The leading US epidemiologist, Dr. Anthony Fauci will step down at the end of the year from his positions at the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and as the White House’s chief medical adviser, he announced Monday. “Although I am stepping down from my current positions, I am not […]
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The data on the Centaurus variant of the coronavirus
As countries await the subsidence of COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron or BA.5 variant, researchers worldwide are on the lookout for what’s next. A sub-variant of the Omicron called the BA.2.75 or Centaurus rose rapidly in India. Some scientists are sounding the alarm, while others say the variant is unlikely to spread widely. In […]
A. Xanthos: The government is arbitrarily and undocumentedly changing the record of covid deaths because it does not suit them
“Every time the pandemic is in full swing and the paradoxically high number of daily deaths puts our country in the worst position in Western Europe, the Minister of Health, Mr. Pleuris, brings back the issue of changing the current way of recording covid-related deaths,” he says The Head of Health of SYRIZA PS, Andreas […]
Biden’s health condition is improving – Responding to coronavirus treatment
The condition of US President Joe Biden, who was diagnosed positive for Covid-19, has improved since yesterday, his personal doctor announced today, in a letter released by the White House. “Symptoms have improved,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor said, adding that the 79-year-old Democratic president was in tenths (37.4) on Thursday night but responded well to the […]
Biden tests positive for Covid-19 – He started the antiviral pill Paxlovid
LAST UPDATE: 20.50 US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19. The White House made the relevant announcement on Thursday afternoon (Greece time). The 79-year-old US head of state, who is fully vaccinated with four doses, is showing “very mild symptoms”, according to the press representative of the US Presidency, Karine Jean-Pierre. Mr. Biden […]
Anthony Fauci plans to retire by the end of Biden’s term
Dr. Anthony Fauci plans to retire by the end of President Joe Biden’s current term, the administration’s top infectious disease expert told CNN on Monday. Anthony Fauci, who serves as Biden’s chief medical adviser and has served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for decades, clarified, however, that he does […]
China – Corona virus: 598 new cases of Covid-19 announced by the authorities
China’s health authorities today announced 598 new cases of coronavirus in the previous 24 hours, including 167 with symptoms of the disease Covid-19 and 431 asymptomatic. In comparison, one day earlier 691 new cases were recorded – 154 with symptoms of Covid-19 and 537 asymptomatic. No new cases were reported in Beijing for the second […]
Japan: Authorities warn of rapid rise in cases
Japanese authorities warned today that covid-19 appears to be spreading rapidly in the country and asked citizens to be extra vigilant ahead of the holiday weekend and summer school holidays. Japan has recently seen a rapid rise in cases, at levels that correspond to the peak of the previous wave at the beginning of the […]
Italy: Nearly a million Italians test positive for coronavirus – Many hospital ‘Covid wards’ reopen
According to the data of the Italian Ministry of Health, the inhabitants of the country who are currently positive for the coronavirus amount to 929,000. In recent days, their number shows a continuous upward trend. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 18,610,011 people have been infected with the virus in the country, and 168,425 have […]
France: The country records a large increase in Covid-19 cases
The number of new cases of Covid-19 in France announced today by the health authorities jumped to 147,248, recording an increase of 54% more than a week ago, against the background of the “seventh wave” of the epidemic in Europe. This is the highest level of infection diagnosed in the country since the end of […]