The World Health Organization (WHO) asked this Saturday to China more detailed information on the situation of the COVID-19after Beijing reported nearly 60,000 deaths linked to the disease in a month. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for “a more detailed chronological breakdown of the data by province”in a telephone conversation with Ma Xiaowei, […]
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WHO insists that China does not give complete figures on deaths from COVID-19
The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, assured this Wednesday that China is not giving complete figures on their deaths from COVID-19 in the current outbreak that it suffers, which makes it impossible to know the true scope of the disease, even on a global level. “11,500 COVID-19 deaths were […]
US extends COVID public health emergency
The Department of Health of USA extended the status of the pandemic on Wednesday COVID-19 as a public health emergency until April, allowing millions of people in the country to continue receiving tests, vaccines and treatments. The emergency was first declared in January 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic began, and has been renewed every quarter […]
Pharmaceutical companies ask that the patents of anti-COVID treatments be maintained
Negotiations for a possible suspension of patents for anticovid treatments and tests that are held within the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO) must be abandoned, defended this Wednesday the director general of the main global federation in the sector, Thomas Cueni . In statements during a press conference organized by the Association of […]
RSV, the “tripledemia” virus that puts babies at risk in America
Several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean continue to report a high number of cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the main cause of severe respiratory infections in children under one year of age, while in the United States the situation is beginning to stabilize after the saturation of its pediatric units, regional health […]
EU and NATO unite in the face of competition from China and threats to infrastructure
The European Union (EU) and the NATO will expand their cooperation in the face of increased geostrategic competition, mainly from China and to better protect its critical infrastructures in the context of the Russian war in Ukraine, with the signing on Tuesday of a new joint declaration that underlines that the Alliance is “essential” for […]
China imposes retaliation for COVID-19 on South Korea and Japan
Chinese consulates in South Korea will stop issuing short-term visas for visits, business, tourism, medical care, transit and personal affairs from Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy in Seoul said in a statement. The suspension will be adjusted if South Korea removes its “discriminatory entry restrictive measures” directed at China, he added. Beijing also stopped issuing visas […]
China’s central bank to increase financial support for domestic demand
The central bank of China and the main banking regulator said on Tuesday that they will increase financial support for the domestic supply and demand system to support the economy, while ensuring stable and orderly financing for the real estate sector. The People’s Bank of China and the Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission of China […]
WHO supports the use of masks on long flights due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant in the US.
Countries should consider advising passengers to wear masks on long-haul flights to counteract the last subvariant omicron of COVID-19 Given its rapid spread in USAofficials said on Tuesday World Health Organization. In Europe, the XBB.1.5 subvariant is being detected in small but increasing numbers, WHO officials for Europe said at a news conference. Passengers should […]
China removes Pfizer’s COVID drug from national list
Chinese health authorities refused to put the Pfizer-developed COVID-19 drug on a national reimbursement list that would have allowed patients to get it at a cheaper price across the country, saying it was too expensive. Paxlovid, an oral drug developed by New York-based drugmaker Pfizer, has been in high demand in China since the country […]