A top World Health Organization official said Tuesday that misinformation about Covid-19 and vaccines is keeping people from getting the shots, driving an increase in cases around the world. “In the last four weeks or so, the amount of misinformation that is out there seems to be getting worse, and I think that’s really confusing for the general public,” Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical … [Read more...]
Managing COVID-19 importation risks in a heterogeneous world
In 18 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 4 million deaths worldwide. The stringent control measures implemented to mitigate its impact on health and health-care systems have been associated with major costs for society, devastating whole economic sectors such as the international travel and tourism industry. Mass vaccination campaigns with vaccines that are safe and effective … [Read more...]
French navy to take oxygen to Caribbean islands hit hard by COVID-19
The French armed forces are sending 100 tons of oxygen to the embattled island of Martinique, as the French regions in the Caribbean are enduring a strong fourth wave of COVID-19 infections. The oxygen supplies will be "available at the end of the week," said the country's defense minister on Monday. The supplies are being taken to Martinique by the French navy, as the situation remains … [Read more...]
Caribbean Islands Enacting Strict Curfews, Martinique Asking Visitors To Go Home
COVID-19 is surging in the Caribbean, leading several island nations to impose new restrictions on visitors and residents alike. The most drastic move is taking place in Martinique, where tourists were advised to leave the island “immediately.” “The situation is extremely serious,” French Overseas Territories Minister Sebastien Lecornu said of both Martinique and Guadeloupe. “There are … [Read more...]
Virus slams Cuba as it races to roll out vaccines
The COVID-19 pandemic is slamming Cuba like never before, even as the country races to roll out its home-grown vaccines – the only locally-developed shots being widely used in Latin America. The island had seen far fewer infections that most other Latin American nations over the first year or so of the disease, imposing strict quarantines, isolating the infected and shutting down its tourism … [Read more...]
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