The emergence of the omicron variant is sparking a scramble for COVID lateral flow tests, to try to ensure safe Christmas parties and family gatherings. The UK is grappling with a supply shortage of these faster and cheaper tests, known in the US as rapid tests, after health officials said last week that they are […]
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US to provide free COVID test as omicron spreads around the world
The United States announced on Tuesday that it will distribute millions of free COVID tests in the face of the advance of the omicron variant, which has forced several governments around the world to reimpose restrictions in the face of the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Washington also assured that it will donate more than […]
Europe studies new restrictions as omicron spreads around the world
European countries were evaluating new travel restrictions on Tuesday given the rapid spread of the omicron variant around the world days before Christmas, sowing chaos in travel plans and causing confusion in financial markets. Omicron infections are multiplying rapidly in Europe, the United States and Asia, including Japan, where there were at least 180 cases […]
Ómicron: How are Facebook and other companies preparing to combat the variant of the coronavirus?
The omicron variant of the coronavirus, cataloged by the World Health Organization (WHO) of “high contagious risk”, it spreads very quickly in the world, which would compromise the return to face-to-face work of many large companies that have been forced to strengthen their arsenal anti-COVID-19 and delay the return to the offices. Google, for example, […]
Omicron and vaccines: what is the degree of immunity of those vaccinated according to initial studies?
Updated on 12/19/2021 02:27 pm Preliminary data, among a multitude that is being collected around the world, indicates that there is a reduction in immunity against the omicron variant among those who have the initial full vaccination schedule (two or one dose, depending on the vaccine received) or who have passed the COVID infection, the […]
COVID certificate may cause an increase in vaccination, according to study
The introduction of the digital COVID certificate has caused an increase in the demand for preparations among the citizens of countries that had lower-than-average vaccination coverage, according to a study published this Monday by The Lancet. The research, developed by the Leverhulme Center for Demographic Science at the University of Oxford (United Kingdom), examined data […]
Britain raises coronavirus threat level
Updated 12/12/2021 02:30 pm The British government raised the country’s official coronavirus threat level on Sunday, warning that the rapid spread of the omicron variant has pushed the UK into risky territory. The medical directors of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland noted that the emergence of the new highly transmissible strain “adds additional and […]
New Zealand: A man was vaccinated against COVID up to 10 times in a single day
Updated 12/12/2021 09:44 am New Zealand health authorities are investigating a man who was vaccinated against Covid-19 10 times in the same day, local media reported. The New Zealand Minister of Health, Astrid Koornneef, noted that “are taking seriouslyThe case, although it did not mention the place where the events occurred. The man, who allegedly […]
Income of informal workers is 36% lower than before the pandemic
Informal workers they receive 64% of the income they received before the pandemic of COVID-19, that is 36% less than before the health crisis, according to a global study carried out by the association Women in informal employment: globalizing and organizing (Wiego, for its acronym in English). The investigation called Informal Economy and COVID-19 reveals […]
The omicron variant is already in almost 60 countries, but mild cases abound
A total of 57 countries have already detected cases of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, although many of them without symptoms or mild, highlights the World Health Organization (WHO) in a report where it warns about the high possibility of reinfection that it seems to have the new strain. The organization’s weekly epidemiological […]