The World Health Organization has reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases, as US President Donald Trump proposed hosting world leaders for the annual G7 summit as a sign of "normalization." The WHO said Wednesday that more than 106,000 virus cases had been reported -- the most in a single day since the outbreak [...]
Self-isolation and home confinement may be the most challenging change that people have had to cope with during COVID-19. And for children, this can be especially hard. In Seychelles, all schools – state and private - closed right after the first case was confirmed in mid-March. With the reopening of schools now scheduled for [...]
The most powerful cyclone to hit Bangladesh and eastern India in more than 20 years tore down homes, carried cars down flooded streets and claimed the lives of more than a dozen people. Authorities began surveying the damage Thursday after millions spent a sleepless night which saw 165 kilometre (100 miles) an hour winds carrying [...]
A tripartite team has come together to help businesses in Seychelles reinvent themselves and think outside the box to find solutions to problems brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. With representatives from the private sector, government and civil society, the team's focus is to bring people of different business backgrounds together so that ideas on [...]
Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are set to drop by up to seven percent in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but even this dramatic decline -- the sharpest since WWII -- would barely dent longterm global warming, researchers reported Tuesday. In early April, coronavirus lockdowns led to a 17 percent reduction worldwide in [...]
Courts in Seychelles will start hearing priority and scheduled cases on June 1 and full functions will resume two weeks later, the judiciary said on Monday. The set dates are part of the judiciary's phased re-opening plan in consultation with the health department and the Department of Risk and Disaster Management (DRDM). No backlog of [...]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that millions of people could be pushed into extreme poverty in Africa due to the coronavirus pandemic and called for "global solidarity" with the continent. "The pandemic threatens African progress. It will aggravate long-standing inequalities and heighten hunger, malnutrition and vulnerability to disease," Guterres said in a statement accompanying a [...]
All 11 patients in Seychelles who had tested positive for COVID-19 have, after a period of treatment, now tested negative for the virus, Public Health Commissioner Jude Gedeon said Tuesday. Seychelles has not recorded any new positive cases of the virus since April 5, meaning the island nation is, as of this moment, free of [...]
Millions of people were being moved to safety as one of the fiercest cyclones in years barrelled towards India and Bangladesh on Tuesday, but with evacuation plans complicated by coronavirus precautions. "Amphan" is expected to pack winds gusting up to 185 kilometres (115 miles) per hour when it hits eastern India and Bangladesh on Wednesday [...]
As a small island nation, Seychelles is economically and environmentally vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Changes in precipitation, sea level and temperature rise are affecting the 115-island archipelago of the western Indian Ocean. SNA is taking a look at the effects that climate change has on the island nation. This week SNA [...]
