COVID

WHO supports deal to improve global access to Covid-19 testing techs

Published on: June 16, 2022
17:16

Geneva, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday supported a new agreement signed to speed up manufacture and international sale of Covid-19 serological antibodies.

26 Democrats call on Biden to expand vaccine cooperation with Cuba

Published on: June 16, 2022
16:45

Washington, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) A group of House Democrats is currently urging US President Joe Biden´s administration to further soften sanctions against Cuba to aid distribution of Cuba´s home-grown Covid-19 vaccines worldwide.

WHO rules out acceptable level of Covid-19 deaths

Published on: June 14, 2022
17:57

Geneva, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday deep-sixed the present acceptable level of Covid-19 deaths and asked not to close one's eyes to the current pandemic.

Covid-19 pandemic stress impacts ovulation

Published on: June 13, 2022
18:33

Washington, Jun 13 (Prensa Latina) Life disruptions and the stresses of the Covid-19 pandemic led to disturbed ovulation with decreased progesterone durations or levels, according to a study.

WHO confirms over 700 acute childhood hepatitis cases

Published on: June 8, 2022
17:16

Geneva, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom on Wednesday reported that over 700 cases of unexplained acute childhood hepatitis in 34 countries and that 112 are under investigation.

PAHO chief calls for immunization gaps to be closed for all vaccines

Published on: April 25, 2022
17:45

Washington, Apr 25 (Prensa Latina) The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr. Carissa F. Etienne on Monday reiterated the need for more efforts in the Americas to increase vaccination campaigns, especially against Covid-19.

Some 89.7 percent of Cubans with complete Covid-19 vaccination scheme

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Published on: April 19, 2022
13:19

Havana, Apr 19 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) reported on Tuesday that 9,932,971 Cubans, accounting for 89.7 percent of the country's population, have received the complete vaccination scheme against Covid-19.

Volkswagen resumes car production in China

Published on: April 19, 2022
00:30

Berlin, Apr 19 (Prensa Latina) The German automaker Volkswagen reported the gradual resumption of its production in Changchun, northeastern China, after paralyzing it as a result of confinements due to Covid-19 outbreaks.

New Covid-19 variant Deltacron has been detected in Australia

Published on: April 9, 2022
11:47

Canberra, Apr 9 (Prensa Latina) Australian health authorities on Saturday announced the detection of a new variant of Covid-19, Deltacron, which is a hybrid of two previous strains.

WHO urges to speed up actions to protect human health

Published on: April 6, 2022
18:52

Geneva, Apr 6 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday issued a pressing call for accelerated action by leaders and all people to preserve and protect health and mitigate the climate crisis as part of an “Our planet, our health” campaign marking the organization’s founding day, which falls at a time of heightened conflict and fragility.

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