Updated on 12/21/2021 04:08 am With the Christmas At stake, governments around the world are on the lookout for the omicron variant of the coronavirus. Britain’s leading nurses union warned that fatigue and increased cases of coronavirus among staff members it is pushing them to the limit, adding pressure on the government to impose new […]
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Latin America, faced with the challenge of consolidating its growth in 2022
Latin America in 2022 faces the challenge of consolidating its economy, currently in recovery after the crisis caused by the coronavirus, with a minefield mined by inflation, social and political instability and the impact of a pandemic still unchecked. To a greater or lesser degree, but always present, these three issues are transversal in all […]
WHO adds data analysis and AI to fight covid-19
Just days after Chikwe Ihekweazu took over the reins of the new pandemic intelligence center in the World Health Organization, a new highly mutated variant of the coronavirus appeared on scientists’ radar. Omicron incited countries to close their doors to southern Africa and threatened to widen an already worrying gap in access to vaccines. Now […]
Yanapay Peru voucher: see in this link who gets paid TODAY, December 19
The Yanapay Peru Bonus is a subsidy delivered by the Government of Pedro Castillo and is distributed nationwide. It is intended for the most vulnerable families in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and in a situation of monetary poverty. This financial aid can be collected through digital wallets, bank accounts and mobile banking. Likewise, […]
Contagions, vaccines and variants: this is how the world faced its second year of pandemic in 2021
2021 was a challenging year in terms of global health. COVID-19 settled during this period bringing with it new variants that put the population of the five continents on alert. In more than 90% of countries, deaths caused by the coronavirus doubled and, in some cases, even tripled. Scientific efforts to combat this pandemic continue […]
Pandemic in the Americas was “undoubtedly worse” in 2021, says PAHO
Updated 12/15/2021 12:53 pm The COVID pandemic in the Americas was “undoubtedly worse” in 2021, when the region recorded three times as many infections and deaths as the previous year, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said Wednesday. PAHO Director Carissa Etienne said at a press conference that the second year of the pandemic marked […]
WHO Says Booster Doses May Help Pandemic If Distribution Is Fair
Updated on 12/14/2021 02:25 pm Booster vaccines can play a role in slowing the spread of COVID-19 as long as the people most in need of protection also have access to the injections, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. “It is a question of prioritization. The order is important. Giving […]
Johnson faces conservative rebellion in Parliament over omicron
The scandal-ridden Boris Johnson government defended its new restrictions on the omicron on Tuesday, ahead of a high-stakes vote in Parliament where dozens of irate Conservative MPs could rebel against a weakened prime minister. Johnson announced measures last week to limit the spread of the new variant of the coronavirus, which is advancing at high […]
The world is ill-prepared to prevent another pandemic
Updated on 12/13/2021 06:00 am While the world’s overall readiness score on the 2021 Global Health Security Index is not particularly good, it is noticeably worse in the prevention category, according to Statista. The global average score for preventing the emergence or release of pathogens is only 28.4 out of 100, as 113 countries show […]
US Sanctions El Salvador and Guatemala Officials for Corruption Linked to COVID
Updated on 12/09/2021 12:36 pm The United States Department of the Treasury on Thursday sanctioned government officials and companies it accused of corruption, including officials in El Salvador and Guatemala involved in their countries’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thursday’s action targeted 15 individuals and entities in various countries in Central America, Africa and Europe, […]