The virus of the COVID-19 has not gone away and data from 84 countries show that confirmed cases have increased in recent weeks, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. (WHO), after recalling that at least 40 Olympic athletes have tested positive for this infectious disease in Paris. “The perception is that COVID is gone, but […]
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Passenger numbers at European airports exceed pre-Covid-19 levels
The number of passengers in the airports Europeans in the first half of 2024 exceeded 2019 levels, for the first time since the pandemic covid-19announced the main association in the sector. Between January and June, a 9% year-on-year increase in passenger numberswhich caused traffic on these platforms to exceed the volumes of the same period […]
Joe Biden cancels campaign events after testing positive for Covid-19
The president of USA, Joe Bidentested positive for covid-19 and canceled his participation on Wednesday in the annual event of a powerful Latino organization in Las Vegas, where he had resumed his campaign for reelection. “I feel good”, Biden, 81, told reporters as he boarded Air Force One, which will transport him to his home […]
OECD: Tourism sector will have recovered its pre-Covid level globally by the end of the year
The tourist activity will have recovered globally to pre-Covid crisis levels by the end of the year, according to the OECD, which in a report published on Monday insists on seeking more sustainable models in terms of environmental impact and the involvement of all those affected. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) points […]
Study opens door to using cancer drug for Covid-19
Virulent infectious agents such as coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 can induce tissue damage and now a study led by the University of California in San Diego (USA) proposes a new approach to treat covid-19: use an experimental drug against cancer. Twelve years ago, cancer researchers at this university centre identified a molecule that helps cancer cells survive […]
How the US captured a third of global capital flows since the pandemic
Despite a rise in calls to diversify away from the dollar in recent years, the United States has cornered nearly a third of all global cross-border investment since the Covid pandemic. An International Monetary Fund analysis submitted by request to Bloomberg News shows the share of global flows has risen — not fallen — since […]
Covid pandemic reduced life expectancy by almost two years between 2019 and 2021
The pandemic Covid-19 reduced life expectancy by almost two years between 2019 and 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed on Friday, destroying a decade of progress. Between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy fell by 1.8 years to 71.4 years, the 2012 level, according to the WHO’s annual report on global health statistics. Likewise, […]
Pfizer: sales fell by 20% due to lower demand for covid products
The American pharmaceutical company Pfizer reported that in the first quarter of this year it recorded net profits of US$ 3,115 million, 44% less than in the same period of 2023. While the company’s billing reached US$ 14,879 million, a reduction of 20% in interannual terms. According to the New York-based pharmaceutical giant, the drop […]
Key points of the agreement on pandemics being negotiated at the WHO
The 194 member countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) have been working on a new international pandemic preparedness and response agreement for two years. The following are the key factors at play in the final week of negotiations: Why do countries want an agreement? The Covid-19 pandemic showed how ill-prepared the world was to […]
Inflation will return this year to its pre-COVID-19 level
After 2020, inflation climbed to a peak of 8.46%, its highest level in just over two decades, and only four years after the pandemic is it expected to normalize and close at 2.2%, according to the Bank Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). What do we call regularized inflation? It is when the Consumer Price […]