The Covid-19 pandemic was responsible for the deaths of 13 to 17 million people worldwide by the end of 2021, a much higher number than the officially recorded deaths, according to a new World Health Organization estimate released today. These numbers give a more realistic picture of the catastrophic – immediate and indirect – consequences […]
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Spain: Tourist arrivals increased eightfold in March
Spain welcomed 4 million tourists in March, more than eight times more than in the same period last year, after most of the pandemic-related restrictions were lifted, the country’s statistics office (INE) said today. Foreign tourists spent 5.07 billion euros while vacationing in the country in March, compared to just 544m euros a year earlier, […]
China: Strict measures against COVID-19 lead European companies to consider transfer of investments
China’s strict zero-case pandemic policy has led to a sharp drop in confidence among European companies operating in the country as supply chains run into problems, corporate revenues fall and staff leave the country. announced today the European Chamber of Commerce in China. European companies in China are seeking to relocate their investments to other […]
Covid, the masks for private work remain
The masks remain in private workplaces. Companies choose caution (the employer is responsible for safety) and the social partners follow the indication. The security protocol for combating Covid in the workplace of April 2021 remains active until mid-June. This protocol precedes the mandatory use of masks “in all cases of sharing work environments, indoors or […]
Indoor Masks: Why Italians Didn’t Really Say Goodbye
“I continue to use it, for safety, at least in closed places.” The answer is almost always this to the question asked to those who still wear the mask in places where there is no longer the obligation from May 1st. The indoor masks they are no longer mandatory everywhere, but not all Italians have […]
Covid, because some people have not yet become infected
There are those who have had the whole family positive, yet never results in a molecular or rapid test? Maybe he did it too early or too late? Yet with the simplicity of home or pharmacy testing, it is difficult to escape a diagnosis from Sars-CoV-2. The Guardian he put together some hypotheses so, after […]
Chile-Covid-19: Country reopens land borders after three years
Chile has announced that it is reopening 22 land border crossings that had been closed since March 17, 2020 with Argentina, Bolivia and Peru due to the coronavirus epidemic. Only goods could pass through these crossing points, which were closed to human traffic. “Today, Sunday, May 1, border traffic will be normalized,” said the Chilean […]
Bill Gates: Danger to a more contagious and deadly COVID-19 mutation
The need to create a team of international experts, from epidemiologists to computer model makers, to quickly identify global health threats and improve coordination between countries, Bill Gates said in an interview with the Financial Times, warning that more investment is needed. avoiding a new pandemic The founder of Microsoft, who in 2015 first publicly […]
China continues its fight against Covid as the virus embargo hits the economy
Beijing to close gyms and movie theaters during Labor Day holidays . China’s economic activity shrank sharply in April as a series of padlocks to curb the rapidly spreading virus shut down factories and blocked supply chains, according to data released yesterday. This followed last week ‘s sweeping commitments by the country’ s top leaders […]
Italy: From today the Italians take off the masks in many interiors
As stipulated by the relevant decision of the Draghi government, from today the Italians are no longer obliged to wear protective masks indoors, except for certain exceptions. More specifically, masks are no longer needed in all businesses, including cafes and restaurants. The same goes for workplaces, but the recommendation “to cover the mouth and nose” […]
