Health & Science

• Friday, June 26th 2020 - 10:08 UTC

  Bournemouth authorities 'appalled' after thousands flocked to the beach

  

  An English seaside resort declared a major incident Thursday after thousands of people flocked to the beach on the hottest day of the year so far, despite the threat of coronavirus.

• Friday, June 26th 2020 - 10:01 UTC

  Falklands Covid-19 support measures total £8 million; inflation 0,03% in fourth quarter

  

  The Falkland Islands Standing Finance Committee has revealed that the government has funded Covid-19 support measures to the tune of £7.983 million. The spending has been offset by underspends from a number of government departments, including Education and Natural Resources, while the Islands Plan budget is expected to underspend by nearly half a million pounds.

• Friday, June 26th 2020 - 09:23 UTC

  Sao Paulo University to test a potential coronavirus vaccine developed by Italian lab

  

  The Federal University of Sao Paulo (Unifesp) is in talks to test a potential coronavirus vaccine developed by Italian researchers, the dean of the Brazilian university revealed.

• Thursday, June 25th 2020 - 09:32 UTC

  Falklands' Covid-19 battle: 50 days with no cases and 1,027 swab tests, most of them processed in the Islands

  

  More than a thousand swabs have now been taken in the Falkland Islands for COVID-19. To date, 1027 tests have been processed, of which 600 have been carried out in the Islands using Stanley's hospital, KEMH, and its new PCR analyser. It has been more than 50 days since the last positive test for COVID-19 in the Falklands.

• Thursday, June 25th 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Falklands Airbridge, strict measures for travellers; no Latam flights for at least the next two months

  

  The Falkland Islands currently have an only air link which is the air bridge with the United Kingdom twice a week, since the commercial flights from Chile and Brazil managed by Latam, have been suspended at least until the end of July.

• Thursday, June 25th 2020 - 06:51 UTC

  Oxford University coronavirus vaccine tested among 2,000 Brazilian volunteers

  

  Researchers in Brazil began administering an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University to volunteers, the Federal University of Sao Paulo said on Wednesday.

• Thursday, June 25th 2020 - 06:39 UTC

  Falklands eases restrictions around funeral arrangements

  

  The Falkland Islands Government, FIG, has updated its advice and guidance around funeral arrangements in light of the recent easing of restrictions.

• Thursday, June 25th 2020 - 06:39 UTC

  Air cooling system in German abattoir helped spread coronavirus among hundreds of workers

  

  The air cooling system used in a German slaughterhouse helped spread the coronavirus among hundreds of workers, a hygiene expert said on Wednesday, a day after the mass outbreak triggered renewed lockdowns in the area.

• Thursday, June 25th 2020 - 05:55 UTC

  Micro plastics pollution reaches Antarctica: found in land based food systems

  

  Scientists have found bits of polystyrene in the guts of tiny, soil-dwelling organisms in the Antarctic, raising concern that micro-plastics pollution has already “deeply” entered the world's most remote land-based food systems.

• Wednesday, June 24th 2020 - 09:47 UTC

  Coronavirus has turned Italians into peddlers: record sales of bicycles

  

  Italy has seen a surge in bicycle sales since the government ended its coronavirus lockdown as people steer clear of public transport and respond to government incentives to help the environment.