24 December 2021 Archives

Children hospitalized with Covid-19 in U.S. hits record number

Published on: December 24, 2021
20:02

Washington, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The number of children hospitalized in some US states increased along with the spread of omicron, a variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that has nowadays caused 73% of Covid-19 cases reported in the United States.

Japan approves new Merck Covid-19 pill

Published on: December 24, 2021
19:45

Tokyo, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) Japan´s Health Ministry has approved today an oral Covid-19 drug developed by the US pharmaceutical firm Merck & Co, making it the first such pill to be used in the country.

Nicaragua receives 800,000 Sinopharm doses from China

Published on: December 24, 2021
19:36

Managua, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) Nicaragua on Friday received 800,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses sent by the Chinese government so as to continue its vaccination campaign against Covid-19, according to Nicaragua´s Health Ministry Martha Reyes.

Climate change´s droughts, floods put rice output at risk

Published on: December 24, 2021
18:49

Washington, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) Droughts and floods caused by climate change are putting global rice production at risk, according to the US weekly ScienceNews.

U.S. to lift travel curbs on eight African countries

Published on: December 24, 2021
18:22

Washington, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The United States will lift travel bans imposed last month on eight African countries as it sought to slow the fast-spreading Covid-19 omicron variant, the White House said Friday.

Physical activity can protect against fatty liver associated diseases

Published on: December 24, 2021
16:15

Washington, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) A study revealed that regular exercise can also help protect human beings from fatty liver associated diseases, the Molecular Metabolism journal reported Friday.

Fidel Castro and Christmas Eve 1959 with Cuban charcoal makers

Published on: December 24, 2021
16:13

Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) On December 24, 1959, there was intense activity in Soplillar, an area named after the abundance of the soplillo tree in this wetland, south of the western Cuban province of Matanzas.

Mechanical ventilation promotes lung metastasis

Published on: December 24, 2021
16:05

Washington, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) A team of researchers warned that mechanical ventilation (MV) can induce lung stroma/tissue milieu changes, creating a favorable microenvironment for postoperative lung metastatic tumor establishment.

Hundreds of US flights canceled on Christmas Eve due to omicron surge

Published on: December 24, 2021
16:04

Washington, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) United, Delta and other US airlines have canceled nearly 600 Christmas Eve flights as a surge in omicron variant of Covid-19 cases impacts their staff, the airlines said.

Ambassador to the UN highlights Cuba’s prowess facing the pandemic

Published on: December 24, 2021
15:51

United Nations, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The permanent representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Pedro Luis Pedroso, today highlighted the feat of the island's people, who this year managed to successfully control the Covid-19 pandemic.

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