Health & Science

• Monday, September 21st 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  People in England breaking self-isolation rules face fines of up to £10,000

  

  People in England who break new rules requiring them to self-isolate if they have been in contact with someone infected with Covid-19 will face a fine of up to £10,000, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced.

• Monday, September 21st 2020 - 08:10 UTC

  China claims coronavirus was found on packaging of imported squid from Russia

  

  Authorities in China's northeastern Jilin province have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of imported squid, health authorities in the city of Fuyu said on Sunday, urging anyone who may have bought it to get themselves tested.

• Monday, September 21st 2020 - 08:06 UTC

  Finnish cruise vessel aground in the Baltic: rescue operation on course

  

  Finnish passenger cruise ship ran aground off the island of Aland in the Baltic Sea, the cruise line said on Sunday, with emergency services adding they were preparing to evacuate the vessel.

• Saturday, September 19th 2020 - 09:57 UTC

  Brazil slashes tariffs to zero on imports of Covid-19 vaccines and related inputs

  

  Brazil slashed temporarily the import tax on COVID-19 vaccines and other products related to the fight of the new coronavirus. According to the resolution from the Ministry of Economy's Chamber of Foreign Trade, CAMEX, the objective is to “facilitate the fight against the pandemic”.

• Saturday, September 19th 2020 - 08:15 UTC

  Falklands donates £5,000 for a Chilean NGO which works with homeless people

  

  The Falkland Islands Government confirmed that, as part of its efforts to contribute to the worldwide Coronavirus relief response, it is making a donation of £5,000 to Fundación Gente de la Calle, (Homeless), based in Santiago, Chile.

• Friday, September 18th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Latin America resuming normal social and public life too soon, warns WHO

  

  Latin America has started to resume normal social and public life at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic still requires major control interventions, World Health Organization regional director Carissa Etienne warned.

• Friday, September 18th 2020 - 08:42 UTC

  Racial and ethnic minorities suffer the most adult obesity in the US

  

  Adult obesity is rising in the United States, with a greater impact on racial and ethnic minorities, a US Centres for Disease Control (CDC) report showed, at a time when the health condition is seen causing heightened risk for severe COVID-19.

• Friday, September 18th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Falklands: Standard Chartered Bank donates £12,000 from its Covid-19 assistance fund

  

  Standard Chartered has announced further details on how the Bank is providing both short-term relief, and longer-term assistance, to communities across its British, European and American markets via the Bank’s recently launched US$ 50 million Covid-19 global charitable fund.

• Friday, September 18th 2020 - 08:03 UTC

  Michigan state sprayed to contain outbreak of Eastern Equine Encephalitis

  

  After months of trying to contain the coronavirus pandemic, officials in Michigan intensified their fight on Thursday against a different and potentially deadlier disease: Eastern equine encephalitis, a brain infection transmitted by mosquitoes.

• Thursday, September 17th 2020 - 08:00 UTC

  Physician Leaders Support World Patient Safety Day

  

  The importance of a safe working environment for healthcare staff as a requirement for ensuring patient safety has been highlighted by the World Medical Association to mark World Patient Safety Day on Thursday, September 17.