The COVID-19 pandemic is still hitting the world and has brought not only human and economic losses, but also changes in the way people move. In Peru, as of July 2021, the electric train moved -on average- 239,508 passengers per day, 54.74% less than that registered in February 2020, when 529,173 passengers mobilized per day […]
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Should everyone get a coronavirus vaccine booster? The experts are divided
USA should in a few days generalize access to booster vaccines against coronavirus beyond the immunosuppressed, the elderly and high-risk sectors. In the context of resurgence of infections, many scientists believe the time is right for change, although some have expressed doubts, as the original vaccines still hold up well against severe cases of the […]
BCRP: formal employment grew 1.7% compared to pre-pandemic levels
The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP) reported that total formal employment nationwide had an increase of 1.7% in September 2021 compared to September 2019. Likewise, the BCRP reported that the number of private jobs in the formal sector registered a increase in September of 0.4% in relation to the same month in 2019, this […]
China’s anti-COVID ‘app’: weapon to restrict dissidents’ travel?
The anti-COVID health code on Chinese lawyer Xie Yang’s cell phone changed from normal green to dangerous red shortly before he set out on a trip to Shanghai to visit the mother of Zhang Zhan, a now-incarcerated woman who reported from Wuhan of the early stages of the pandemic. The color change prevented Xie from […]
European Union lifts entry restriction for travelers from Peru
Updated on 11/19/2021 02:45 pm The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported this Friday that the European Union decided to recommend that its member states lift the restrictions for travelers from Peru, a measure that had been imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a release, Torre Tagle reported that the Council of the […]
The effectiveness of all anti-COVID measures, a puzzle for scientists
What measures are the most effective against COVID-19? After almost two years of pandemic, and a tangle of studies and essays, it is difficult to compare, according to a vast recently published compilation study. “We still lack excellent quality results on SARS CoV-2,” the virus that causes COVID-19, “and on the effectiveness of public health […]
The coronavirus generates the same anguish everywhere
Fear of infection. Loneliness. Concern for health. When the coronavirus Crossing borders at the onset of the pandemic, calls to special hotlines providing information or assistance recorded strikingly similar concerns in every corner of the globe, from China to Lebanon, from Finland to Slovenia. An analysis of 8 million calls to hotlines from 19 countries, […]
Fauci Says Booster Vaccines For All Key For US To Reach COVID-19 Endemic Level
Updated on 11/16/2021 06:19 pm America’s top infectious disease official, Dr. Anthony Fauci, stated that it is possible that the COVID-19 be reduced next year to an endemic disease from the current great health crisis if the country increases vaccination rates. Booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines are vital to get to that point, Fauci said […]
73% of people in the world prefer flexible work after the pandemic, according to a survey
The pandemic COVID-19 accelerated the movement of the digital revolution and became the largest experiment in the history of the job. According to a study carried out by The Work Trend Index in 31 countries, and with a sample of more than 30,000 respondents, 73% responded that they prefer the flexible work, that is to […]
Ecuador authorizes the mandatory face-to-face return to classes from Monday
Updated on 11/16/2021 05:00 pm As of November 22, 1.8 million students in elementary schools and colleges in Ecuador They will begin the mandatory face-to-face return to the classrooms, while the Ministry of Health announced that by the end of the year 85% of the Ecuadorian population will have been immunized. The Special Operations Committee, […]