Health & Science

Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 07:55 UTC
WHO warns against lowering guard regarding COVID-19

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Tuesday pointed out that despite an unprecedented low in COVID-19 deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic back in March 2020, emergencies still surfacing were not regarded presently as they should.
Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 07:54 UTC
Bird flu reported in Chinese boy – first human case of H3N8

Chinese authorities Tuesday reported the first case in humans of H3N8 Avian influenza, although health specialists explained the risk of a large-scale epidemic was low.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 20:59 UTC
Shanghai tightens up covid-19 restrictions

Chinese authorities have tightened sanitary restrictions imposed on Shanghai residents due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 deaths and also of cases detected through mass testing, it was reported.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 08:47 UTC
Oldest person in the world dies aged 119

Japanese citizen Kane Tanaka, who had been certified as the world's oldest person, died Monday at the age of 119 and 108 days, it was reported.
Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:11 UTC
WHO confirms acute hepatitis creeping in

The World Health Organization (WHO) Saturday confirmed 169 cases of severe acute childhood hepatitis of unknown origin had been detected in 11 countries, mostly in Europe.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 10:30 UTC
Co-authors of a paper on seabirds in the Falkland Islands, winners of the Ecological Society of America's top award

A study on seabirds in the Falkland Islands was recently selected as the winner of the Ecological Society of America's W.S. Cooper Award. The winners of the prestigious award are co-authors Jacquelyn Gill, associate professor in the School of Biology and Ecology and the Climate Change Institute, and Kit Hamley, Ph.D. candidate in the Climate Change Institute.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Brazil's Health Minister officially announces end of covid-19 emergency

Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga Friday signed the declaration officially marking the end of the COVID-19 public emergency of national interest, which had recognized the severity of the pandemic and allowed authorities of all jurisdictions to act accordingly.
Friday, April 22nd 2022 - 18:56 UTC
PAHO says some countries not meeting vaccination targets despite proper supply

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Friday reported that over two-thirds of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean is already vaccinated against COVID-19, although certain countries have yet to reach even half of their population.
Thursday, April 21st 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Falklands: Covid-19 community transmission confirmed at MPC, protective measures recommended

Protective measures for all Falkland Islands residents are being advised following a number following a number of cases of COVID-19 being confirmed at MPC. The Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands implemented a number of precautionary measures at Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC), following a number of positive COVID-19 cases which were identified outside of quarantine it was announced on April 15. This action enabled BFSAI and the Falkland Islands Government to understand the situation in depth.
Thursday, April 21st 2022 - 09:47 UTC
Brazilian port exporters feeling the pinch of less Chinese purchases

Brazilian pork exporters are facing a tight situation following the fall in shipments to China, which seems to have recovered the hog herd faster than expected, following the outbreak of African Swine Fever, ASF, a couple of years ago.