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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.

Nearly 100 billion dolars stolen from Covid-19 relief programs

Published on: December 23, 2021
17:13

Washington, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) A minimum of nearly billion has been stolen from government Covid-19 relief programs set up to help businesses and people who lost their jobs due to the pandemic, according to the US Secret Service.

What makes the omicron variant so strange and surprising

Published on: December 23, 2021
16:23

London, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) The omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, discovered just a few weeks ago, is poised to dominate key antibody treatments in the first tests, according to an article published in the Nature British journal.

UK: 119,789 Covid-19 cases reported in highest daily figure

Published on: December 23, 2021
16:04

London, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) The United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday reported a maximum of daily positive Covid-19 cases, with 119,789 new infections, while assuring those omicron-infected people are less likely to result in severe disease and hospital admission.

Cuba ranks 9th regionally in Covid-19 cases and deaths

Published on: December 21, 2021
20:51

Havana, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is currently rating 9th at the regional level in confirmed cases, deaths and fatality rate since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

Omicron now dominant variant in Denmark, says health minister

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Published on: December 21, 2021
17:36

Copenhagen, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) Danish health authorities reported on Tuesday 13,558 Omicron cases and 17 deaths in just 24 hours, recognizing it is the predominant variant in the country.

U.S. could report 1 million Covid-19 cases per day

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Published on: December 20, 2021
15:22

Washington, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) Outgoing National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins on Monday warned the United States could clock 1 million Covid-19 infections per day if US citizens do not take coronavirus precautions.

Airbus sees hopeful signs for airlines

Published on: December 20, 2021
00:15

Brussels, Dec 20 (Press Latina) Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said that aircraft increasing demands is a signs that companies in the sector are recovering from the Covid-19 crisis.

Dominican Republic prepares donation to support Cuba’s health care

Published on: December 19, 2021
15:14

Santo Domingo, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban residents in the Dominican Republic, friends of Cuba and solidarity institutions are preparing another shipment of donations for the health sector in Cuba.

Diet-based mitigation, vaccination may be used to fight Covid-19

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Published on: December 17, 2021
17:34

London, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) A healthy diet and vaccination can help mitigate the burden of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes Covid-19, a study by the University of Guadalajara, Mexico confirmed Friday.

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