COVID

Covid-19 pandemic worsens labor market conditions

Published on: August 25, 2021
07:57

Geneva, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) Health and economic crisis caused by Covid-19 is currently endangering the eradication of forced and child labor, discrimination against employment and occupation, the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported.

Access to water is a basic human right, says UN Chief

Published on: August 25, 2021
07:54

United Nations, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) Access to water is a basic human right, but three of 10 people are unable to wash their hands with water and soap during the Covid-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres posted on Twitter, on the occasion of the World Water Week 2021.

Brazil experts reveal snakebite venom could prevent Covid-19

Published on: August 25, 2021
07:52

Brasilia, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian scientists discovered that the venom of the Jararacusú snake, responsible for 90% of bite poisonings in the country, would inhibit the coronavirus action, according to researchers at the Institute of Chemistry of São Paulo Júlio de Mesquita Filho State University.

Cuba reports 9,907 Covid-19 cases and 92 deaths

Published on: August 24, 2021
10:33

Havana, Aug 24 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Public Health Ministry (Minsap) reported today 9,907 new positive cases of SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, and 92 deaths due to complications with the disease.

Thailand exceeds one million Covid-19 cases

Published on: August 20, 2021
10:45

Bangkok, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Thailand reported today 19,851 people infected with SARS-CoV-2 and became the fourth country in Southeast Asia with more than one million Covid-19 patients.

Mask dispute on first day of school in U.S.

Published on: August 20, 2021
07:37

Washington, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The dispute over mandatory use of masks in schools continues today in the United States, mainly in the south where Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing.

Chilean authorities warn about setbacks in Covid-19 control

Published on: August 18, 2021
11:59

Santiago de Chile, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) A slight increase in the effective R, which measures the speed of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the increase of cases in some regions and the presence of the Delta variant, are raising alerts in Chile today.

Mexico recorded 14,814 Covid-19 cases in one day

Published on: August 18, 2021
10:02

Mexico, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Mexico confirmed 14,814 cases of Covid-19 in one day and 877 deaths, bringing the number of infected people to 3,123,000, reported the Health Ministry today.

Cuba will beat the Covid-19 pandemic; assures Diaz-Canel

Published on: August 18, 2021
09:11

Havana, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Diaz-Canel assured today that Cuba will overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, which is registering its highest transmission peak in the Caribbean nation.

Worrying numbers in Covid-19 infections in Cuba

Published on: August 17, 2021
12:56

Havana, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuba reported today 9,772 new people diagnosed with Covid-19, bringing to 536,609 (7.4 percent) the total number confirmed with the pandemic since last year.

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