Covid 19

High risk of measles outbreaks warned in a half of the world

Published on: February 22, 2024
10:58

Geneva, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that more than half of the countries are at high or very high risk of measles outbreaks unless urgent preventive measures are taken.

Costa Rica approves monovalent Covid-19 vaccine use

Published on: January 31, 2024
14:18

San José, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) The National Vaccination and Epidemiology Commission of Costa Rica on Wednesday approved to include the monovalent vaccine against Covid-19 in its immunization schedule, official sources reported.

El Salvador has not confirmed new variant of Covid-19

Published on: January 22, 2024
14:28

San Salvador, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Health of El Salvador, Francisco Alabí, said the JN.1 variant of Covid-19 has not been confirmed, although samples are being researched.

Paraguayan hospital beds full of dengue and Covid-19 cases

Published on: January 11, 2024
09:25

Asunción, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay has 80% of its hospital beds occupied by cases of the so-called "co-infection" of dengue and Covid-19, which concentrates both diseases in the same patient, ABC TV reports.

Alert against increase of Covid-19 cases in Bolivia

Published on: January 3, 2024
10:34

La Paz, Jan 3 (Prensa Latina) Bolivians continue today to be concerned about the increase in the number of cases of Covid-19, which in the last week of 2023 reached 1,933 infected, equivalent to 128 percent compared to the previous seven days.

WHO marked August with a Covid-19 surge

Published on: September 1, 2023
14:15

Geneva, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) August marked an increased Covid-19 cases worldwide, reporting over 1.4 million new cases, so it accounted for a 38% surge, as informed by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Italy reports 14,863 new Covid-19 cases in one week

Published on: September 1, 2023
14:01

Rome, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) Italy on Friday reported 14,863 new cases of Covid-19 from August 23 to 30, an increase of 28% compared to 11,606 reported in previous seven days.

Covid-19 hospitalizations rise 40 percent in El Salvador

Published on: August 22, 2023
15:22

San Salvador, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) Hospitalizations due to Covid-19 increased 40 percent in the last three weeks in El Salvador, a source from the medical sector indicated today.

WHO assures that Covid-19 is still a global threat

Published on: August 10, 2023
10:26

Geneva, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 remains a threat, so the World Health Organization (WHO) called on all countries to report cases despite the end of the health emergency, because there is a decrease in the notification of contagions.

Pandemic increased number of girls with premature puberty

Published on: August 8, 2023
01:00

Washington, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The Covid-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, increased the number of girls who reached puberty prematurely, a specialized source informed.

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