Omicron

WHO urges nations to remain vigilant ahead of Omicron sublineages

Published on: January 4, 2023
16:50

By: Pavel López Lazo

Geneva, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged international community to remain vigilant, to monitor and report sequences, as well as to conduct independent and comparative analyses of the different Omicron sublineages, including BA.1 and BA.2.

DPRK calls to reinforce domestic epidemiological campaign

Published on: July 17, 2022
15:11

By: Pavel López Lazo

Pyongyang, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) The State Emergency Prophylaxis Command of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday called to reinforce the epidemiological campaign against the fresh wave of new omicron "BA.4" and "BA.5" subvariants.

Mexico awaits Centaurus new Omicron variant originating in India

Published on: July 11, 2022
15:54

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Mexico City, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Authorities of the Mexican Health Secretariat are keeping an eye on the evolution and transit of the new variant of SARS-CoV2 called Centaurus, derived from the Omicron that is spreading in India.

NY Times warns about possible increased Covid-19 cases in the US

Published on: July 7, 2022
16:21

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) More transmissible variants of SARS-CoV-2 threaten a substantial increase in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the United States, The New York Times warned on Thursday.

New omicron subvariant BA.5 now a majority of US Covid-19 cases

Published on: July 6, 2022
16:36

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Most of Covid-19 cases reported nowadays in the United States are due to the omicron subvariant known as BA.5, according to date released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

New variants of Omicron are present in Mexico

Published on: June 9, 2022
11:02

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Mexico City, Jun 9 (Prensa Latina) The increase of Covid-19 infections in Mexico coincides with new variants BA.4, BA.5 and BA.2.12.1, Omicron variant, more virulent as demonstrated in South Africa, China and the United States, experts warned.

Covid-19 cases in Uruguay increase due to Omicron variant

Published on: May 29, 2022
11:14

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Montevideo, May 29 (Prensa Latina) Epidemiologist Juan Gil on Sunday said that the number of cases reported in Uruguay for the past few weeks has increased mainly due to the Omicron B2 variant.

DPRK reports one Covid-19 death and five people with fever

Published on: May 13, 2022
11:21

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Pyongyang, May 13 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday reported one Covid-19 death and five people with fever, whose cause could not be identified, and more than 350,000 citizens who had shown signs of that fever since April.

DPRK confirms first Covid-19 case, activates lockdown

Published on: May 12, 2022
09:58

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Pyongyang, May 12 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday confirmed its first Covid-19 case since the outbreak of the pandemic and activated lockdown to stop the spread of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

Virologists deny coinfection of Delta and Omicron in Mexico

Published on: March 18, 2022
00:15

By: Ana Ibis Falcón Lamoth

Mexico, Mar 18 (Prensa Latina) Virologists from the Health Secretariat confirmed that there are no cases of coinfection of the Delta and Omicron variants of SARS-Cov-2, which causes of Covid-19, in Mexico.

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