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New Covid-19 variant found in France is not a threat, WHO says

Published on: January 6, 2022
20:40

Geneva, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) says that it is monitoring the new coronavirus variant (B.1.640.2) detected in a small number of patients in France, but that, for now, there is little reason to worry about its spread.

SARS-CoV-2 strain classified as high risk by WHO

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Published on: November 29, 2021
10:03

Geneva, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) today rated the overall risk of the Omicron strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, as very high.

Sputnik V shows high effectiveness against Delta strain

Published on: September 25, 2021
00:45

Moscow, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) Russia's Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology said on Friday that the effectiveness of the Sputnik V vaccine against the Delta strain of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is 83 to 94 percent.

WHO expresses concern over SARS-CoV-2 variant known as c-37

Published on: June 17, 2021
12:24

Geneva, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) described as worrying the SARS-CoV-2 variant known as c-37, which was detected for the first time in Peru and it is present today in 29 countries of the world.

WHO concerned with the spread of the Delta strain of SARS-CoV-2

Published on: June 9, 2021
14:56

London, Jun 9 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization today reiterated its concern over the increasing rate of spread of the Delta strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19.

China’s health authorities report first human case of H10N3 bird flu

Published on: June 1, 2021
13:25

Beijing, Jun 1 (Prensa Latina) Chinese health authorities confirmed on Tuesday that a man from the eastern province of Jiangsu contracted the H10N3 influenza, and he is the first human affected by this strain of the virus that causes the bird flu.

First case of Covid-19 Indian variant detected in France

Published on: April 30, 2021
09:30

Paris, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regional Health Agency has confirmed the first case of Covid-19 variant detected in India, the first one reported in France.

Aggressive viral strain causing Covid-19 circulating in Uruguay

Published on: April 29, 2021
13:29

Montevideo, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) Medical and scientific authorities in Uruguay confirmed on Thursday that the viral strain causing Covid-19, known as P1, is circulating throughout the country and has attacked younger age groups.

Bolivia is cautious about border closure due to Covid-19

Published on: March 30, 2021
14:57

La Paz, Mar 30 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian Minister of Health Jeyson Auza on Tuesday said that his country does not rule out a possible border closure due to a new Covid-19 strain, but always based on serious epidemiological reports.

Four new coronavirus strains detected in Argentina

Published on: March 30, 2021
08:43

Buenos Aires, Mar 30 (Prensa Latina) Argentine authorities confirmed Monday the spread of four new SARS-CoV-2 strains, previously identified in the Brazilian city of Manaus, in California (United States) and the United Kingdom.

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