Updated on 01/03/2022 02:37 pm Argentina reported that both its citizens and foreigners who arrive in the country must be tested for COVID-19 due to the increase in cases due to the omicron variant, according to official sources. “From the proliferation of omicron, a variant with an increased risk of transmission and reinfection compared to […]
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Hope returns to end COVID-19 thanks to herd immunity
The arrival in a whirlwind of the omicron variant to the chaotic landscape of COVID-19 makes one dream again of the prospect of herd immunity, but experts warn that it is still too early to draw conclusions. French Health Minister Olivier Veran dared to declare this weekend that “this fifth wave could be the last”, […]
Snowfall and pandemic force cancellation of flights in the world
The winter weather combined with the COVID-19 pandemic to frustrate travelers whose flights home after the end of the year holidays were canceled or delayed in the early days of 2022. More than 2,600 flights within the United States and more than 4,400 globally were suspended on Sunday, according to the tracking service. FlightAware. This […]
Chile once again exceeds 10,000 active cases of COVID-19
Health authorities chilean reported this Sunday the detection of 1,921 new infections by Covid-19 nationwide, once again exceeding 10,000 active cases in a context of rebound after the end of the year celebrations. With this new report, the total number of people diagnosed with coronavirus in Chile amounts to more than 1.8 million since the […]
Israel identifies its first case of “flurone”: COVID and flu together
Updated on 02/01/2022 11:57 am Israel detected its first case of simultaneous contagion of coronavirus and influenza virus, known as “flurone”, in an unvaccinated pregnant woman, the Israeli Ministry of Health confirmed today to Efe. The woman was discharged on December 30 after being treated for mild symptoms derived from this double infection, the Times […]
German hospitals hope omicron can ease the burden
Updated on 02/01/2022 11:43 am The omicron variant coronavirus could ease pressure on the healthcare system German if it turns out to cause milder illnesses, even though infections are increasing, the head of the country’s top hospital doctors’ association (VLK) said on Sunday. VLK President Michael Weber said the coronavirus would cease to be a […]
China ends 2021 with worst COVID week since original epidemic was controlled
China ended the last week of 2021 with the highest number of local cases of coronavirus in any seven-day period since it controlled the country’s first epidemic nearly two years ago, despite having some of the world’s strictest measures against COVID-19. The National Health Commission on Saturday reported 175 new community infections with confirmed clinical […]
Ómicron grows in Latin America, countries discard quarantines
Long lines at testing centers, cancellation of New Year’s parties and the reappearance of the open-air mask account for the impact of the omicron variant in Latin America, where more and more countries surpass their record of new daily infections since the beginning of the pandemic. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned this week […]
Pandemic closes 2021 with more than double the number of infections than in 2020
The year 2021 closes with 198 million global infections of COVID-19 confirmed in these 12 months, more than double the 83 million in 2020, while the deaths were 3.5 million, 84% more than the 1.9 million last year, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO). The figures, although still very high, show a […]
Risk of hospitalization for omicron variant of COVID-19 is around a third compared to delta
Updated on 12/31/2021 12:36 pm The risk of hospitalization with the omicron variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus is approximately one third that of delta, according to a British analysis of more than one million cases of infections with both mutations in recent weeks. The data, published by the UK Health Safety Agency, also showed that […]