Updated on 11/29/2021 11:11 am The omicron variant is “highly transmissible“And requires a”urgent action”The G7 health ministers warned on Monday after an emergency meeting called by London. “The international community faces the threat of a new highly communicable variant of COVID-19, which requires urgent action”The ministers said in a joint statement after the meeting. “Ministers […]
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Many speculations and few certainties regarding omicron variant
The variant omicron opens a new page in the coronavirus crisis? It’s too early to tell, scientists say, after days of speculation about the real risks of this virus mutation. COVID-19 that worries the world. “I hope we can address omicron with empiricism, prudence and humility instead of with speculations like those of the last […]
WHO warns that omicron variant represents “a very high risk” for the world
The new omicron variant of the coronavirus presents “a very high risk” for the world, warned the World Health Organization (WHO), in parallel with the increase in the number of countries where it has been detected, a situation that has made the G7 meet of urgency during the day. “Given the mutations that could give […]
WHO: omicron variant reminds us that the situation is still dangerous
The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stressed today that the global emergency due to the new omicron variant of the coronavirus it shows that the global health crisis “is not over” and the situation “continues to be dangerous and precarious.” “It is one more reminder that although some think […]
Ómicron: what is known about the new “variant of concern” of the coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared this Friday that a new mutation of the coronavirus it is a “variant of concern.” The variant, which was called the omicron, was reported to the WHO for the first time from South Africa on November 24, according to the BBC. Formerly known as B.1.1.529, it was also identified […]
COVID-19: ‘omicron’ is the new variant with the highest risk of reinfection, warns WHO
The group of experts of the World Health Organization (WHO) met this Friday to analyze the impact of the new variant of the coronavirus detected in South Africa determined that it is a “risk variant”, Possibly more contagious, and baptized it with the Greek letter omicron. The WHO recognizes that some of the new mutations […]
WHO: it will take “several weeks” to better understand the new variant of COVID-19
Updated on 11/26/2021 09:16 am The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that it will take “several weeks”To understand the level of transmission and virulence of the new variant of the coronavirus B.1.1.529 and advises against restricting travel for now. However, WHO experts, responsible for monitoring the evolution of COVID-19, must determine this Friday if the […]
Vaccines have saved 470,000 lives among people over 60 in Europe
Vaccines against COVID-19 have saved around 470,000 lives among those over 60 years of age in Europe, according to a study released by the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO). The study, which does not include the lives saved by vaccinating people under 60 years of age or by the indirect effect of […]
WHO studies new variant of coronavirus with multiple mutations
Updated 11/25/2021 12:54 pm Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) are analyzing with South African colleagues the new variant discovered of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, which raises concern about the high number of mutations it has developed. “It is a variant to follow, and it is worrying”, Highlighted in a meeting with Internet […]
WHO stresses that next week is crucial to achieve a pandemic treaty
The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, highlighted the crucial importance of next week’s assembly to negotiate an international treaty to prepare for future pandemics, and called on governments to strive to achieve it. “The current chaos of this pandemic shows that the world needs a global agreement that establishes […]