pandemic spread globally early this year.
Monday, October 5th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
US extends “No Sail Order” for cruise vessels until October 31st

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the extension of a No Sail Order for cruise ships through October 31, 2020. This order continues to suspend passenger operations on cruise ships with the capacity to carry at least 250 passengers in waters subject to U.S. jurisdiction.
Monday, October 5th 2020 - 08:37 UTC
Trump drives past supporters outside the hospital; US president could return to the White House on Monday

United States President Donald Trump drove past supporters on Sunday outside the hospital where he was being treated for COVID-19, after announcing on Twitter a “surprise visit” to his backers.
Saturday, October 3rd 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Concern in the White House about the presidential election; Trump in quarantine at Army hospital

White House officials sought to project an air of business as usual on Friday despite President Donald Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis, but aides privately expressed concern about the presidential election and showed signs of rising worry about the coronavirus.