Passenger refuses to wear mask and punches flight attendant while boarding plane
IstoÉ - Brasil - 21/10/2020
Brazil registers stability in deaths due to Covid-19. Total deaths reaches 154.8 thousand
IstoÉ - Brasil - 21/10/2020
The survey made by press outlets pointed out on Tuesday (20) that Brazil recorded 662 deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, which led the country to a moving average of 546 deaths in the last seven days.
The data record that there was no significant decrease or…
Travel restrictions in Europe impacting tourism in Africa
Lusa - International - 20/10/2020
European countries’ travel restrictions related to the covid-19 pandemic could cause the African continent to lose 17.4 million jobs and 102 billion euros by the end of the year, according to a report by the Tony Blair Institute.
The report estimates the economic…
António Guterres: “Pandemic is a test that the international community is failing”
Lusa - Portugal - 17/10/2020
The Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated the “fragility” of the world and is being “a great challenge” for everyone, but unfortunately it is “a test” that the international community “is failing”, the secretary general of the UN, António Guterres.
“The…
Combination of Covid-19 with chronic diseases creates “global union”
Folha de S. Paulo - Brazil - 16/10/2020
Global study points to chronic diseases and risk factors as perfect storm for Covid-19 crisis
Worldwide, diseases such as obesity, hypertension and hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) and air pollution are directly related to decreased life expectancy. Together, they all…
Chinese vaccine considered safe and with immune response in the first trials
TSF - Portugal - 16/10/2020
The first tests on BBIBP-CorV involved more than 600 volunteers.
A vaccine candidate against Covid-19 that is being developed in China has shown to be safe and able to induce an immune response in healthy volunteers in the early stages of the clinical trial, according to…
Brazil orders release of all prisoners who depend on bail
Lusa - Brazil - 15/10/2020
The Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ) authorized on Wednesday the release of all prisoners in the country who only need to pay bail to leave prison, as a measure to contain the covid-19 pandemic.
The Third Chamber of the STJ responded to a recommendation by the…
Covid-19: Brazilian study indicates that virus can affect brain and cause changes
Lusa - Brazil - 15/10/2020
A study by more than 70 Brazilian researchers indicates that the new coronavirus can affect the brain and cause the death of neurons, even in mild patients, who have not required hospital treatment.
The research, published on Tuesday on the medRxiv scientific platform…
Covid-19 pandemic worsened vulnerability and difficulties that already existed in East Timor
Lusa - East Timor - 15/10/2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has amplified many of East Timor’s vulnerabilities, with worsening employment, income, food security and corporate difficulties, according to an analysis carried out by the United Nations.
More than half of households have no income, with the…
São Paulo's City Hall favorite candidate says homelessness may be more resistant to Covid-19
Lusa - Brazil - 14/10/2020
The favorite candidate for Mayor of São Paulo, Celso Russomanno, said on Tuesday that homeless people may be more resistant to covid-19 because “they live on the streets all time and have no way to bath”.
Russomanno, who leads the polling polls in São Paulo…
Covid-19 pandemic raises demand for private islands
Folha de S.Paulo - Brasil - 12/10/2020
Millionaires want to escape the pandemic by isolating themselves in private havens, but logistics is complicated
Calls and emails arrive all the time, night and day. Potential buyers are no longer looking for fun or prestige. Instead, they ask about fresh water and solar…
