As misinformation about covid-19 continues to flourish, more and more parents in the US are questioning whether other vaccines are necessary for their children, and more and more adults are choosing to avoid them. Because the politicization of covid-19 vaccines has come to fuel the anti-vaccine movement, helping to reduce the number of vaccinations against […]
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Italy: Active cases of coronavirus exceeded one million
The number of so-called active cases of the new coronavirus surpassed one million again on Sunday in Italy, following its rapid spread over the past two weeks. As recently as June 17, Italy measured fewer than 575,000 cases. Yesterday, the number reached 1.01 million, or in other words a 75% increase in 16 days. According […]
Deutsche Welle: What (didn’t) work from the anti-pandemic measures?
A Committee of Experts evaluated the measures and found that the mask works. But the lockdown is only conditional. For the closing of the schools he referred to another committee. In Germany, the restrictive measures, if one excludes the mask on public transport, in clinics, hospitals, etc., have been abolished, without of course meaning that […]
Eurobank: The budget deficit of the pandemic is decreasing
The Greek economy is in the process of reducing the budget deficits created by the pandemic, a course necessary to contain the financing costs of the Hellenic Republic and to cultivate positive expectations for the medium-term dynamics in terms of real growth, the weekly bulletin “7” Eurobank, on the occasion of the monthly execution data […]
Moody’s Analytics: Inflation, ECB, energy and pandemic lead to eurozone recession
Her Eleftherias Kourtali The eurozone was still fighting the threat from COVID-19 when Russia invaded Ukraine. While the risk of a pandemic has eased, at least for now, the two together create a very bleak outlook for the eurozone, according to Moody’s Analytics. In the basic scenario of the house, the eurozone will be able […]
USA: Nearly 330,000 children became infected with the coronavirus within 4 weeks
Nearly 330,000 children in the United States have been confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus in the past four weeks, according to the latest report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the National Association of Pediatric Hospitals, released Monday. Nearly 68,000 pediatric cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection were reported in the […]
Coronavirus: Mandatory use of mask for domestic flights resumes in Pakistan
Pakistan’s aviation authority has made it mandatory to use a mask on domestic flights following a gradual increase in the number of coronavirus cases across the country, it said in a statement. The order came a day after the announcement by the country’s largest city, Karachi, that the positive rate had risen to 21% compared […]
UN: Cannabis use increased by legalization, but also lockdowns due to coronavirus
The United States, which has legalized cannabis use, appears to be seeing an increase in regular use, and COVID-induced snoring has had a similar effect, increasing the risk of depression and suicide, according to a current UN report. Cannabis is the most widely used drug in the world and its use is increasing, while cannabis […]
Africa: Coronavirus cases exceed 11.77 million
The number of officially recorded cases of the new coronavirus in Africa reached 11,770,537 on Sunday night, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC) announced. According to data collected by the ACDC, the African Union’s public health service, the death toll from the pandemic across the continent has reached 253,994 dead. South Africa […]
Ireland: Alarming increase (almost 34%) in coronavirus hospital admissions
The Irish health authorities announced Monday night that 606 patients with COVID-19 are being treated in hospitals across the country, an increase of 153 cases – or 33.77% – compared to last week, which has increased the pressure on the health system. According to Colm Henry, an Irish National Hospital’s health official, the increase in […]
