Health & Science

Thursday, April 23rd 2020 - 08:51 UTC
UK to test 20.000 households for COVID-19 to establish how fast the disease has spread

Britain's government plans to test a sample of 20,000 English households for COVID-19 in the coming weeks to try to establish how far the disease has spread across the country.
Thursday, April 23rd 2020 - 08:34 UTC
Two New York pet cats test positive for COVID-19; no evidence of animal-human contagion

Two cats in New York have become the first pets in the United States to test positive for the new coronavirus but there is no evidence pets can spread the virus to humans, according to US health authorities.
Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 08:55 UTC
UK COVID-19 deaths far higher than government numbers, says the Stats Office

The true extent of Britain's COVID-19 death toll was more than 40% higher than the government's daily figures indicated as of Apr 10, according to data that put the country on track to become among the worst-hit in Europe.
Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 08:54 UTC
Another MPC member tests positive for COVID-19; Falklands' building industry resumes this Wednesday

The Falkland Islands government reported on Tuesday that the latest test results received by KEMH have shown one positive case for COVID-19 out of 18 swabs tested. The positive was for an individual at Mount Pleasant Complex, who is in isolation as part of the on-going MPC arrangements for dealing with cases.
Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 08:48 UTC
WHO insists with bats; claims no evidence to suggest coronavirus was manipulated in Chinese lab

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that all available evidence suggests that the novel coronavirus originated in bats in China late last year and it was not manipulated or constructed in a lab.
Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 07:49 UTC
South Georgia remains free of COVID-19; Grytviken closed to visitors until next August

South Georgia remains free from COVID-19. The government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, GSGSSI, have implemented strict procedures to minimize the risk of exposure to the staff at South Georgia, and work continues in as normal a fashion as possible on the island.
Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 07:36 UTC
Booming sales for hand soaps and detergents boost Proctor & Gamble profits

Procter & Gamble Co beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly profit on Friday as it reported its best U.S. sales growth in decades thanks to consumers stockpiling cleaning essentials in lockdowns against the coronavirus.
Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 07:17 UTC
Missouri state sues China's leadership over COVID-19 seeking billions in compensation

The US state of Missouri on Tuesday Apr 21 sued China's leadership over COVID-19, seeking damages over what it described as deliberate deception and insufficient action to stop the pandemic.
Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 06:35 UTC
UN chief urges governments to address climate change emergency, on 50th anniversary of Earth Day

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urged governments to use their economic responses to the coronavirus pandemic to tackle the “even deeper emergency” of climate change, in a message for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
Tuesday, April 21st 2020 - 15:25 UTC
Mussels, an invasive species, have been found in South Shetland Islands Antarctic waters

Mussels are the first-ever invasive species to take up residence in Antarctica, as found by a new study published last month in Scientific Report. According to the study, scientists found a colony of mussels, most likely transported accidentally to the frozen continent from Patagonia via ship, some 75 miles north of the Antarctic Peninsula.