EPIDEMIC

Cuban people’s worth during fight against Covid-19 highlighted

Published on: March 11, 2023
11:01

By: Juan M. Garcia

Havana, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal on Saturday extolled the Cuban people's worth during the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Witchcraft is powerless against Ebola, Ugandan Health minister warns

Published on: November 21, 2022
14:14

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Kampala, Nov 21 (Prensa Latina) Witchcraft and witch doctors are ineffective against Ebola, the minister of Health of Uganda, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, said on Monday.

DPRK intensifies actions for epidemiological control

Published on: May 17, 2022
10:25

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Pyongyang, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Authorities of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) intensified actions to control, in the shortest possible time, the transmission in this country of Covid-19 and a fever of unknown origin.

UNICEF supports DROC to control Ebola

Published on: October 14, 2021
17:40

By: Prensa Latina

Kinshasa, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday announced it will send medical supplies to the province of North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DROC), to control and reduce the spread of Ebola epidemic.

Cholera: Nigeria reports over 2,100 deaths in 23 states

Published on: September 8, 2021
08:11

By: Prensa Latina

Abuja, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a total of 65,145 suspected cholera cases, including 2,141 deaths, accounting for a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 3.3% reported from 23 states and FCT, as at Sept. 2, 2021.

Toll in Niger cholera epidemic reaches 104 deaths

Published on: September 4, 2021
10:10

By: Prensa Latina

Niamey, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) An epidemic of cholera that has struck six regions in southern Niger has claimed 104 lives, the health ministry said on Friday.

WHO, Germany open hub for Pandemic, Epidemic intelligence in Berlin

Published on: September 3, 2021
07:29

By: Prensa Latina

Berlin, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) To better prepare and protect the world from global disease threats, H.E. German Federal Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization Director-General, will today inaugurate the new WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, based in Berlin.

More than one million Cubans immunized against Covid-19

Published on: June 29, 2021
12:29

By: Prensa Latina

Havana, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities reported on Tuesday that 1.6 million Cubans have received all three doses of Covid-19 vaccine candidates in the different forms administered in the country.

Cuba reports 1,436 Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths

Published on: June 20, 2021
09:40

By: Prensa Latina

Havana, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuban health authorities on Sunday reported 1,436 new contagions with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes Covid-19, and 11 deaths due to complications from the disease over the last 24 hours.

President Diaz-Canel congratulates Cuban fathers on their day

Published on: June 20, 2021
09:30

By: Prensa Latina

Havana, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Sunday congratulated all Cuban fathers on their day, especially those who are working for collective happiness.

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