COVID

Cuba reports 866 new Covid-19 cases

Published on: October 29, 2021
10:45

Havana, Oct 29 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Public Health Ministry reported today 866 new infections with the SARS-Cov-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, and four deaths in the last hours.

Japan announces lifting health restrictions

Published on: October 29, 2021
00:15

Tokyo, Oct 29 (Prensa Latina) The Japanese government decided to lift the attendance limit of 10,000 people to large events as of November 1, as new cases of Covid-19 are constantly decreasing throughout the country.

PAHO promotes new goals to reduce salt intake

Published on: October 28, 2021
18:23

Washington, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Thursday promoted new goals to help countries in the region of the Americas reduce daily intake of less than 5 g of salt per day and per person.

Covid-19 infections, deaths dropping across the Americas

Published on: October 27, 2021
18:24

Washington, Oct 27 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 44% of people in Latin America and the Caribbean have completed their Covid-19 immunizations, thanks largely to donations, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Assistant Director Jarbas Barbosa said Wednesday.

Cuba receives donation from Japan, UNICEF to fight Covid-19

Published on: October 27, 2021
18:11

Havana, Oct 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's national health system will benefit from a nearly million project to strengthen health capacity to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ending Covid-19 is an urgent priority

Published on: October 27, 2021
17:00

Geneva, Oct 27 (Prensa Latina) One of the most pressing global priorities is to put an end to Covid-19, according to a new book by the Global Governance Project supported by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Cuba’s Abdala vaccine candidate hits 40 million doses

Published on: October 27, 2021
16:46

Havana, Oct 27 (Latin Press) Cuba has been able to produce 40 million Abdala vaccine doses, a figure described as a milestone for the Cuban science, the CIGB reported Wednesday.

UN reaffirms need for transformative recovery

Published on: October 26, 2021
18:18

United Nations, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) The 76th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday reaffirmed the need for recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic as one of largest and potentially most transformative the world has ever undertaken.

South Korea pledges more cooperation with ASEAN to distribute vaccine

Published on: October 26, 2021
14:24

Seoul, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) South Korea will provide five million dollars to a regional fund to help Southeast Asian countries increase their immunization rates, President Moon Jae-in announced on Tuesday.

Cuba: 95 percent of children receive first Covid-19 vaccine dose

Published on: October 26, 2021
13:33

Havana, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) The head of the vaccination program at the Health Ministry, Lena Lopez, reported on Tuesday that 1,808,312 Cuban children, accounting for 95 percent, have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

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