Health & Science

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 11:48 UTC

  The ordeal of the Zaandam: Florida state is rejecting to receive any passengers

  

  United States Senator Rick Scott is calling for protective measures for Floridians ahead of the Holland America’s Zaandam and Rotterdam expected arrival at Port Everglades.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 11:44 UTC

  Taiwan complains of WHO discrimination and information restriction

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has not shared with member states information Taiwan has provided on the coronavirus including details on its causes and prevention methods, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, ratcheting up its complaints.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Bolsonaro insists with his campaign to get the economy moving; Facebook censors the Brazilian president

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that there can be no more quarantine measures imposed on the country than those already in place to combat coronavirus because jobs are being destroyed and the poor are suffering disproportionately.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:17 UTC

  Pandemic: Sweden fears overreaction and follows a relaxed strategy

  

  A growing number of Swedish doctors and scientists are raising alarm over the Swedish government’s approach to COVID-19. Unlike its Nordic neighbors, Sweden has adopted a relatively relaxed strategy, seemingly assuming that overreaction is more harmful than under-reaction.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  Tokyo Olympics, “Triumph over Coronavirus” to be held Jul 23 to Aug 8 2021

  

  The Tokyo Olympics will begin on Jul 23 next year, organizers said on Monday, after the coronavirus forced the historic decision to postpone the Games until 2021.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Falklands receives 28 coronavirus test results from UK and all are negative

  

  The Falkland Islands hospital, KEMH, announced on Monday it has received 28 coronavirus test results back from the UK which are all negative for COVID-19, which according to the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Rebecca Edwards means that at this stage the Falkland Islands does not yet have a confirmed case of COVID-19.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 08:10 UTC

  Surprising factory activity numbers in China, according to Beijing stats office

  

  Factory activity in China unexpectedly expanded in March after contracting sharply to a record low, but the rapid global spread of the coronavirus is expected to keep businesses and the overall economy under heavy pressure as foreign demand slumps.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 07:58 UTC

  Falklands' eligibility criteria for self employed and private sector workers affected by Covid-19 response

  

  In an update on the measures announced on 26 March for self-employed workers and private-sector workers, referred to the current coronavirus global pandemic, the Falkland Islands Executive Council has approved two additional eligibility criteria.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 07:56 UTC

  Falklands receives extra pharmaceutical and equipment supplies from UK

  

  With the arrival of extra supplies of pharmaceuticals and equipment on the UK/Falklands Airbridge last Friday evening, the hospital in Stanley, KEMH, has put into effect its well-developed plans for handling Covid 19 cases.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 07:44 UTC

  Small drop in Brazil's agribusiness exports to China in first two months of 2020

  

  Brazil’s Agriculture and Livestock Confederation (CNA) held a live debate via Instagram on March 27 to assess the impact the coronavirus has had on exports.