COVID

CDC endorses Covid-19 booster shots for all adults

Published on: November 20, 2021
13:12

Washington, Nov 20 (Prensa Latina) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday announced today that all US citizens over 18 will be permitted to get extra doses.

Most of the Cuban people vaccinated against Covid-19

Published on: November 20, 2021
11:44

Havana, Nov 20 (Prensa Latina) About 80.4% of the Cuban population (8,991,195) is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the Public Ministry (MINSAP) reported Saturday.

Cuba reports 287 new Covid-19 cases, three deaths

Published on: November 20, 2021
11:36

Havana, Nov 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Saturday reported 287 new positive Covid-19 cases, totaling 960,472 infections, and three deaths, the Public Ministry (MINSAP) confirmed.

Stillbirths are higher in pregnant women with Covid-19 – ACDC study

Published on: November 19, 2021
19:48

Washington, Nov 19 (Prensa Latina) Pregnant women who had Covid-19 when they delivered their babies were almost twice as likely to have a stillbirth as healthy women who did not have Covid, according to a new Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study released Friday

Austria to go into full lockdown as Covid-19 cases surge

Published on: November 19, 2021
19:34

Vienna, Nov 19 (Prensa Latina) Days after Austria imposed a lockdown on the unvaccinated Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced a full national Covid-19 lockdown that would last a maximum of 20 days and there would be a legal requirement to get vaccinated from February 1, 2022.

Florida passes local bills for clash with Biden over vaccine rules

Published on: November 19, 2021
00:05

Washington, Nov 19 (Prensa Latina) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took a step closer to a high-profile clash with the Biden administration over Covid-19 rules by passing legislation that would slap fines on employers with vaccination mandates, also barring schools from requiring students to be vaccinated or to wear masks.

France´s Covid-19 cases top 20,000 per day for second time

Published on: November 18, 2021
18:46

Paris, Nov 18 (Prensa Latina) France on Thursday reported as many as 20,000 Covid-19 cases for the second time, which confirmed the country´s fifth Covid-19 wave.

Covid-19 pandemic affecting women’s reproductive health

Published on: November 13, 2021
00:10

London, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) A group of researchers revealed that the psychological burden of Covid-19 pandemic impacted 56% of participants -with significant changes to women´s reproductive health, the UK Endocrinology Society reported.

Covid-19 pandemic generated 8 million tons of plastic waste: study

Published on: November 13, 2021
00:05

Washington, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) The Covid-19 pandemic has generated over eight million tons of plastic waste globally, with over 25,000 tons of it entering the oceans, according to a study published on the Proceedings journal of the National Academy of Sciences.

Foreign Minister highlights Cuba’s opening as a national celebration

Published on: November 12, 2021
14:29

Havana, nov 12 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez considered on Friday that the opening of the country planned for November 15 is a moment of national celebration and a tribute to health workers in Cuba.

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