Health & Science

• Thursday, August 13th 2020 - 06:52 UTC

  Ecuador expects shrimp exports to China to resume soon after Covid-19 dispute

  

  Ecuador expects a quick resolution to a trade dispute with China over traces of coronavirus in a container of exported shrimp that led Beijing to suspend imports from three companies, Ecuador’s production and trade minister said on Tuesday.

• Thursday, August 13th 2020 - 06:42 UTC

  Sao Paulo governor tested positive for the coronavirus

  

  The governor of Sao Paulo, the state with the highest COVID-19 death toll in hard-hit Brazil, said on Wednesday he had tested positive for the new coronavirus and would continue working from quarantine.

• Thursday, August 13th 2020 - 06:24 UTC

  Ambassador Kent praises UK/Argentine cooperation in combating Covid-19

  

  This is a clear example of the kind of cooperation needed to battle the Covid-19 pandemic globally, UK Ambassador Mark Kent said following the Wednesday announcement of the agreement for the production in Argentina of the vaccine currently being developed by the AstraZeneca lab and the University of Oxford.

• Thursday, August 13th 2020 - 06:24 UTC

  Britain lowers pandemic death toll with a new counting method

  

  Britain's official death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic was lowered by over 5,000 on Wednesday as the government adopted a new way of counting fatalities after concerns were raised that the old method overstated them.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2020 - 09:58 UTC

  Brazilian Parana state abattoirs facing repeated outbreaks of Covid-19

  

  A single BRF SA unit accounted for about 29% of COVID-19 cases at slaughterhouses in Brazil’s Parana state, according to the most recent data available, underscoring the challenges for stemming outbreaks at meat plants.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2020 - 09:52 UTC

  Peruvian oil workers and miners clash with police demanding better conditions and Covid-19 healthcare

  

  Angry residents in Peru’s Andean and Amazon regions have attacked three mining and oil sector firms in the last week, two of which were forced to halt operations after deadly clashes, as a second wave of COVID-19 infections hits the country.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2020 - 09:52 UTC

  China claims it found coronavirus on packaging of imported frozen seafood

  

  Authorities in China have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of imported frozen seafood that arrived from the port city of Dalian, which recently battled a surge of cases, a local government said on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2020 - 09:51 UTC

  Brazilian state in talks to begin producing the Russian Covid-19 vaccine

  

  Brazil’s Parana state is in talks to produce a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Russia despite not having completed mass clinical trials, but it was unclear if the state’s research institute would get regulatory approval in Brazil.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2020 - 08:46 UTC

  Mexican masked wrestlers out of business or forced to underground fights by the Covid-19 virus

  

  Mexico’s legendary masked wrestlers have been economically body-slammed by the coronavirus pandemic, with some resorting to food parcels or even underground fights to survive a ban on sporting events.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2020 - 08:42 UTC

  Obesity and diabetes plagued Mexico confronts world's biggest food companies

  

  The United States, European Union, Canada, and Switzerland, home to some of the world's biggest food companies, have pressed Mexico to delay upcoming health warnings on processed food and drinks, a World Trade Organization document showed.