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Montevideo, February 2nd 2026 - 11:13 UTC

Health & Science

  • Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:05 UTC

    Covid-19 understaffed Gatwick Airport adopts contingency plan

    Ryanair announced it would not abide by the restrictions

    Authorities at London's Gatwick Airport, the second-busiest in the British capital, have announced a cap on the number of flights this week due to understaffed air traffic control operations amid an outbreak of Covid-19. A daily 800-flight limit affecting both departures and arrivals has been imposed until Sunday.

  • Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 20:27 UTC

    Falkland Islands insists with Avian influenza (bird flu) warning

    <br /> Bird flu continues to cause disease in birds and animals in the northern hemisphere and reports are confirmed of seals suffering from the virus in the very south of Chile and Argentina<br />

    In advance of the summer season, the Falkland Islands Veterinary Service would like to remind the public to remain aware of any possible cases of avian influenza (bird flu) in our wild or domestic birds.

  • Wednesday, September 20th 2023 - 07:12 UTC

    Falklands announces Varicella vaccination of Children

    The Health Visitor will speak to all parents in due course whose children will be eligible for the vaccine.

    The Falkland Islands hospital, KEMH are pleased to announce that they are commencing the rollout of the Varicella (Chickenpox) vaccine to children aged thirteen months. This follows discussions with, and advice from, our Public Health advisors. Many other countries offer the Chickenpox vaccination and it is given to prevent the rare but potentially life-threatening complications that can sometimes arise from the infection.

  • Tuesday, September 19th 2023 - 10:08 UTC

    India ups security measures to contain spread of Nipah virus

    There is no vaccine against Nipah. WHO lists it as a possible cause of a pandemic alongside Covid-19 and other pathogens

    Indian health authorities are taking additional precautions to prevent the spread of the highly lethal Nipah virus after a sixth person was confirmed to be infected with it in the State of Kerala, where on-site activity at all educational facilities has been banned.

  • Saturday, September 16th 2023 - 09:30 UTC

    Argentina: Foreigner removed from urgent heart transplant recipients list

    Argentina: Se retira a un extranjero de la lista de receptores urgentes de trasplantes de corazón

    The Federal Civil and Commercial Court of Appeals in Buenos Aires ordered a foreigner waiting for a heart transplant removed from the recipient's list administered by the National Central Institute for the Coordination of Ablation and Implantation (Incucai) on the grounds that the petitioner is not a permanent resident in the country as required by law.

  • Friday, September 15th 2023 - 10:16 UTC

    Argentine national stabbed in Bolivia dies after being denied medical attention

    “My son died on the hospital sidewalk,” Rosales' mother told Neuquén media

    The death of an Argentine national in Bolivia after being denied medical attention has sparked nationalistic anger and calls for retribution measures, it was reported in Buenos Aires.

  • Thursday, September 14th 2023 - 10:24 UTC

    Deadly virus leads to Covid-19-like measures in India

    There is no vaccine for Nipah and mortality has been estimated at 70%

    Indian authorities have closed schools and offices in the southern State of Kerala in a move to stop the spread of the Nipah virus, which has already caused two deaths. At least seven villages in the Kozhikode district were declared as containment zones, Kerala Health Minister Veena George also explained.

  • Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 10:05 UTC

    FDA approves latest Covid-19 vaccines

    “This decision comes at a time when Covid-19 cases are once again climbing,” Bourla said

    The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the latest versions of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna which target newer variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, it was announced Monday. However, this time around, the US federal government is not covering the costs of the shots. The full price is expected to range between US$ 110 and US$ 130 per dose, it was reported.

  • Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

    Fears of another outbreak of Covid 19 in Europe this coming winter

    Two new variants of the virus are on the rise worldwide. One of them is BA.2.86, also known as Pirola, WHO has classified as a “variant under monitoring.”

    The COVID-19 pandemic is officially over and the World Health Organization has declared it finished. Other news items have long superseded the coronavirus in the headlines. But in several European mainland countries, there is concern since the number of recorded infections has been rising in recent weeks

  • Monday, September 11th 2023 - 10:27 UTC

    Paraguay wants its money back from the COVAX mechanism

    COVAX was “a total failure,” Barán said

    Paraguay's Health Minister María Teresa Barán criticized the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVAX mechanism for distributing vaccines against Covid-19 worldwide and refused to accept the next batch from the global agency.