Updated on 02/09/2022 07:53 am Sweden eliminated from this Wednesday all the restrictions in force due to the coronavirus pandemic due to the high percentage of the vaccinated population and the less dangerous nature of the omicron variant. Sweden thus joins Denmark, the first country in the European Union (EU) to lift all restrictions on […]
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FIFA: global spending on winter market transfers reaches pre-pandemic levels
Global spending on winter market transfers reached pre-pandemic levels, with more than US$1 billion (900 million euros) invested, according to a report by the FIFA. After more than a year of caution, world football has returned to its financial habits: in January, US$ 1,030 million (902 million euros) were spent on transfers, which represents an […]
Ómicron: these would be the most effective methods to avoid contagion by this variant
The omicron variant has a 60% chance of infecting a person one meter away, according to a recent epidemiological investigation by Japanese scientists carried out through simulations on a supercomputer. As data prior to the investigation, the team from the Riken research institute estimated that the omicron variant was 1.5 times more contagious than Delta, […]
IOC and WHO reaffirm collaboration to promote equity in vaccines
Updated on 02/06/2022 12:42 pm The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) They reaffirmed their collaboration to promote equity in vaccines and healthy lifestyles, as well as in other projects for future Olympic Games, starting in Paris 2024. The IOC reported this Sunday on the meeting held in Beijing by its […]
The mask goes back in Europe: in which countries is it no longer used?
The mask, considered one of the basic elements of protection against the coronavirus, is in decline in several European countries, as far as open spaces are concerned, thanks to the evolution of the pandemic. The WHO has already confirmed that Europe is in a good position to control the COVID-19 due to the high vaccination […]
WHO chief says he discussed with Chinese PM collaboration on origin of COVID-19
Updated on 02/05/2022 12:06 pm The director of the World Health Organization said on Saturday that he had discussed with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang the need for further collaboration on the origins of the COVID-19a controversial issue that has strained Beijing’s relations with the West. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has previously pressured China to provide more […]
A study with voluntarily infected people shows rapid incubation of COVID
A British study that investigated how the coronavirus operates in young and healthy patients, infected voluntarily, detected an incubation period “of about 42 hours”, shorter than the current estimate of between five to six days, and confirmed the efficacy of antigen tests to prevent spread. The research, carried out by the so-called The Human Challenge […]
Pregnant women are unlikely to transmit COVID to their babies.
Pregnant women who test positive for COVID-19 when they give birth rarely pass the virus on to their newborns, according to new research. The reason: COVID is not often found in the bloodstream of patients. As researchers race to understand the effects of COVID on pregnancy and babies, these findings offer good news for parents-to-be. […]
Spain will eliminate the obligation to wear a mask outdoors
Spain will eliminate the obligation to wear a mask outdoors on Tuesday, a measure introduced in December in the midst of an escalation in COVID-19 infections, thanks to the current improvement in health indicators, the Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, announced on Friday. “Next Tuesday we will take to the Council of Ministers the Royal […]
Bloomberg editorial: return to normality after COVID will require alert
For the first time in a long time, there is good news about COVID-19. The omicron wave is reaching its highest point in the United States and in many states it is already receding. A respite from SARS-CoV-2 could well follow. And if new variants emerge eventually, it may be possible to live with them, […]