COVID

PAHO chief calls for immunization gaps to be closed for all vaccines

Published on: April 25, 2022
17:45

Washington, Apr 25 (Prensa Latina) The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr. Carissa F. Etienne on Monday reiterated the need for more efforts in the Americas to increase vaccination campaigns, especially against Covid-19.

Some 89.7 percent of Cubans with complete Covid-19 vaccination scheme

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Published on: April 19, 2022
13:19

Havana, Apr 19 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) reported on Tuesday that 9,932,971 Cubans, accounting for 89.7 percent of the country's population, have received the complete vaccination scheme against Covid-19.

Volkswagen resumes car production in China

Published on: April 19, 2022
00:30

Berlin, Apr 19 (Prensa Latina) The German automaker Volkswagen reported the gradual resumption of its production in Changchun, northeastern China, after paralyzing it as a result of confinements due to Covid-19 outbreaks.

New Covid-19 variant Deltacron has been detected in Australia

Published on: April 9, 2022
11:47

Canberra, Apr 9 (Prensa Latina) Australian health authorities on Saturday announced the detection of a new variant of Covid-19, Deltacron, which is a hybrid of two previous strains.

WHO urges to speed up actions to protect human health

Published on: April 6, 2022
18:52

Geneva, Apr 6 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday issued a pressing call for accelerated action by leaders and all people to preserve and protect health and mitigate the climate crisis as part of an “Our planet, our health” campaign marking the organization’s founding day, which falls at a time of heightened conflict and fragility.

Proteins in saliva could aid in Covid-19 detection, predict illness

Published on: April 5, 2022
17:25

Washington, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) Researchers have identified a family of proteins that is significantly elevated in the saliva of patients hospitalized with Covid-19. The proteins, known as ephrin ligands, could potentially serve as a biomarker to help doctors identify patients who are at risk for serious illness.

Cuba calls for extreme measures to fight off Covid-19

Published on: March 29, 2022
19:38

Havana, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and scientists on Tuesday urged to take extreme hygienic-sanitary measures ahead of the increased Covid-19 cases reported lately.

Cuba reports 822 new Covid-19 cases, no deaths

Published on: March 27, 2022
12:43

Havana, March 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Sunday reported 822 new Covid-19 cases -which accounts for 135 fewer cases than Saturday´s report - and no deaths.

Organs donated by people who had Covid-19 are safe

Published on: March 25, 2022
18:16

Washington, March 25 (Prensa Latina) For those waiting during the pandemic for a new kidney or liver, new research is reassuring: Organs from deceased donors who had Covid-19 did not cause infection in recipients and posed no risk to health care workers, a scientific investigation by Duke University School of Medicine reported Friday.

Cuba reports 833 new Covid-19 cases

Published on: March 19, 2022
12:01

Havana, Mar 19 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Public Health Ministry (MINSAP, in Spanish) on Saturday reported 833 new Covid-19 cases in the last few hours and two deaths, so Cuba´s death toll jumped to 8,506.

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