Boris Johnson and António Guterres discuss increased vaccine production
Lusa - International - 17/02/2021
New cases of covid-19 decreased 16% last week
AFP - International - 17/02/2021
The number of new cases of covid-19 recorded in the world decreased by 16% last week, to 2.7 million, announced the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday night (16)
The number of new deaths reported has also decreased 10% from the previous week, according to the WHO…
Clandestine parties gather more than 10,000 people in São Paulo
Band - Brazil - 16/02/2021
Streets taken by people without masks, crowded and with no respect for life. This was the weekend in São Paulo, in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and with Carnival canceled.
In total, the Metropolitan Civil Guard task force dispersed 13,000 people in the city…
North Korea tried to hack Pfizer systems
AFP - South Korea - 16/02/2021
North Korean hackers tried to break into the systems of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to find information about the vaccine and treatments for the coronavirus, media reported on Tuesday, citing South Korean intelligence.
The National Intelligence Service (NIS)…
Bill Gates' plan to avoid the crisis that will kill five times more than the covid
Diário de Notícias - Portugal - 15/02/2021
Tomorrow, around the world, Bill Gates’ book is released which brings together many years of research on climate change and the experience of being one of the main technological innovators of the 20th century. Keeping the Earth from ending is the goal.
It is…
Time to wear a better mask, experts say
AFP - USA - 10/02/2021
As new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus spread, experts say it’s time to consider using a medical-grade respirator, or wearing a surgical and cloth mask together
Scientists have agreed for some time the main way the virus is spread is through the air…
Virus team visits China lab as poorer nations get vaccine boost
AFP - International - 04/02/2021
International experts on Wednesday inspected a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan that some US officials had suggested was the source of the coronavirus, as plans were firmed up to distribute vaccines to poorer nations
The World Health Organization-backed Covax scheme said it…
Mexican president says he has Covid-19
AFP - International - 25/01/2021
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Sunday that he was infected with the coronavirus, but said his symptoms were mild
“I regret to inform you that I am infected with Covid-19. The symptoms are mild but I am already undergoing medical…
Brazil awaiting 2 million vaccine doses from India
AFP - Brazil - 22/01/2021
The Brazilian government said Thursday that a shipment of two million doses of the British AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine was finally set to arrive in the country from India.
The delivery Friday would be a much-needed boost to Brazil’s vaccination…
EU member states agree to boost antigen testing
Lusa - Portugal - 22/01/2021
The Member States of the European Union unanimously agreed on Thursday to a recommendation establishing a common framework for the use of rapid antigen tests for Covid-19 and mutual recognition of results throughout the Union.
According to a note released earlier this…
Whole of portuguese health system 'close to limit' due to pandemic
Lusa - Portugal - 18/01/2021
Portugal’s minister of health, Marta Temido, has warned that the country’s entire health system, including the National Health Service (SNS), private and third sectors and all back office structures, is close to its limit as it struggles to cope with a surge in…
