Health & Science

• Tuesday, March 24th 2020 - 10:03 UTC

  With the pandemic, Argentina has “a thousand more reasons” to delay debt payments

  

  Argentina does not plan to resume debt payments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for five years, buying time to pull the economy out of a worsening recession after the coronavirus outbreak led the government to impose a stay-at-home order until the end of March which also put the brakes- on activity

• Tuesday, March 24th 2020 - 09:51 UTC

  Coronavirus: UK government’s new emergency powers explained, balancing liberty and necessity

  

  By Nicholas Clapham (*) – The UK government has introduced legislation as part of attempts to manage the coronavirus outbreak, handing the government wide-ranging powers to respond to a variety of emergency situations.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Covid 19 testing: Argentina offers to help Falklands, which has no identified cases yet

  

  Argentina on Monday said it had reached out to Britain`s ambassador in Buenos Aires to offer material support to the inhabitants of the Falkland Islands hit by the coronavirus outbreak.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2020 - 08:46 UTC

  World Bank approves fast track financing to respond to Covid 19

  

  The World Bank and IFC’s Boards of Directors approved an increased US$ 14 billion package of fast-track financing to assist companies and countries in their efforts to prevent, detect and respond to the rapid spread of COVID-19. The package will strengthen national systems for public health preparedness, including for disease containment, diagnosis, and treatment, and support the private sector.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2020 - 08:22 UTC

  Falklands suspending blood clinics at Stanley hospital because of Covid 19

  

  In light of the developing situation with COVID-19, the Falkland Islands King Edward Memorial Hospital, KEMH in Stanley is suspending the Monday – Friday walk-in blood clinic with immediate effect until further notice.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2020 - 08:12 UTC

  Falkland Islands cruise vessels' humanitarian operation

  

  The Falkland Islands Government announced on Monday it is assisting a number of cruise vessels seeking to repatriate their passengers to other countries through air charter flights. Working with our partners at the British Forces South Atlantic Islands, a policy has been put in place that allows this humanitarian operation, while still protecting our population from COVID-19.

• Monday, March 23rd 2020 - 07:00 UTC

  Gibraltar creates a specific Covid 19 special fund of up to £500 million

  

  The Gibraltar government could borrow up to 500 million pounds for Coronavirus aid if the community requires it in the coming months. This news came before parliament unanimously passed the emergency budget bill which will help cushion the negative economic effects the virus will have on the peninsula.

• Monday, March 23rd 2020 - 06:43 UTC

  World Water Day, everyone has a role to play, Antonio Guterres

  

  The world’s water resources are under unprecedented threat. Today, some 2.2 billion people lack safe drinking water and 4.2 billion people live without access to adequate sanitation. Unless we act with urgency, the impacts of climate change are projected to exacerbate these figures. By 2050, between 3.5 and 4.4 billion people will live with limited access to water, with more than 1 billion of them living in cities.

• Saturday, March 21st 2020 - 09:25 UTC

  Falklands moves to next COVID-19 response; March 26 referendum postponed for six months

  

  The Falkland Islands Government on Friday moved to the next stage of its response to the global COVID-19 situation. While there are still no confirmed cases on the Islands, the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Rebecca Edwards, says it is now likely COVID-19 is present here.

• Saturday, March 21st 2020 - 09:17 UTC

  Cabo Verde closes all borders and restricts flights; Falklands air link disrupted

  

  Authorities of Cape Verde have closed all sea borders and have restricted flights from the UK, US, Canada and a number of other European countries from 18 March. As of 18 March, only a restricted number of flights are allowed into the country to enable visitors to return home. This follows confirmation of a Covid 19 case in the former Portuguese colony.