The new cases of Covid-19 soared this Saturday in Chile and they exceeded the barrier of 4,000 infections, with 4,380 new infections detected in 24 hours, the highest figure since last June 27. In the last week, new cases nationwide increased by 78% and only 3 of the 16 regions of the country decreased new […]
Tag: Omicron
Ómicron could mark the end of the pandemic, according to study
Updated on 08/01/2022 04:22 am A study of patients infected with COVID-19 at a large hospital in the South African city where the first outbreak of the omicron variant was recorded showed a wave of infection that moved with “unprecedented speed” and caused illness much milder than the previous variants. That could be an indication […]
The world exceeds 300 million cases of COVID-19 and fights against omicron
The official number of cases of COVID-19, undoubtedly underestimated, surpassed the barrier of 300 million on Friday, at a time when all countries fight against the spread of the variant omicron and increase vaccination campaigns According to the AFP’s calculation based on official balances, at least 300′042,439 cases of infection have been diagnosed since the […]
How does the Omicron variant work and how can we protect ourselves from it?
Updated on 07/01/2022 09:18 pm The variant omicron it seems to have come into the world to expand very quickly. Almost the entire planet is alert to the number of infected COVID-19, as well as the lethality of this new strain. Under this premise, the National Institute of Health made it clear that the omicron […]
To face omicron, a booster dose of Pfizer or Moderna is required, according to study
Updated on 01/07/2022 12:29 pm A study conducted by researchers at the Ragon Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital (United States) has confirmed that a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna or Pfizer is needed to provide immunity against the omicron variant of SARS-CoV- two. The research results have been published in the journal […]
Ómicron slows the economic rebound in the eurozone; inflation touches all-time highs
Economic confidence in the euro zone fell more than expected last month, while inflation hit another record, indicating that the economy is under further stress as rising coronavirus infections force governments to tighten restrictions. At a time when infections are breaking almost daily records as the omicron variant spreads across Europe, growth is likely to […]
COVID-19: infections exceed 300 million in the world
The number of COVID-19 infections registered around the world reached 300 million this Friday, a number that scientists believe could be much higher, due to the number of cases that are not reported. According to the independent count carried out by Johns Hopkins University, with data collected from different official sources, the number of known […]
WHO considers it a mistake to qualify the omicron variant as “mild” because it is also killing
The omicron variant of the COVID-19 is killing people in the world and therefore should not be classified as “mild”, said the World Health Organization (WHO). The head of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, recalled that the high number of cases caused by omicron, more contagious than the previous delta variant, has caused pressure on […]
WHO: deaths from COVID-19 continue to decline despite the “omicron tsunami”
Global cases of COVID-19 increased 70%, a percentage never seen before, in the past week from December 27 to January 2, but deaths from the disease fell 10% in that period, according to the published epidemiological report. today by the World Health Organization (WHO). Last week there were 9.5 million confirmed infections, a figure that […]
COVID-19: omicron continues to spread brilliantly around the world
The omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to spread like wildfire around the world, causing record numbers of new daily infections that force closures and new restrictions to be decreed when the pandemic is about to be completed for two years. On Wednesday, the United States, the most mourning country in the world with more […]