The omicron variant of COVID-19 is expanding in Europe to the east of the continent, where in the last two weeks the number of new infections has doubled and there is a lower level of vaccination, the European office of the World Organization warned on Tuesday. of Health (WHO). “In the last two weeks, Covid-19 […]
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These are the European countries that have lifted the restrictions of the pandemic
The fifth wave of COVID-19 in Europe set off the alarm at the end of 2021, but calm seems to be returning to several countries. The old continent has already lifted several restrictions and freedom is beginning to arrive, such as in Sweden, the United Kingdom and France, countries where the main restrictions against the […]
Norway lifts all restrictions due to coronavirus pandemic
Updated on 02/12/2022 04:52 pm Norway announced this Saturday the immediate lifting of the latest restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, due to the fact that the omicron variant is more benign and the high rate of vaccination, and will no longer consider COVID-19 a serious disease. “We can relax the measures because ómicron does […]
Parosmia, the sequel to COVID-19 that generates unpleasant odors and tastes
Recover from disease caused by COVID-19 It implies that some people take treatment for the sequelae left by the virus. Many have even taken months to feel the taste of food again. Just as there are people who have completely lost the ability to perceive taste, there are those who are unable to recover their […]
In France, the use of a mask indoors will no longer be mandatory from February 28
Updated on 02/11/2022 07:35 am The government of France announced this Friday that as of February 28, the mask will no longer be mandatory inside those premises that require the COVID-19 vaccination passport to enter. In those places where this certificate is not requested, as well as in transport, the mask will continue to be […]
The WHO believes that Africa can control the coronavirus pandemic in 2022
If current trends continue and the rate of vaccination continues to increase, Africa “can control the coronavirus pandemic in 2022”, the director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, said today. “The pandemic is entering a different phase. (…) The virus will continue among us, but with the vaccines and the accumulated […]
Baise, the city in China that triggers the price of aluminum
The lockdown due to COVID-19 of the Chinese city of Baise, little known but crucial for the world production of aluminumhas triggered the price of this metal to almost historical levels. The price of aluminum reached an unprecedented maximum since 2008, at US$ 3,236 a tonne, and approached its historical record (US$ 3,380.15), in a […]
PAHO: COVID-19 cases drop in several countries of the Americas, but deaths rise
new infections of COVID-19 began to decline in several countries in the Americas, although they remain “very high”, but deaths increased, particularly in parts of Central and South America, reported the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The regional office of World Health Organization (WHO) pointed out that in the first week of February, more than […]
England plans to end COVID isolation at the end of February
Updated on 02/09/2022 11:08 am The British government plans to eliminate the current rule that forces those infected with COVID-19 in England to isolate themselves at the end of February, “a month earlier than expected,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday. In an intervention during the control session in the House of Commons (lower) […]
EMA evaluates Pfizer’s request for a booster dose in adolescents aged 12 to 17
Updated on 02/09/2022 10:53 am The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Tuesday began studying a request from Pfizer/BioNTech for the use of its booster doses in adolescents aged 12 to 15 years, which adds to another request that it was analyzing to authorize the third dose against COVID-19 in young people aged 16 and 17. […]