Tag: COVID-19

• Friday, July 31st 2020 - 10:30 UTC

  Falklands 2,9% deflation in the second quarter, as a result of Covid-19 measures

  

  The Falkland Islands Retail Price Index, RPI, dropped by 2,9% in the second quarter of 2020, as a result of Covid-19 support measures, Standing Financial Committee members were informed this week.

• Friday, July 31st 2020 - 10:30 UTC

  Latin America should focus on digital technologies, recommends IADB

  

  Latin American should turn its infrastructure investment focus toward digital technologies and away from physical infrastructure to stimulate its economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) said on Thursday.

• Friday, July 31st 2020 - 10:29 UTC

  Falklands donations to Uruguayan and Chilean Covid-19 charitable organizations

  

  The Falkland Islands government had made donations to Uruguayan and Chilean Covid-19 charitable organizations that support Covid victims in the two countries. The decision was agreed this week by the Standing Financial Committee and involved 5,000 pounds to each of the organizations in the two South American neighbors.

• Friday, July 31st 2020 - 09:57 UTC

  Kiwi fishermen back from Falklands, must complete 28 days quarantine before landing

  

  The mission to retrieve 15 Kiwi fishermen from the South Atlantic Ocean is almost at an end, with the San Aotea II anchoring off the coast of Timaru, in New Zealand's southern island, a day ahead of schedule.

• Friday, July 31st 2020 - 09:53 UTC

  US economy suffers it biggest blow since the Depression in the second quarter

  

  The U.S. economy suffered its biggest blow since the Great Depression in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic shattered consumer and business spending, and a nascent recovery is under threat from a resurgence in new cases of coronavirus.

• Thursday, July 30th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Brazil coronavirus outbreak about to reach the milestone 100,000 death toll

  

  Brazil's coronavirus outbreak set daily records on Wednesday with both 69,074 new confirmed cases and 1,595 related deaths, as the world's second-worst outbreak accelerates toward the milestone of 100,000 lives cut short.

• Thursday, July 30th 2020 - 09:39 UTC

  Argentina begins clinical trials on Covid-19 patients with antibodies from horses

  

  Argentina has started clinical trials on treating COVID-19 using hyperimmune serum developed with antibodies from horses, authorities from the laboratory involved said on Wednesday.

• Thursday, July 30th 2020 - 09:02 UTC

  South Brazil state signs with Chinese drug company a Covid-19 vaccine trial

  

  Chinese drug company Sinopharm and Parana state have agreed to launch the fourth major COVID-19 vaccine trial in Brazil and will seek regulatory approval in the next two weeks, the Brazilian partners said on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, July 29th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Brazilian healthcare unions accuse Bolsonaro of crimes against humanity for his handling of the pandemic

  

  Brazilian healthcare workers are urging the International Criminal Court to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro's government for crimes against humanity for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Wednesday, July 29th 2020 - 08:21 UTC

  Latinos in California ill and dying from Covid-19 at greater rates than other ethnic groups

  

  Latinos in California are becoming ill and dying from COVID-19 at far greater rates than other groups, the state's top health official warned on Tuesday, prompting new outreach and data collection efforts as cases surge.