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WTO updates note on trade in medical goods in the context of Covid-19

Published on: December 16, 2021
19:13

Geneva, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Trade in medical goods maintained solid growth in the first half of 2021, according to an updated note released on Thursday by the World Trade Organization (WTO).

UNSG calls for global cooperation to speed up Covid-19 vaccination

Published on: December 16, 2021
17:31

United Nations, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Arguing that the world cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoordinated way, the UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres on Thursday urged all governments to take pressing steps in the coming days to vaccinate 40% of the world's population before the end of 2021.

Some 83.9 percent of Cubans with complete Covid-19 vacciantion scheme

Published on: December 16, 2021
13:31

Havana, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Some 9,388,653 Cubans (83.9 percent of the population) have received the complete vaccination schemed against Covid-19, the Health Ministry (MINSAP reported on Thursday.

Cuba reports four Omicron contagions

Published on: December 16, 2021
13:08

Havana, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported on Thursday that as a result of the sequence studies carried out to date, four imported cases have been detected with the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes the Covid-19.

Study on Cuba’s Soberana Plus vaccine continues in Italy

Published on: December 15, 2021
12:07

Rome, Dec 15 (Prensa Latina) Italians who volunteered for a clinical study on the Cuban-made Soberana Plus vaccine took part in the second phase of the project, developed by scientific institutions from both countries, in the city of Turin on Wednesday.

Covid-19 causes more hunger in Europe, Central Asia – FAO

Published on: December 14, 2021
19:21

United Nations, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) Undernourishment and food insecurity are today among ravages caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe and Central Asia, according to a FAO´s report.

Omicron spreading faster than any other strain: WHO chief

Published on: December 14, 2021
17:47

Geneva, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) chief said on Tuesday that the new omicron strain of coronavirus has been confirmed in 77 countries and is spreading faster than any previous variant.

Cuba reports 58 new Covid-19 cases and no deaths

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Published on: December 14, 2021
13:09

Havana, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported on Tuesday that in the last 24 hours 58 people were detected with Covid-19, 83 patients were discharged from hospitals and no one died.

Cuba develops vaccine to fight Omicron before the end of 2021

Published on: December 13, 2021
22:53

Havana, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Cuba could have the first prototype of the Soberana Plus vaccine to fight Omicron variant of Covid-19 ready before the end of 2021, Cuban scientists said Monday.

Nasal vaccines may aid fight new Covid-19 viral variants

Published on: December 13, 2021
22:28

Washington, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) The results of studies by researchers at Yale University have demonstrated how intranasal vaccination can provide broad-based protection against heterologous respiratory viruses in mice, while systemic immunization, which used an injection to elicit body-wide protection, does not.

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