Latin America is committed to accelerating vaccination campaigns and strengthening prevention measures to face the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant, officially registered in at least a dozen countries in the region, at a time when infections have skyrocketed. A new wave of confirmed cases clouds the end of the year in Latin America and […]
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Xian resurgence drags China to peak daily cases this year
China marked this Tuesday, with 182 positives, its record of new cases of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus so far this year despite the zero tolerance policy and harsh prevention measures that the Asian country maintains. This maximum number of infections is due to the outbreak registered in the last two weeks in the central city of Xian, […]
10 ways cities progressed during the pandemic
As COVID-19 continues to disrupt urban life around the world, some cities have made transformative, and in some cases unprecedented, changes this year to improve the health, safety, and overall livability of residents. Leaders have announced policies and initiatives to tackle problems from climate change to inequality, and have experimented with cutting-edge technology to bring […]
Timing is everything for omicron and the weather
Por Gernot Wagner As you walk the streets of New York these past few days, what is most surprising to see is the sudden resurgence of long lines everywhere. Not to buy, but to test for COVID. The masks also returned. Cornell, New York and Princeton universities quickly decided to take their final exams online, […]
Coronavirus can persist for months by spreading through the body
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can spread in a few days from the airways to the heart, brain and almost every organ system in the body, where it can persist for months, according to a study. In what they describe as the most comprehensive analysis to date of the distribution and persistence of the SARS-CoV-2 […]
COVID-19: restrictions by omicron condition the world panorama of flights
The restrictions due to the omicron variant of the coronavirus continue to cause flight cancellations and rescheduling, especially in China and the United States, affecting the plans of many travelers and, consequently, the end-of-year tourist forecasts. According to the flight website “FlightAware”, where global airport activity is recorded, the number of cancellations at 14:00 GMT […]
Diagnosis of a pandemic: background noise or explosion?
After two years of pandemic, COVID-19 is spreading again at full speed due to the highly contagious omicron variant. But despite everything, the hope remains that the coronavirus will become in 2022 an endemic disease with which humanity will learn to live. The waves of contagion follow one another and resemble one another, with their […]
Israel tests fourth dose of COVID vaccine, awaits authorization from ministry
Updated on 12/27/2021 08:54 am An Israeli hospital administered the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday to a test group, as the country considers authorizing the measure for vulnerable populations in a bid to overcome an increase in infections driven by the omicron variant. The study of the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat […]
Xi’an outbreak triggers biggest daily increase in cases in China in 21 months
A regrowth of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in the city china of Xian, whose 13 million people have been under strict confinement since Thursday, has triggered the daily increase of cases in China to its maximum in the last 21 months despite the harsh prevention measures applied by the country. The city of Xian, capital of […]
All about the new pills against COVID-19
Updated 12/26/2021 12:52 pm People sick with COVID-19 They have two new pill treatment options that they can take at home as soon as symptoms appear. The challenge is to get tested, get a prescription, and start taking the pills as soon as possible. US regulators cleared Pfizer’s pill, Paxlovid, and Merck’s molnupiravir last week. […]