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CECMED authorizes to use phase-II trial with CIGB2020 candidate

Published on: August 12, 2021
07:36

Havana, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuba´s Center for State Control of medicines, Equipment and Medical Devices (CECMED) on Wednesday authorized the start of a phase-II clinical trial with the vaccine candidate CIGB2020, seeking to stimulate the immune response against acute respiratory infections.

Blood donations to treat Covid-19 patients in Cuba

Published on: August 3, 2021
13:55

Havana, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Blood donations in Cuba are a priority to increase the production of a plasma-based formula against Covid-19, which is used to treat seriously ill patients, an official reported on Tuesday.

Deaths from drug overdose increase in the US

Published on: July 14, 2021
16:57

Washington, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) Over 93,000 people died in the United States in 2020 due to drug overdoses, according to reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

DNCD seizes 456 drug packages in Dominican Republic

Published on: May 13, 2021
07:49

Santo Domingo, May 13 (Prensa Latina) The National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) seized 456 cocaine packages at a farm in Las Galeras municipality, in Samaná province, located in the northeast of the country.

YouTube removes Bolsonaro video on chloroquine to treat Covid-19

Published on: April 21, 2021
08:07

Brasilia, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) YouTube has removed from its platform Tuesday a video on which Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro recommended patients with Covid-19 symptoms to use ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine.

Cuba neutralizes international drug trafficking operation

Published on: April 16, 2021
14:32

Havana, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) Cuban border troops neutralized a dangerous international drug trafficking operation that was transporting 929.32 kg of marijuana to the north of the western province of Guantanamo, Granma newspaper reported on Friday.

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