The displacements for the Lunar New Year were the protagonists of life in China on Tuesday, which expects millions of trips despite the restrictions due to the outbreak of COVID-19 with an eye on the Winter Olympics, which will begin on February 4 in Beijing. . The zeal of the authorities is especially intense before […]
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Ómicron reaches important Chinese political and economic centers
The omicron variant first reached China’s political, financial and technological hubs, putting pressure on the country’s response to the more transmissible variant as it waits for the Winter Olympics to begin in less than three weeks. China has detected locally transmitted omicron infections in Beijing, the capital; Shanghai, the financial center; and Guangdong, where the […]
Omicron variant of COVID-19 affects hospitals in South America
The variant omicron of coronavirus that begins to spread throughout South America is putting pressure on hospitals whose employees are taking sick leave, leaving facilities understaffed to deal with the third wave of COVID-19. A major hospital in Bolivia’s largest city has stopped accepting new patients due to lack of staff, and one of Brazil’s […]
Science sees the evolution of COVID with hope, but does not lower its guard
Scientific and pharmacological experts, including the American epidemiologist Anthony Fauci, were cautiously optimistic at the Davos Forum today about the evolution of the pandemic with the omicron variant, although they agreed that it is early to conclude that COVID-19 has “ flu-ridden”. “An endemic coronavirus, which no longer paralyzes societies, is possible”, but “this case […]
Moderna would have specific vaccine data for omicron in March
Updated on 01/17/2022 11:51 am Moderna Inc.’s vaccine candidate against the omicron variant of the coronavirus will enter clinical development in the coming weeks, and the company expects to be able to share data with regulators around March, CEO Stephane Bancel said. “The vaccine is running out and should be in the next few weeks. […]
Ómicron: What to do if a person you live with tests positive for COVID-19?
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The probability that all people will become infected with COVID-19 at some point increases; and it is that, given the increase in cases due to omicron and other variants, it is quite difficult for someone to evade the virus. While countries of America They are already going through their third wave, Europe It has already […]
Scientists: omicron will not be the last worrying variant
Get ready to learn more Greek letters. Scientists warn that the dizzying spread of omicron all over the world practically guarantees that it won’t be the last worrying variant of the coronavirus. Each infection offers an opportunity for the virus to mutate, and ómicron has an advantage over its predecessors: it spreads much faster despite […]
Omicron is less serious even for the unvaccinated, according to study
The omicron variant of the coronavirus causes less severe disease than the delta variant, even in those who are not vaccinated or who have not had a previous COVID-19 infection, according to a study from South Africa’s Western Cape province. The research in the region where Cape Town is the capital compared 11,609 patients from […]
Ómicron leaves almost empty shelves in US supermarkets.
“It’s not as dramatic as last Sunday, but there are still a lot of empty shelves,” says Justin Toone, a regular supermarket customer, disappointed. The pandemic continues to affect supply chains and many supermarkets in U.S face product shortages. “For several days in a row, there were no fruits or vegetables in this Giant (the […]
Has the omicron peak arrived? Experts do not dare to end the wave of variant in Europe
The surge in coronavirus cases caused by the omicron variant may have peaked in some parts of Europe, but doctors say the impact will continue to be felt across the region and hospitals remain at risk of facing a flood. from income. Health experts and politicians warn against complacency, saying it is still unclear whether […]