Tag: COVID-19

• Monday, August 10th 2020 - 07:59 UTC

  Brazil's Covid-19 death toll shoots above 100,000 with no relief on sight

  

  Brazil's death toll from COVID-19 passed 100,000 on Saturday and continued to climb as most Brazilian cities reopen shops and dining even though the pandemic has yet to peak. Confronting its most lethal outbreak since the Spanish flu a century ago, Brazil reported its first cases of the novel coronavirus at the end of February.

• Monday, August 10th 2020 - 07:56 UTC

  Falklands' Covid support paid out over a £1m; tourism expected to continue tied to the scheme

  

  The Falkland Islands government, FIG, up to July 6, had paid out £1,016,570 for Covid support measures from the total approved funding of £8.99m. The figure, from a paper presented to the Executive Council does not include the wool clip purchase scheme, which is expected to total around £2.9m.

• Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:49 UTC

  Industrial activity in China is climbing to pre-virus levels

  

  China's factory deflation eased in July, driven by a rise in global oil prices and as industrial activity climbed back towards pre-coronavirus levels, adding to signs of recovery in the world's second-largest economy.

• Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:06 UTC

  Covid-19 daily death count controversy in the UK

  

  The UK's official COVID-19 daily death count could be scrapped following an investigation into Public Health England's method of counting the toll, The Telegraph newspaper reported.

• Saturday, August 8th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Latin America becomes the region hardest-hit by coronavirus deaths

  

  Latin America and the Caribbean surpassed Europe on Friday to become the region hardest-hit by coronavirus deaths, as India passed the somber step of recording over two million infections. The world's worst-hit region had reported 213,120 fatalities, 460 more than Europe, according to a tally based on official data.

• Saturday, August 8th 2020 - 08:19 UTC

  Covid-19 free South Georgia stands ready to welcome vsitors, but with extra precautions

  

  The COVID-19 pandemic presents a range of obstacles to navigate in order for the 2020/21 tourism season to take place, however, the Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, GSGSSI, is committed to meet the challenge and facilitate visits where possible, without compromising on our commitment to safe and environmentally sensitive tourism.

• Saturday, August 8th 2020 - 07:55 UTC

  Brazilian billionaire will fund the building to produce the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in Sao Paulo

  

  Brazilian billionaire Jorge Lemann's foundation and other business interests will fund the building of the factory to produce the Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.

• Friday, August 7th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Cruise Lines lobby voluntarily suspends operations until al least 31 October

  

  Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the leading voice of the global cruise industry, announced this week that its ocean-going cruise line members have agreed to voluntarily suspend U.S. cruise operations until at least 31 October 2020.

• Friday, August 7th 2020 - 07:48 UTC

  Falkland Islands has coronavirus test processed some 65% of its population

  

  The Falkland Islands with 2,256 coronavirus tests processed, and no positive results for over 100 days, is leading among countries with small populations that have tested well over half of its population.

• Friday, August 7th 2020 - 07:41 UTC

  Falklands extends Covid-19 support schemes for two months until September 30

  

  The Falkland Islands Executive Council approved the extension of the employment/self-employment, job retention, unemployment subsidy and direct grant schemes which were introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and are currently being administered by the Treasury and FIDC.