Health & Science

Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Bolsonaro declares gyms and salons as essential services

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday declared gyms and hair salons as essential services that can stay open through the new coronavirus outbreak, easing measures to control the disease despite new cases and deaths surging in the country.
Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Chinese official sacked in Wuhan for reporting confirmed new cases of Covid-19

An official has been sacked in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province after the city recently reported six new confirmed Covid-19 cases, local authorities said on Monday.
Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
President Trump cuts short press briefing after an exchange with CBS reporter

US President Donald Trump abruptly ended his coronavirus press briefing on Monday after getting into a testy exchange with an Asian-American reporter. CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang asked Trump why he continued to insist that the US was doing better than other countries when it came to testing for the virus.
Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 07:24 UTC
“No mandate to invite Taiwan” to WHO assembly; Beijing warns New Zealand “to stop making wrong statements”

The World Health Organization's director-general has “no mandate” to invite Taiwan to take part in its assembly next week, the body's lawyer said on Monday, adding member states had “divergent views” on the self-ruled island's participation.
Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 07:18 UTC
White House staff must wear masks in the West Wing, except Trump

White House staff have been ordered to wear masks when entering the West Wing after two aides tested positive for coronavirus. The White House personnel office has said that staff must cover their faces at all times except when seated at their desks, socially distant from colleagues.
Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 06:57 UTC
Notorious Mexican drug lord dies in prison after contracting coronavirus

Moisés Escamilla May, a notorious Mexican gang leader, has died in prison after contracting coronavirus. Escamilla, 45, was the leader of a group within the feared criminal cartel Los Zetas. He was serving a 37-year sentence for organized crime, including his role in the decapitation of 12 people in Yucatán.
Monday, May 11th 2020 - 19:49 UTC
End of nightmare for Greg Mortimer cruise crew members who begin their long journey back home

Finally a month after passengers were rescued and medically evacuated to Australia from Uruguay, the 89 crew which remained trapped in the coronavirus infested “Greg Mortimer” cruise have started their long return home.
Monday, May 11th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Pandemic: Brazil reports over 11,000 deaths on Sunday and 162,699 positive cases

Brazil, the hardest-hit Latin American country in the coronavirus pandemic, has surpassed 11,000 deaths, according to figures released on Sunday by the Ministry of Health.
Monday, May 11th 2020 - 08:35 UTC
China and US clash over reference to WHO in a UN global cease fire statement

China and the United States both supported a draft United Nations Security Council resolution confronting the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, and it was “shocking and regretful” that Washington changed its mind on Friday, a Chinese diplomat said.
Monday, May 11th 2020 - 08:28 UTC
Germany and EU will become less foreign dependent in medical industry, minister Altmaier

The coronavirus pandemic has shown Europe is too reliant on other countries for some medical supplies, and European states should work together to further diversify international supply chains, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said in an interview with global media.