Health & Science

Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 09:10 UTC
Brazil distributes 128 million condoms ahead of Carnival festivities

Brazil’s Ministry of Health has begun to distribute the 128.6 million condoms purchased to guarantee the protection of those who participate in Carnival 2020 later this month. Officials said that by the beginning of the Carnival period, all states in the country will have been supplied.
Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 09:03 UTC
Dengue in Paraguay: 20 deaths and 5.766 cases confirmed

Paraguay's Health Minister Julio Mazzoleni announced on Friday the latest information on the dengue fever outbreak in the country. “We want to start the conference with good news: the epidemic has slowed in the area of Asunción and Central, at this time we have not reached peak and we are currently on a plateau and we even have a tendency of a decline in most of the hospitals, stating this will be corroborated next week”.
Friday, February 21st 2020 - 08:33 UTC
US government expects China to honor its commitment to buy more US goods despite COVID-19

The US government expects China to honor its commitments to buy more US goods under a trade deal signed by the world's two largest economies in January despite the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, a senior US official said on Thursday.
Friday, February 21st 2020 - 08:30 UTC
China again changes the method of counting COVID-19 patients

China said on Thursday it has again changed the method of counting patients with COVID-19 and will now include only those diagnosed by sophisticated laboratory testing.
Friday, February 21st 2020 - 08:10 UTC
COVID-19: IATA warns Pacific-Asia region airlines stand to lose US$ 30bn revenue

Airlines operating in the Asia-Pacific region stand to lose a combined US$27.8 billion of revenue this year in the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the International Air Transport Association said on Thursday.
Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Coronavirus “is our most pressing uncertainty...” for the global economy, admits IMF chief

In the best-case scenario, the economic hit from the epidemic in China will be short-lived, but it comes as the global economy remains fragile, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Wednesday.
Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 08:32 UTC
London: She played her violin while surgeons removed a tumor in the brain

A violinist helped surgeons avoid damage to her brain during surgery to remove a tumor by playing her instrument, the UK hospital where she underwent the innovative procedure said. Surgeons came up with the novel approach to ensure that areas of Dagmar Turner's brain responsible for intricate hand movements were not affected during the precision
Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 08:06 UTC
Jaguar Land Rover running out of Chinese parts for UK factories: some parts flown in suitcases

Jaguar Land Rover has flown in parts in suitcases as the effects of coronavirus take a toll on the carmaker's supply chain. It said it could start to run out of Chinese parts for its UK factories after two weeks.
Wednesday, February 19th 2020 - 06:35 UTC
Bayer to appeal Missouri court award of US$ 265m to a US peach grower

German chemical giant Bayer is to appeal against a Missouri court's award of US$ 265m (£203m) to a US peach grower who blamed a herbicide for crop damage. Farmer Bill Bader sued Bayer and BASF, alleging that dicamba weed-killer drifted onto his orchard from nearby fields, destroying them.
Tuesday, February 18th 2020 - 06:31 UTC
Mercosur urgent health ministers meeting to address dengue, measles and coronavirus threat

Mercosur health ministers will be holding an urgent meeting this week in Paraguay to address the spread of dengue, the outbreak of measles and the possible arrival of the China coronavirus to the region.