After the economic cataclysm of 2020, the recovery of the world economy has been vigorous, but the shortage of essential products, inflation and the health situation caused by COVID-19 raise fears of a slowdown in 2022. A recovery at various speeds From China to the United States, from Europe to Africa, the pandemic paralyzed the […]
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France lifts ban on flights from southern Africa, but with restrictions
Updated on 12/01/2021 09:50 am France will allow flights from ten countries in southern Africa from Saturday but with “drastic” restrictions, since it will only allow French citizens, the European Union, diplomats and cabin crew to disembark. Passengers must undergo a test COVID-19 upon arrival, and they will have to do seven days of quarantine […]
COVID-19 took a toll in the fight against AIDS, says UNAIDS chief
New HIV / AIDS infections and deaths may rise as the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted prevention measures, UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima said. After that, who is also the United Nations Under-Secretary-General, said that during the first phase of the pandemic in particular, fewer people chose to get tested and some dropped out due to […]
WHO sees possible that vaccines reduce their effectiveness against the omicron variant
Updated on 12/01/2021 09:23 am Anti-COVID vaccines could be less effective against the new omicron variant in preventing infection and the development of symptomatic COVID-19, although they seem to maintain their effectiveness against serious forms of the disease, warned the World Health Organization (WHO) . In its weekly epidemiological report, the United Nations, which has […]
Japan suspends flight reservations for omicron variant, which has already arrived in Latin America
Japan suspended on Wednesday for at least a month the new incoming flight reservations to the country, ignoring the WHO recommendation not to prohibit travel due to the emergency of the new omicron variant that has already arrived in Latin America. The appearance of this new variant, apparently more contagious and with multiple mutations, has […]
OECD cuts global growth forecast and warns of omicron risk
The OECD has warned that the COVID-19 omicron variant may be a threat to the global economic recovery and cut its projections for global growth in 2021, advocating for faster distribution of vaccines. The world economy could grow 5.6% this year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development anticipated in its projections (OECD), that is, […]
Traveler from Peru is second contagion by omicron in Japan
Updated on 12/01/2021 07:28 am The Government of Japan confirmed today the detection of the second case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, in a traveler from Peru, and on the same day that the country announced additional border restrictions to try to stop the entry of the pathogen. After identifying the new variant […]
COVID-19: omicron complicates global economic recovery amid new restrictions, Moody’s warns
The emergence of the omicron variant of the coronavirus poses new risks to global economic growth and the outlook for inflation, as concerns about health risks from the variant intensify and several countries have imposed new travel restrictions on countries. last days. These restrictions are likely to increase in the coming weeks until scientists learn […]
The worst thing about omicron, so far, is the uncertainty
Por Andreas Kluth Here we go again … The coronavirus mutated, as we always knew it would, and the new variant, called the omicron, is spreading rapidly. Should we be scared or optimistic? Should we modify our behavior and plans or move on? To answer these questions, we need three pieces of information that we […]
Ómicron: over 60 and vulnerable people should not travel by the new variant, says WHO
Updated on 11/30/2021 03:19 pm General travel bans will not prevent the spread of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, the WHO warned on Tuesday, recommending those over 60 to postpone their travels. In its recommendations, the World Health Organization noted that, until November 28, “56 countries had applied travel measures to try to […]