Health & Science

• Monday, August 24th 2020 - 08:13 UTC

  UK chief medical officers: “Children should return to school, missing is a bigger risk”

  

  The chief medical officers of the United Kingdom have said children should return to school after the summer holidays, warning that missing out on their education posed much bigger risks to them than catching COVID-19.

• Saturday, August 22nd 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Can the cruise industry really recover from coronavirus?

  

  By Liz Sharples and Kokho Jason Sit (*) – On Sunday the first major cruise ship to take to the Mediterranean in almost five months sailed out of the Italian city of Genoa. Passengers on the MSC Grandiosa were tested for coronavirus before stepping on board. The ship – which has brought in an array of strict measures to limit the spread of the virus – will stop at three Italian ports and the Maltese capital Valletta in a seven-day voyage. But will these measures be enough to help the sector survive the pandemic? A lot is riding on the success of this Italian cruise.

• Saturday, August 22nd 2020 - 08:17 UTC

  Pandemic appears to be leveling off in Brazil, according to WHO

  

  The coronavirus crisis in Brazil appears to be leveling off, if not easing, the World Health Organization said on Friday, offering a glimpse of light for the world's second-biggest COVID-19 hot spot.

• Saturday, August 22nd 2020 - 08:01 UTC

  South Atlantic Anomaly and Evolving Dent in Earth’s Magnetic Field

  

  A dent in the protective shield sounds scary for any person, but what are the scientists talking about when they say South Atlantic Anomaly? The researchers from the US space agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), recently noticed a growing dent in the Earth’s magnetic field over South America. And the news has caught on like wildfire across the digital community.

• Friday, August 21st 2020 - 08:52 UTC

  Bolsonaro makes the academic more attendance flexible

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro enacted a law to exempt schools from having to meet a minimum number of school days amid the Covid-19 pandemic, making this academic year more flexible.

• Friday, August 21st 2020 - 08:21 UTC

  Rio de Janeiro iconic Copacabana Palace reopens after the pandemic lockdown

  

  The Copacabana Palace, an iconic luxury hotel on the Rio de Janeiro waterfront, reopened on Thursday after the coronavirus pandemic forced it to close for the first time in its 97-year history.

• Friday, August 21st 2020 - 08:15 UTC

  Tourists kicked off Mediterranean cruise for not abiding the vessel's protocols

  

  A family of tourists was kicked off a Mediterranean cruise after leaving their organized excursion to see the sights on their own, violating the ship's new COVID-19 regulations, the company said on Thursday.

• Thursday, August 20th 2020 - 10:47 UTC

  Colombia surpasses half a million Covid-19 cases and 16,000 deaths

  

  Coronavirus cases in Colombia surpassed 500,000 on Wednesday as deaths from the virus approach 16,000 and the country nears the end of five months of lockdown.

• Thursday, August 20th 2020 - 08:48 UTC

  Coronavirus spread in Brazil seems to be slowing as transmission rate follows below key level

  

  The spread of coronavirus in Brazil could be about to slow, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, amid reports the transmission rate has fallen below the key level and early signs of a gradual decline in the weekly totals of cases and fatalities.

• Thursday, August 20th 2020 - 08:18 UTC

  UN pays tribute to humanitarian workers battling Covid-19 pandemic in a year particularly violent

  

  The United Nations paid tribute on Wednesday to humanitarian workers now battling the COVID-19 pandemic after a year in which they found themselves under greater attack than ever before.