Health & Science

Wednesday, May 13th 2020 - 07:07 UTC
Pope Francis praises nurses and calls for more investment in health care

Pope Francis praised the work of nurses around the world on Tuesday, saying the coronavirus crisis had shown how vital their service is, as he appealed to governments to invest more in healthcare.
Wednesday, May 13th 2020 - 06:40 UTC
On International Day of the Nurse, this year's theme is “Nursing the World to Health”

On the occasion of the International Day of the Nurse and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, 12 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) joins hundreds of partners worldwide to highlight the importance of nurses in the healthcare continuum and thank nurses for what they do. The theme for this year is” Nursing the World to Health”.
Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 08:54 UTC
Falklands' civilian population with no Covid-19 cases; normal return to schools and nurseries

Given the successful compliance of self-isolation and social distancing and other measures implemented by the Falkland Islands Government, FIG, the civilian population of the Islands remains with no positive cases of coronavirus, according to the Monday situation report.
Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 08:52 UTC
Paraguay fears its success in containing Covid-19 could be threatened by Brazil

Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez has said the spread of coronavirus in Brazil threatens his country's success in containing the virus. Mr Benítez said more than half of Paraguay's 563 cases were people who had entered from neighbouring Brazil.
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.