Covid-19 pandemic worsened vulnerability and difficulties that already existed in East Timor
Lusa - East Timor - 15/10/2020
Madrid court rejects partial lockdown as 'harmful to basic rights'
AFP - Spain - 08/10/2020
Madrid’s top regional court on Thursday rejected a partial lockdown imposed at the weekend on the capital and nine nearby towns to slow the rapid spread of coronavirus infections.
A court statement said it “had denied the ratification (of the measures) on…
Industry turnover in Brazil in August exceeds pre-pandemic period
Lusa - Brazil - 07/10/2020
The turnover of Brazilian industry in August exceeded the levels reached at the beginning of the year, before the restrictions imposed in March due to the pandemic, with a recovery of employment in the sector, according to official sources.
According to a study published…
IDB warns of lost decade in Latin America because of Covid-19
AFP - International - 15/09/2020
The president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Colombian Luis Alberto Moreno, warned yesterday (14) about the growing possibility of a decade lost in Latin America due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Moreno, who on September 30 will step down after 15 years at…
New UK quarantine rules shake up summer travel plans
AFP - Reino Unido - 31/07/2020
The Lunt family from Bath, in western England, had planned to visit Spain this summer, but like so many British holidaymakers have had their plans upended by the coronavirus pandemic.
The family-of-five, who had booked two weeks on the Balearic island of Majorca next…
7-year-old child suspected to bite off nucleic acid testing stick and sent to hospital
TDM - Macau - 21/07/2020
A 7-year-old boy suspected to bit off the testing stick and swallowed the 1-cm tip during the testing at the Nucleic Acid Testing Station in Bei’an, Taipa. The firefighter said that the boy had a sore throat and had been sent to the Conde S. Januário Hospital for…
Scientists create algorithm to identify Covid-19 from the sound of coughing
Lusa - Portugal - 13/07/2020
Researchers from several countries have created an algorithm that claims to be able to identify whether a person has covid-19 from the sound of their cough.
Scientists from Mexico, the United States, Spain and Italy, led by a team from the Massachusetts Institute of…
Scientists warn WHO that covid can be transmitted through the air
Diário de Notícias - Portugal - 06/07/2020
In an open letter, 239 researchers from 32 countries will call on the World Health Organization to change its recommendations regarding the form of protection against the new coronavirus.
239 scientists from 32 countries are preparing an open letter to the World Health…
Matic defends Djokovic: "The cat will be on the court and the mice back in the hole"
O Jogo - Portugal - 26/06/2020
Djokovic was one of the main players, a tournament held in the Balkans that ended up being suspended after several players – and not only – were positive for the covid-19.
Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic came out in defense of compatriot Novak…
U.S. FDA revokes emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine
Xinhua - China - 16/06/2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday revoked the emergency use authorization (EUA) that allowed for chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine used to treat certain hospitalized patients with COVID-19, according a release of the agency.
Based on its…
Anyone who goes to Trump rallies has to swear not to sue him
TSF - Portugal - 12/06/2020
Donald Trump had announced the return of campaign rallies, suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. On the campaign website, your supporters must sign a notice to register for events.
People who want to participate in the upcoming US President rallies have to commit to not…
