Health & Science

Saturday, June 6th 2020 - 13:43 UTC
Leading medical publications involved in major scientific “blooper” regarding hydroxychloroquine

An influential study that found hydroxychloroquine increased the risk of death in COVID-19 patients has been withdrawn a week after it led to major trials being halted, adding to the confusion about a malaria drug championed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Saturday, June 6th 2020 - 12:41 UTC
UK/Falklands air bridge sets two new records with the A330-200

A new capability to fly directly from the United Kingdom to the Falkland Islands has been achieved. The modified aircraft, G-VYGM, took its maiden flight on Tuesday 2 June 2020, as part of the scheduled South Atlantic Airbridge and returned directly to the UK on Friday, setting two new world records in the process.
Friday, June 5th 2020 - 11:04 UTC
Argentina extends quarantine to 28 June in metropolitan Buenos Aires

Argentina decided to prolong the quarantine linked to the COVID-19 pandemic until 28 June in the areas most affected by the coronavirus, President Alberto Fernandez said on Thursday. The president made the announcement next to Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodriguez Larreta and Axel Kicillof, governor of Buenos Aires province, which concentrates 40% of the country's population, and most virus cases.
Friday, June 5th 2020 - 09:31 UTC
Spain: major discrepancies between national and regional Covid-19 death tolls

Spain's overall death toll from the coronavirus edged higher on Thursday, though discrepancies between regional and national data raised questions over the methodology used by the government to produce the tally.
Thursday, June 4th 2020 - 18:45 UTC
Brazil's second consecutive record number of Covid-19 daily deaths

Brazil registered a record number of daily deaths from the novel coronavirus for a second consecutive day, according to Health Ministry data released on Wednesday, even as city and state authorities move aggressively to open commerce back up.
Thursday, June 4th 2020 - 07:41 UTC
Falklands to ease restrictions on businesses currently closed due to Covid-19

The Falkland Islands Executive Council met on Wednesday and considered the matter of easing restrictions on those businesses currently being advised to stay closed due to Covid-19. Announcements on the issues will follow this week.
Thursday, June 4th 2020 - 07:26 UTC
Falklands' exercise to test a quick and effective response to a Covid-19 outbreak

Falkland Islands Chief Medical Officer, Rebecca Edwards has said that with testing able to the done in the Islands, it is likely cases will be detected earlier and responded to faster. The KEMH in Stanley can already handle up to seven critically ill patients .
Wednesday, June 3rd 2020 - 11:52 UTC
Workers at the largest open cast iron ore mine in the world threatened by Covid-19 outbreak

The Brazilian municipality of Parauapebas, in the state of Pará, which houses part of the Serra dos Carajás, where the largest open-cast iron ore mine in the world is located, will carry out mass testing for Covid-19, reaching about half the population.
Wednesday, June 3rd 2020 - 08:59 UTC
Brazil surpasses 30,000 coronavirus deaths; in Sao Paulo City partial lifting of the lockdown delayed

Brazil surpassed 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday as the disease continued to rip through South America's worst-hit country. Figures released by the health ministry showed a new record 1,262 deaths in the previous 24 hours, as well as 28,936 new infections.
Wednesday, June 3rd 2020 - 08:57 UTC
EU starts overhaul of drug manufacturing emphasizing in production and access to medicines

The European Commission on Tuesday started a process that could lead to reforms of drug manufacturing to limit shortages of vaccines and antibiotics and make medicines more easily available.