28 December 2021 Archives

Cuba applies new measures for epidemiological surveillance

Published on: December 28, 2021
21:21

Havana, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's government on Tuesday passed new measures to strengthen border surveillance and increase active research ahead of the increased Covid-19 cases reported in the country.

France reports record 179,807 Covid-19 cases

Published on: December 28, 2021
21:09

Paris, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) The French Public Health Agency (SPF, in French) on Tuesday reported as many as 179,807 new Covid-19 cases, a figure exceeding record 104,611 cases reported three days ago.

Cuban President urges for more municipal autonomy

Published on: December 28, 2021
21:09

Havana, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Tuesday called for strengthening municipal autonomy so that it bears on the transformation of vulnerable communities and citizen involvement.

Russian ambassador to UN rejects recent attack on Syria

Published on: December 28, 2021
20:41

United Nations, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) Russia's alternate permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) Dmitry Polyanskiy on Tuesday strongly rejected recent attack on Syrian Latakia port, while stressing these incidents really trigger more instability in the region.

Costa Rica confirms 14 new Omicron variant cases

Published on: December 28, 2021
20:41

San Jose, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican Institute for Research and Teaching in Nutrition and Health (INCIENSA, in Spanish) on Tuesday confirmed 14 new Omicron variant cases, raising total number to 18.

Nearly 1.5 million arboviral cases in the Americas – PAHO report

Published on: December 28, 2021
18:30

Washington, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Tuesday reported 1,324,108 arboviral cases in the Americas, a decrease of nearly 50% compared to the same period in 2020.

UN representative condemns escalating conflict in Yemen

Published on: December 28, 2021
18:05

United Nations, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Hans Grundberg strongly condemned recent major military escalation in Yemen and called on the warring parties to immediately de-escalate.

England, Wales report record 129,471 Covid-19 cases

Published on: December 28, 2021
18:03

London, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) England and Wales on Tuesday reported 129,471 new coronavirus infections, a record daily tally as Omicron variant cases surge, without yet including data from Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Haiti closes 2021 with over a thousand registered kidnappings

Published on: December 28, 2021
17:06

Port-au-Prince, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) Haiti will close this year with 1,200 kidnappings registered by the Center for Analysis and Research on Human Rights, according to a report released today by the entity.

Covid-19 cases skyrocket in Argentina

Published on: December 28, 2021
16:57

Buenos Aires, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 cases skyrocketed today in Argentina, which registered 33,902 cases in less than 24 hours, while long lines to swab are visible.

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