Health authorities reported 81,000 new HIV infections in 2023, representing an improvement in efforts to prevent and control the disease in the country. Figures from the National Council for Combating HIV and AIDS, quoted by "Notícias", indicate that of the cases diagnosed, 69,000 were in individuals over the age of 15 and...
The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) said today that the number of cases of infection with Monkeypox, now known as Mpox, has fallen by almost 90% in the last three months globally. However, the organization warns that the virus continues to circulate in various communities and countries. The data was presented by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a...
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that 3.4 million new covid-19 infections have been reported in the last 24 hours, with some stability in the curve of deaths derived from the disease. The new infections are led by the omicron variant and the total number of deaths attributed to covid-19 worldwide is 7,700, about...
The Ómicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is already responsible for 93.2% of infections in Portugal, as a result of a "rapid growth" in December. According to the estimate made this Tuesday by INSA, by January 03, Ómicron had already reached a frequency of 89.6% of the cases of infections recorded in that country. "Since December 06, it has been...
Faced with more than one hundred thousand daily infections, the French government has announced a new package of measures to fight the pandemic. As of January 15 it is mandatory to be vaccinated to enter restaurants, bars, museums, theaters, seminars and trade shows, as well as sports venues. Teleworking becomes mandatory three days a week....
A study conducted by the Leumit Health Servisses Research Institute in Israel identified an increased risk of new coronavirus infections beginning 90 days after the second dose of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines was taken. Thus, the results may justify the possibility of administering a third dose. Nevertheless, the study published in the journal The...