Health & Science

Wednesday, May 20th 2020 - 08:57 UTC
Brazil reported 674 new Covid-19 deaths and becomes the third country in the world with most cases

Brazil recorded 674 new deaths and 13,140 new cases from the novel coronavirus, making it the third country with the most cases in the world. The country surpasses the United Kingdom–254,220 in all–against 244,995 of the British. The total number of deaths in Brazil is 16,792.
Wednesday, May 20th 2020 - 08:54 UTC
Chilean army sent to contain hungry mobs in poor neighborhoods of Santiago

Coronavirus cases soared in Chile on Tuesday as soldiers were deployed to back up riot police in Santiago following clashes with demonstrators angry about food shortages and job losses.
Wednesday, May 20th 2020 - 08:54 UTC
Trump threatening with a travel halt from Latin America because of worsening coronavirus outbreaks in the region

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is considering imposing a halt on all travel coming from Latin America amid worsening coronavirus outbreaks in the region.
Wednesday, May 20th 2020 - 08:52 UTC
Cordoba re-imposes social isolation following an easing of lockdown measures

Argentina's second city Cordoba has rolled back on the easing of lockdown measures following a sharp spike in coronavirus infections, authorities said on Tuesday. Social isolation measures have been in place in Argentina since March 20, but some local and regional authorities were allowed to relax those, particularly in areas with few cases.
Wednesday, May 20th 2020 - 08:44 UTC
Several US firms face class action lawsuits for not adopting Covid-19 safety guidance

Five McDonald’s workers in Chicago filed a class-action lawsuit against the chain on Tuesday, accusing it of failing to adopt government safety guidance on COVID-19 and endangering employees and their families.
Tuesday, May 19th 2020 - 08:59 UTC
Brazil has the third largest number of coronavirus cases in the world

Brazil has the third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases in the world, according to official figures released on Monday, a troubling surge for a country struggling to respond to the pandemic.
Tuesday, May 19th 2020 - 08:53 UTC
WHO admits an independent probe into the coronavirus management; China pledges US$ 2 Billion

The World Health Organization bowed to calls on Monday from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it managed the international response to the coronavirus, which has been clouded by finger-pointing between the U.S. and China over a pandemic that has killed over 300,000 people and leveled the global economy.
Tuesday, May 19th 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Falklands' lab can undertake on-Islands Covid-19 testing; no need to send swabs to UK

The Falkland Islands government on Monday reported that the latest test results received by the Stanley hospital KEMH are all negative for Covid-19.
Tuesday, May 19th 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Desperate efforts to save indigenous people from tribes in the Amazon rainforest

The novel coronavirus is spreading so fast among the indigenous people in the furthest parts of Brazil's Amazon rainforest that doctors are now evacuating critical COVID-19 patients by plane to the only intensive care units in the vast region.
Tuesday, May 19th 2020 - 08:42 UTC
LATAM Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru to lay off 1,400 workers

LATAM Airlines Group, the largest airline conglomerate in Latin America, announced it will lay off 1,400 workers from its branches in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The news was confirmed by the company on May 15, after Reuters released an internal video where LATAM CEO Roberto Alvo announced the measures to its employees.