Updated on 06/01/2022 07:40 am The current wave of cases of COVID-19, associated with the boom in the omicron variant, continues without remitting and has already exceeded the barrier of two million global infections in the last 24 hours, according to provisional figures shown today by the World Health Organization (WHO). The national health networks […]
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The US wants to go back to school despite omicron and the resistance in Chicago
The government of U.S insisted that face-to-face classes should be resumed in schools after the Christmas holidays, despite the multiplication of cases of omicron and the resistance of the teachers in Chicago. The coordinator of the White House response team to the pandemic, Jeff Zients, said that US President Joe Biden “could not be clearer” […]
COVID-19: omicron already accounts for 95% of cases in the US and doubles them in a week
Updated on 01/05/2022 01:45 pm The omicron variant of the coronavirus already accounts for 95% of COVID-19 cases in the United States, where infections have doubled in the last week, health authorities announced. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, in English), Rochelle Walensky, said at the press conference of the […]
Hong Kong closes its doors to eight countries and the world registers an explosion of COVID-19 cases by omicron
The Hong Kong government announced that it prohibits the arrival of passengers from flights from eight countries in order to try to stop the spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19 that causes an explosion of cases in the world. The ban affects flights from Australia, U.S, United Kingdom, Canada, France, India, Pakistan and the […]
Hong Kong closes its doors to eight countries and the world registers an explosion of COVID cases
The Hong Kong government announced on Wednesday that it prohibits the arrival of passengers from flights from eight countries in order to try to stop the spread of the omicron variant that causes an explosion of cases in the world. The ban affects flights from Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, India, […]
Why do so many vaccinated get COVID-19 lately?
Updated on 01/05/2022 04:31 am Why do so many vaccinated people get the COVID-19 lately? There are a couple of factors to consider. One factor is the appearance of the variant omicron, highly contagious, which is more likely to reach people even if it does not cause serious disease. Also, its peak coincides with the […]
Mild omicron infections could finally quell the pandemic
A series of new studies confirmed the positive side of the omicron variant: Even as the number of cases rises to record highs, the number of severe cases and hospitalizations remains unchanged. The data, according to some scientists, would point to a new and less worrisome chapter in the pandemic. “Now we are in a […]
By omicron, counting COVID-19 cases could lose relevance
The explosive increase in coronavirus cases registered in U.S is cause for alarm, but some experts believe that the focus should be on the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19. And these are not increasing that fast. Dr. Anthony Fauci, for example, said on ABC Sunday that since many infections cause few or no symptoms, […]
WHO warns that increased omicron cases could create more dangerous variants
Updated on 04/01/2022 04:34 pm The increase in omicron cases worldwide could increase the risk of new, more dangerous variants appearing, warned the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe. Although omicron is spreading rapidly around the world, it appears to be much less serious than previously feared and has raised hopes that the coronavirus pandemic […]
US CDC estimates that omicron represents 95.4% of coronavirus variants in the country
Updated on 04/01/2022 02:54 pm The omicron variant is estimated to have accounted for 95.4% of the coronavirus strains circulating in the United States since January 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Tuesday. The variant has spread rapidly across the country since its detection on Dec. 1, replacing delta as the […]