The Seychelles' international airport will resume commercial operations next week and according to health authorities will allow only visitors travelling on private jets and chartered flights going to other island resorts. Public Health Commissioner Jude Gedeon told a press conference that before visitors are allowed in the country the establishments where they will be staying [...]
Brazil reported the highest daily COVID-19 death toll in the world Tuesday with 1,039 people killed, the fifth straight day the country has topped the list. Latin America's largest country, which has emerged as a new epicenter in the coronavirus pandemic, has seen its daily death toll surge past that of the United States, the [...]
High-level discussions chaired by Seychelles' President Danny Faure continue to seek better options for employees, employers and businesses faced with difficulties and uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week's meetings, held on Tuesday at State House, brought together different partners to strategize on the way forward as from the end of June, when the [...]
Madagascar's government has announced it will dispatch troops and doctors to an eastern town after several bodies were found in the streets and where two people died from the novel coronavirus. Madagascar's cabinet held a special meeting on Sunday to discuss the situation in Toamasina, the country's second largest city. The Indian Ocean island nation [...]
The World Health Organization said on Monday it had temporarily suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for coronavirus. The decision came after a study published in The Lancet medical journal last week suggested the drug could increase the risk of death among COVID-19 patients, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual [...]
A new island in Seychelles’ archipelago has been designated for the collection of the sooty tern eggs – a seasonal delicacy – for the islanders. Cosmoledo is the new island where the eggs will be harvested instead of Desnoeufs, where the activity has been traditionally undertaken. The Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (MEECC) [...]
L'île Maurice a enregistré deux nouveaux cas de Covid-19, une première depuis le 26 avril qui concerne deux personnes récemment rapatriées d'Inde et qui avaient été placées en quarantaine à leur retour, ont annoncé dimanche soir les autorités sanitaires locales. Ces personnes figuraient parmi un groupe de 149 Mauriciens rapatriés de New Delhi et de [...]
The Seychelles Coast Guard has new powers to fight illegal activity in the island nation's waters after a new law came into force. President Danny Faure assented to the Defence (Amendment) Act last Tuesday after it was approved by the National Assembly. The new law provides a legislative framework to govern the activities of the [...]
President Jair Bolsonaro hit the streets Sunday for a rally with his supporters, ditching his face mask and breaking social distancing measures even as coronavirus cases surged in Brazil. The far-right president arrived at the rally outside the presidential palace in Brasilia in a white surgical mask, but soon took it off to greet the [...]
Muslims and Christians around the world gathered Sunday to celebrate their faith as Eid al-Fitr begins and churches reopen from lockdowns, presenting fresh challenges for authorities trying to curb the coronavirus. The faithful were preparing for worship from Asia to Europe, where the exit from virus restrictions accelerated with Spain announcing a resumption of foreign [...]
