Health & Science

• Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 09:11 UTC

  Fifth wave of COVID-19 reported having started in Paraguay

  

  Paraguayan health authorities Friday reported the beginning of the fifth wave of COVID-19 in the country, where 621 new cases have been confirmed.

• Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 07:21 UTC

  Role of the Falklands in the development and success of British Antarctic Survey

  

  The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) celebrated 60 years of scientific research in Antarctica as the UK’s national operator. BAS evolved from the Falkland Islands Dependency Survey (FIDS), following on the success of Operation Tabarin 1943/46 involving SS Fitzroy from the Falkland Islands. This week's event took place during the marking of Antarctica Day on December first.

• Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 07:05 UTC

  Mercosur countries “are not safe to drink the Water”, CDC advice for travelers

  

  In a long list of “countries where it is not safe to drink water”, figure all South American countries and Mercosur members with the exception of Chile.

• Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 10:39 UTC

  Argentine congressman gets drugs for his son with cerebral palsy after social media cry

  

  Congressman Ricardo Buryaile of the opposition Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) got the medication for his son with cerebral palsy late Thursday “thanks to the solidarity of the people.”

• Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  Argentine judge sets conditions for vaccinating children against COVID-19

  

  A federal judge in the Argentine seaport of Mar del Plata ruled that promoting COVID-19 vaccination for children should be halted until the manufacturers supply those responsible for the minors (i.e. their parents or caretakers) with all pertinent information regarding side effects and other possible consequences.

• Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:27 UTC

  Celebrating Antarctica Day, 63rd anniversary of the signing of the Treaty

  

  Today is Antarctica Day which celebrates the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty, December first in 1959 and the setting aside of nearly 10% of the Earth ”forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes (...) in the interests of all mankind.”

• Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:10 UTC

  Greece to reinstate unvaccinated healthcare staff

  

  Greek healthcare workers sidelined in September 2021 for refusing to take a vaccine against COVID-19 are to be allowed back at their jobs effective Jan. 1, Health Minister Thanos Plevris announced.

• Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Falklands paper on climate change and oceans' biodiversity accepted at the COP 27 summit in Egypt

  

  The Falkland Islands presented a paper on climate education to the COP 27 summit meeting in Egypt which was accepted as part of a presentation to a hub on climate change consequences and possible solutions. Marine Scientist Dr Narissa Bax from the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI), made the presentation during her attendance of COP27.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 18:55 UTC

  Increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Argentina calls for precaution, not alarm

  

  Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Wednesday issued a series of recommendations given the increase in the number of COVID-19 infections nationwide.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 10:19 UTC

  Iceberg calving in Antarctica and underwater tsunamis that alter ecosystems

  

  Ice in Antarctica flows to the coast along glacier-filled valleys. While some ice melts into the ocean, a lot breaks off into icebergs, which range in size from small chunks up to the size of a country.