PARAGUAY

Paraguayan president-elect wins 42.74 percent of votes

Published on: May 1, 2023
12:14

Asunción, May 1 (Prensa Latina) After Sunday´s general elections, the Paraguayan people began on Monday with a new president-elect Santiago Peña who won the ballots with a 42.74% of votes.

Paraguay reaches 125 mpox cases nationwide

Published on: April 17, 2023
17:40

Asuncion, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan health authorities on Monday informed the country has already reported 72 cases of mpox in this year, a figure which, in addition to 53 cases registered in 2022, brings total to 125 patients.

Cuba thanks Paraguay for medical supply donation

Published on: April 5, 2023
16:55

Havana, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday thanked Paraguay for sending a seven-ton medicine and supply donation.

Paraguay reports over 13k chikungunya cases, 60 deaths

Published on: March 24, 2023
16:51

Asunción, Mar 24 (Prensa Latina) The chikungunya fever epidemic in Paraguay has reached 60 deaths and 13,010 confirmed cases during the last three weeks, health authorities reported Friday.

Every two hours a Paraguayan child, teen faces sexual abuse

Published on: February 23, 2023
15:46

Asuncion, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) Act of sexual violence towards minors and teens is reported every two hours in Paraguay and, far from decreasing, figures show an increased case toll, the Public Prosecutor's Office reported Thursday.

Paraguay on alert due to “imminent risk” of bird flu outbreak

Published on: February 21, 2023
19:00

Asunción, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay´s public and private institutions are on maximum alert in view of imminent risk of bird flu virus in the country. Yet no contagion has been reported, the government declared Tuesday.

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.

Paraguay applies emergency measures facing rise in chikungunya cases

Published on: February 2, 2023
13:47

Asuncion, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) As of Thursday, the Ministry of Health in Paraguay applies emergency measures to ensure an effective response to the increase of patients with chikungunya fever in all hospitals.

Chikungunya’s neurological symptoms worry Paraguayan doctors

Published on: January 27, 2023
11:51

Asunción, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) Chikungunya fever patients with serious neurological complications are increasing in Paraguay. This situation worries health specialists, immunologist Noelia Obelar said on Friday.

Over 8,000 families benefit from housing program in Paraguay

Published on: January 18, 2023
17:15

Asunción, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay´s Housing Ministry concluded 2022 with a 90% budget execution and the construction of 8,758 houses.

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