Updated on 02/18/2022 08:38 am The authorities of Hong Kong “prepare plans” to subject the city’s 7.5 million inhabitants to a mandatory screening test for the COVID-19the chief executive of the territory, Carrie Lam, announced on Friday. “One of the measures that we are preparing, and that we are preparing very seriously, is a mandatory […]
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IATA asks to end the barriers to travel with the COVID in retreat
Updated on 02/17/2022 04:07 pm The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which encompasses a large part of the global airlines, renewed its call to eliminate barriers to air travel, at a time when COVID-19 cases are falling in most of the regions and many countries are relaxing those restrictions. In a statement, the nearly 300 […]
WHO reduces its recommended quarantine times before the omicron variant
Updated on 02/17/2022 01:00 pm The World Health Organization (WHO), which continues to recommend a 14-day quarantine for contacts with COVID-19 patients in places with a high incidence of the pandemic, reduced this time to seven days, in the context of the current wave linked to the omicron variant, with a high number of mild […]
“The pandemic is not over and neither are its economic consequences,” warns the WHO
The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned this Thursday that “the pandemic is not over and neither are its economic consequences”, and urged a greater contribution from the main economies of the globe. . Tedros spoke by videoconference in a panel organized on the sidelines of the meeting of […]
Dominican Republic eliminates all restrictions due to COVID-19
The Dominican Republic announced that it is nullifying “all” the restriction measures imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the use of masks in public spaces and in private spaces for public use, due to the “success” of its program of vaccination that completes one year of execution. “The country deserves and needs an […]
PAHO: cases of omicron fall sharply in America, but deaths still rise
New infections of the omicron variant of the coronavirus fell 31% in the last week, but deaths still increased 5.6%, reported the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). PAHO director Carissa Etienne explained that the continent registered 3.3 million new cases and 34,000 deaths associated with COVID-19, chaining six consecutive weeks with increases in deaths. “We […]
In the midst of the Ukrainian crisis, Vladimir Putin alone at his table and in his bubble
Oval or rectangular, a very long table stands between Vladimir Putin and his interlocutors, a health precaution that reinforces the impression of a Russian president oblivious to the world, in the midst of the Ukrainian crisis, and that fuels jokes on the internet During an interview Tuesday in the Kremlin, Putin and German Chancellor Olaf […]
The Netherlands eliminates the use of masks, the covid pass and the distance
The Dutch government announced this Tuesday that it is going to end indoor masks, the use of the covid pass in social life, the interpersonal distance of one and a half meters, and teleworking, after confirming that the omicron wave has already reached its peak . The relaxations will come into force in stages between […]
Government of Ecuador says that China Sinovac approves a project for a vaccine plant in its territory
Updated on 02/15/2022 01:35 pm Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac has approved a project to build a vaccine plant in Ecuador, as part of a comprehensive agreement that would include clinical trials and technology transfer, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Health said. Ecuador is seeking to strengthen its relations with the Asian giant after the official visit […]
British health agency says persistent COVID is less common in vaccinated people
Updated on 02/15/2022 01:24 pm The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has concluded that persistent COVID is less likely to affect vaccinated people than unvaccinated people. The UKHSA noted that people who received two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca or Moderna vaccine, or one dose of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine, were about […]