Covid19

Cuban vaccine Abdala highly effective in severe Covid-19 cases

Published on: September 22, 2021
08:57

Havana, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) reported that the Abdala Covid-19 vaccine is 90 percent effective in seriously ill patients affected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, as reported by the local press.

Chinese city resorts to lockdown due to Covid-19 outbreak

Published on: September 22, 2021
08:56

Beijing, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) China's northeastern city of Harbin on Wednesday resorted to lockdown and raised the health alert level due to a new Covid-19 outbreak that reported at least eight cases in recent hours.

Bangladesh to receive 40 million doses of China’s Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: September 21, 2021
10:25

Dhaka, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) Bangladesh will receive in October more than 40 million doses of vaccines from the People's Republic of China to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, it was reported in Dhaka on Tuesday. This South Asian country bought 20 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine to the Beijing Institute of Biological Products, while 20 other million doses were purchased under the Covid-19 Vaccine Global Access Fund (Covax), Prothom Alo reported.

Cuba reports 8,544 Covid-19 cases and 60 deaths

Published on: September 20, 2021
10:13

Havana, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuban health authorities reported 8,544 new SARS-CoV-2 positive cases and 60 deaths resulting from comorbidities.

Vietnam approves use of Cuban vaccine Abdala

Published on: September 18, 2021
10:55

Hanoi, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Health of Vietnam approved the import and usage of Cuba's Covid-19 vaccine Abdala for emergencies.

Cuban authorities report 8,517 Covid-19 cases and 57 deaths

Published on: September 18, 2021
10:36

Havana, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuban authorities reported today 8,517 new Covid-19 cases and 57 deaths due to complications with the disease, the lowest death toll in the last two months.

Cuba’s tourism seeks to recover from Covid-19 crisis

Published on: September 18, 2021
08:49

Havana, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) In difficult times for the travel industry globally, tourism seems to have light at the end of the tunnel in Cuba, a country hard hit by Covid-19 in several economic areas.

UNHCR warns about impact of pandemic on migrants

Published on: September 17, 2021
12:52

Geneva, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned on Friday about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on displaced and stateless people, and requested support from the international community.

Vaccination of children under 11 years of age starts in Cuba

Published on: September 16, 2021
15:52

Havana, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) The mass vaccination of children from 2 to 11 years of age against Covid-19 with local Soberana 02 vaccine started in Cuba on Thursday, and will conclude on November 15, according to official sources.

Spain launches new saliva antigen test

Published on: September 16, 2021
08:11

Madrid, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) The Spanish company RYPO announced the launch of a new antigen test using saliva as a complement to the Covid-19 self-diagnosis.

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