EMERGENCY

Spain sends emergency aid to Chile due to fires

Published on: February 5, 2023
10:04

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Madrid, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) Spain sent to Chile a contingent of the Military Emergency Unit (UME), to help in the tasks of fire extinction and control.

President Gustavo Petro suspends working agenda in Chile

Published on: January 10, 2023
14:40

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Bogota, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday canceled his working agenda in Chile to return to the country and review the Rosas (Cauca) issue, where over 100 families were affected by landslide.

UN decrees catastrophic emergency in Somalia

Published on: December 7, 2022
11:12

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Mogadishu, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) Somalia is in catastrophic emergency due to the drought that devastates its territory, the most serious in its history, said a statement circulated today in this capital.

Mexico authorizes Cuba’s Soberana vaccines for emergency use

Published on: November 20, 2022
11:00

By: Juan M. Garcia

Mexico, Nov 20 (Prensa Latina) Mexico's Federal Commission for Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) on Sunday authorized Cuba's Soberana and Soberana Plus homegrown vaccines for emergency use in adults.

Bolivian workers in emergency for meeting in Santa Cruz

Published on: September 30, 2022
12:59

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

La Paz, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) The social sectors in Santa Cruz remain in a state of emergency and are ready to reject strike proposals promoted by power groups in the meeting convened in this department for this Friday.

WHO declares highest level of health emergency in Pakistan

Published on: September 1, 2022
08:39

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Islamabad, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) placed Pakistan at the highest level of emergency and released 10 million dollars to treat the injured, deliver health supplies and prevent disease outbreaks.

Pakistan declares emergency after floods

Published on: August 26, 2022
10:03

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Islamabad, Aug 26 (Prensa Latina) Pakistan officially declared a national emergency as a result of the floods in the country that caused more than 950 deaths, while millions of people were left stranded, the Pakistan Observer newspaper reported.

Joe Biden declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency

Published on: August 4, 2022
16:32

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden´s administration on Thursday officially declared monkeypox a public health emergency, a move that is aimed at freeing up emergency funding and improving distribution of vaccines and treatments nationwide.

Mexico decrees drought emergency in almost the entire country

Published on: July 12, 2022
14:49

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Mexico City, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) The Mexican government decreed the beginning of a national emergency due to severe, extreme drought in almost 70% of the national territory, according to a decree published in the Official Gazette.

WHO to convene Emergency Committee on global monkeypox situation

Published on: June 14, 2022
18:11

By: Pavel López Lazo

Geneva, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) will convene an Emergency Committee on Thursday next week to assess whether the monkeypox outbreak is a global health emergency of international concern, as confirmed by the WHO's Director-General Tedros Adhanom.

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