Health & Science

Thursday, July 16th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Chilean police train dogs to detect people infected with coronavirus

Police in Chile is training dogs to detect people that may be infected with the coronavirus by sniffing their sweat. The dogs - three golden retrievers and a labrador - are between the ages of four and five. Until now, they have been used to sniff out illicit drugs, explosives and lost people, police say.
Thursday, July 16th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Chilean lawmaker celebrates passing of a bill liberating 10% of pension funds

Chilean lawmaker launched hundreds of internet memes on Wednesday when she ran through congress wearing a pink cape and waving matching fans to celebrate passage in the lower house of a coronavirus emergency aid measure.
Thursday, July 16th 2020 - 07:22 UTC
Venezuelan cases of the “Colombian virus”, accelerate at a rate of 30% every week

Coronavirus cases in Venezuela have jumped in recent weeks and two top lieutenants of President Nicolas Maduro have tested positive, triggering warnings from health workers that the pandemic may overwhelm the country's already battered healthcare system.
Wednesday, July 15th 2020 - 08:49 UTC
Ushuaia mystery: 57 sailors from fishing vessel infected with the virus after spending 35 days at sea

Argentina is trying to solve a medical mystery after 57 sailors were infected with COVID-19 after 35 days at sea, despite the entire crew testing negative before leaving port. The Echizen Maru fishing trawler returned to port after some of its crew members began exhibiting symptoms typical of Covid-19, the health ministry from Tierra del Fuego province said on Monday.
Wednesday, July 15th 2020 - 08:44 UTC
Most of US wore face coverings following recommendations from the CDC

Most Americans wore cloth face-coverings after the government recommended their use in April, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a publication released on Tuesday. CDC researchers analyzed data from more than 800 adults in two internet surveys in April and May who reported going outdoors in the past week.
Wednesday, July 15th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
United Arab Emirates postpones to Friday launching of its mission to Mars

The United Arab Emirates has postponed to Jul 17 the launch of its mission to Mars due to weather conditions at the launch site in Japan, the UAE government communications office said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, July 15th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
A teen ager dies of bubonic plague in Mongolia; allegedly he hunted and ate a marmot

A 15-year-old boy has died from the bubonic plague in Mongolia, health authorities said on Tuesday, one of a handful of cases that recently emerged in the country and neighboring China.
Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 09:59 UTC
Latin America death toll from coronavirus now exceeds North America

The number of deaths from the coronavirus in Latin America has exceeded the figure for North America for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Latin America had by Monday seen at least 144,680 deaths so far, compared to 143,847 deaths in North America - comprising Canada and the United States - according to official counts.
Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 09:58 UTC
Approval of Argentine president pandemic policies eroding, but concern with the virus is still very strong

Approval of Argentine president Alberto Fernandez handling of the pandemic continued to slide during the last week and is at levels similar to those at the start of the quarantine, according to the latest opinion poll from Poliarquia made public over the weekend in Buenos Aires daily La Nacion.
Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
The virus has reached Petrobras offshore oil rigs; prosecutors investigations into the outbreaks

On Friday, May 1, two workers on the PXA-1 offshore platform owned by Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras checked into the facility's infirmary complaining of headaches and fever-like symptoms. Another Petrobras employee fell visibly ill the following day, according to Brazilian media.