The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients is reaching record levels in the United States as cases caused by the omicron variant skyrocket. COVID-19 hospitalizations rose 165% to an average of 830 daily admissions of people under 17, compared to the week ending Dec. 26, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease […]
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Nasal or saliva test: which discard better detects the omicron variant of COVID-19?
Updated on 01/13/2022 12:05 pm Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, test analyzes have been essential to detect positive cases of contagion; however, with the arrival of the omicron variant, the demand to acquire these tests increased globally. Whether through testing serological, molecular (PCR) or antigenic, there is still doubt as to which of […]
Can cigarette smoke spread COVID-19?
Updated on 01/13/2022 10:08 am COVID-19 infections are on the rise, the world’s health networks have reported that in the last 24 hours there were almost 3.4 million cases in a context that the omicron variant has become the dominant one. The authorities seek to slow this trend with preventive measures to avoid exposure to […]
COVID-19 breaks out in Argentina, but nothing stops vacationers
During the summer holidays, Argentina is listed as the Latin American country with the highest number of new COVID-19 infections. But without a higher incidence of mortality, the beaches have been filled with tourists eager to leave the bad times of the quarantine behind. Mar del Plata, a traditional summer destination on the Atlantic coast, […]
Ómicron: how long does it take for a patient to stop infecting?
In most of the world, the cases of COVID-19 infections have increased, especially after the arrival of omicron, the new variant of the virus. The spread of omicron it was rapid and, so far, it appears that the symptoms are less severe than other variants. According to the BBC, now with the anticovid vaccines, people […]
By omicron, employees would rather quit than go back to the office
Updated on 01/13/2022 05:21 am Workers were more uncomfortable returning to the office in the first week of the year, making it more likely that they would consider quitting if their employer required them to do so, a sign that companies’ efforts to get their employees to work from The office, amid a surge in […]
Study in the US shows that patients with omicron are hospitalized less and for less time
A preliminary study of U.S in almost 70,000 people positive for COVID-19 showed a substantially reduced risk of hospitalization and death from the omicron variant even after controlling for increasing immunity levels in the population. People infected with omicron were half as likely to be hospitalized, about 75% less likely to need intensive care, and […]
WHO says COVID-19 deaths remain despite boom in omicron cases
The number of new coronavirus infections in the last week rose by around 55%, although the number of deaths remained stable, the World Health Organization (WHO) indicated in its latest report on the pandemic. In the weekly report, the United Nations health agency documented some 15 million new COVID-19 cases last week and more than […]
We could all get COVID, but the key is when
By Faye Flam January 2022 is one of the worst possible times to contract COVID-19. That’s not just because hospitals are dangerously crowded, but because after nearly two years of gradually learning more about SARS-CoV-2, the omicron variant has caused scientists and doctors to slip back into a state of ignorance. and assumptions. Tests and […]
COVID-19: how Israel is dealing with the omicron wave
Israel, facing a wave of COVID-19 due to the very contagious omicron variant, has decided not to confine, offer a fourth dose of vaccine and appeal to the “responsibility” of its citizens. The Hebrew state closed its borders after the discovery at the end of February of the first case of omicron. But it reopened […]