health

Total number of Covid-19 cases in Cuba drops to 26, no deaths

Published on: February 10, 2023
11:21

Havana, Feb 10 (Prensa Latina) Cuba reported five new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, so the total number of contagions fell to 26, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported on Friday.

President Lopez Obrador thanks Cuba for sending doctors to Mexico

Published on: February 10, 2023
10:55

Mexico, Feb 10 (Prensa Latina) President Andres Manuel Lopez on Friday thanked Cuba for sending doctors to support Mexico's national healthcare program, and announced the visit to Campeche of his counterpart, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermúdez, on Saturday.

Dominican Rep. reports four diphtheria cases

Published on: February 9, 2023
17:50

Santo Domingo, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Health Ministry on Thursday reported four cases of diphtheria and one death.

Chikungunya impact rises in Paraguayan children

Published on: February 9, 2023
17:28

Asunción, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) The number of Paraguayan children infected with chikungunya fever has climbed to 169, four of them newborns, at the capital´s Hospital de Clínicas.

Cuba’s Abdala vaccine is safe, effective and thermostable – CIGB

Published on: February 9, 2023
16:43

Havana, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Covid-19 Abdala vaccine proved to be stable, effective and functional after being stored for 15 days at 37oC, the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology of Cuba (CIGB) reported Thursday.

Cuba reports one Covid-19 case and no deaths

Published on: February 9, 2023
13:50

Havana, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuba detected one Covid-19 case in the last 24 hours and no one died as a result of the disease, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported on Wednesday.

Risk of bird flu infection in humans is low – WHO

Published on: February 8, 2023
16:50

Geneva, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday cleared out that the risk of H5N1 avian influenza infection in humans is too low, according to WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom, in response to recent reports of several H5N1 cases in mammals including sea lions, otters, minks and foxes.

Cuba reports seven new Covid-19 cases, no deaths

Published on: February 8, 2023
12:46

Havana, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Wednesday reported seven new Covid-19 cases, totaling 32 active patients infected with the coronavirus throughout the country, and no deaths as a result of the disease.

Healthy lifestyle may mean lower risk of long Covid-19 – Study

Published on: February 6, 2023
17:54

Washington, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Researchers at the Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health in the United States revealed that people who have a healthy lifestyle before Covid-19 infection may have a lower risk of long Covid than their peers, JAMA Internal Medicine published Monday.

Cuba reports five new Covid-19 cases and no deaths

Published on: February 6, 2023
12:48

Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) on Monday reported five new Covid-19 cases, so the total number of patients in Cuba dropped to 39.

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