Health & Science

Monday, June 29th 2020 - 10:30 UTC
Chile's Covid 19 death toll has risen to 5,509, including 162 reported on Sunday

Chile on Sunday reported a total of 271,982 coronavirus infections since the outbreak began in the country, and 4,216 in the last 24 hours, of which 12 correspond to the Magallanes region in the extreme south of the country.
Monday, June 29th 2020 - 10:25 UTC
Controversy deepens in Rio de Janeiro following the re-opening of the football season

The Rio de Janeiro state football championship restarted once again on Sunday as Botafogo - one of the clubs opposed to what they see as a premature resumption of top-level football - took the field with a banner protesting the decision.
Monday, June 29th 2020 - 07:23 UTC
Brazil signs agreement to purchase millions of AstrZeneca Oxford University vaccine to fight Covid-19

Brazil announced over the weekend that it had signed a US$ 127 million agreement to start producing locally an experimental vaccine developed by AstraZeneca that has shown promise to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monday, June 29th 2020 - 06:00 UTC
Leicester lockdown expected this week because of a rise in coronavirus cases

The English Midlands city of Leicester could face a local lockdown due to a rise in coronavirus cases, British Home Secretary Priti Patel said on Sunday.
Sunday, June 28th 2020 - 09:37 UTC
EU re-opens borders to visitors from 18 countries,US and Russia not on the list

According to diplomatic sources, EU Committee of Permanent Representatives yesterday approved a draft list of 18 countries, to whom the European Union’s borders will start re-opening on July 1.
Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 10:00 UTC
Argentina to announce quarantine extension to 17 July in metropolitan Buenos Aires

Argentine president Alberto Fernández together with Buenos Aires province governor Axel Kicillof and the head of the Buenos Aires City government, Horacio Rodriguez Larreta, agreed on Thursday to further implement mobility restrictions, including “a strong decline in vehicle circulation” in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (AMBA).
Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 08:14 UTC
Brazil fears the Covid-19 “boomerang effect” from smaller towns to major cities

The novel coronavirus, now spreading through the smaller towns of Brazil's interior, risks returning to major cities in a so-called “boomerang effect,” as a lack of specialized medical treatment forces patients into larger urban centers.
Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 08:10 UTC
Bolsonaro appeals court ruling requiring him to wear a face mask

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro appealed a court ruling on Friday that requires him to wear a face mask in public during the coronavirus pandemic, calling it “unnecessary.” The attorney-general's office, which represents the government in legal matters, said the ruling was redundant since face masks are already mandatory in Brasilia.
Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 07:29 UTC
Newborn triplets in Mexico infected with coronavirus, but parents did not test positive for the virus

Mexican health authorities are trying to understand how a set of newborn triplets became infected with the novel coronavirus even though neither one of their parents tested positive for the virus. Health authorities called the case “unheard of.”
Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 07:25 UTC
US believes more than 20 million Americans could have contracted Covid-19

United States government experts believe more than 20 million Americans could have contracted the coronavirus, 10 times more than official counts, indicating many people without symptoms have or have had the disease, senior administration officials said.