Covid19

Cuba advances on vaccination trial in children under 12

Published on: June 28, 2021
08:57

Havana, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) The first group of children between 3 and 11 years old included in Cuba's Covid-19 clinical trial called 'Soberana Pediatría' (lit. 'Soberana Pedriatics') is receiving their first dose of Soberana 02 today.

Cuba reports 2,403 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday

Published on: June 26, 2021
09:30

Havana, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuba confirmed on Saturday 2,403 new cases of Covid-19 and 12 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 1,231 deaths in the country due to that pandemic.

Governor applies closure of Santiago de Cuba due to Covid-19

Published on: June 26, 2021
04:54

Santiago de Cuba, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) Santiago de Cuba's Governor Beatriz Johnson on Friday applied the closure of that province starting this Saturday as part of the measures to stop the SARS-CoV-2 spread.

Covid-19 contagions increase 14 percent in Mexico

Published on: June 25, 2021
12:49

Mexico, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 contagions rose 14 percent in Mexico this week compared to the previous one, after 31,425 estimated active cases were reported, the Secretariat of Health informed on Friday at a morning press briefing.

Chile extends state of emergency amid controversy

Published on: June 25, 2021
10:08

Santiago, Chile, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) Chile will expand the state of emergency and announced to reinforce other measures to fight Covid-19 amid a controversy that is currently worsened over the poor governmental management of the pandemic.

Colombian figures praise Cuba’s advance in Covid-19 vaccine candidate

Published on: June 24, 2021
10:50

Bogota, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Colombian politicians praised Cuba's advances in the development of its vaccine candidate Abdala, which complies with the efficacy requirements set by the World Health Organization.

Cuba reports 2,055 Covid-19 cases and 13 deaths

Published on: June 23, 2021
14:29

Havana, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuban health authorities on Wednesday reported 2,055 people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes Covid-19, the highest figure recorded so far, and 13 deaths, due to complications related to the disease over the last 24 hours.

Uruguay’s Minister of Health warns about Delta strain

Published on: June 22, 2021
09:46

Montevideo, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay's Minister of Public Health, Daniel Salinas, warned that the eventual entry of the so-called Delta strain of the SARS CoV-2 virus will hinder the control of the epidemic.

Brazil receives first batch of Janssen Covid-19 vaccine

Published on: June 22, 2021
09:32

Brasilia, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) Brazil received today 1.5 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from the Belgian laboratory Janssen, the pharmaceutical arm of the US company Johnson & Johnson, which guarantees immunization after a single application.

Russian, Venezuelan foreign ministers to debate bilateral cooperation

Published on: June 22, 2021
09:31

Moscow, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold talks on Tuesday with his Venezuelan counterpart, Jorge Arreaza, to review the bilateral relations and other issues of the joint cooperation, including the fighting against Covid-19.

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