COVID-19

The European Commission has proposed this Thursday to extend for a year the covid digital certificate, also known as covid passport. In particular, the Commission wants to extend its use until 30 June 2023, to ensure that travellers can continue to use this document when travelling between the countries of the European Union. A decision that comes despite the good progress of vaccination campaigns in most countries (although not in […]

The Royal Decree to end the mandatory use of masks against coronavirus in exteriors will be approved by the Council of Ministers next Tuesday. Thus, it will enter into force from its publication in the BOE, which could take place from Wednesday, February 9. As early as Thursday, Health Minister Carolina Darias announced that the end of the obligatory mask in exteriors was near and that the evolution of coronavirus […]

Denmark has taken a momentous decision: they remove coronavirus restrictions. It will no longer be necessary to wear a mask, nor will the bars have limited capacity, and they have reopened nightclubs and nightlife. It is the first country in the European Union (EU) to take such a decision. The authorities consider that omicron does not imply a "danger" to their health or to the inhabitants, although the Nordic country […]

Pfizer has applied to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for authorization for its coronavirus vaccine in children under 5 years of age. If the organism gives the green light, the vaccine may be available this month. The US authorities are considering the possibility of the emergency use of the anti-vine drug for weeks in the face of the increase in infections in children. In fact, nearly two […]

A significant part of the Spanish population, more than 40%, has already received the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the latest data published by the Ministry of Health. Of this percentage, many have reported common symptoms such as fever, discomfort, headache, and diarrhea after the third dose. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explained the reason: After the complete schedule of two vaccines, our body […]

Well, the curve isn't flattening. After last Tuesday the incidence of coronavirus in the Marina Alta fell for the first time in the sixth wave, in the last three days it has risen again by almost 200 points. That is because of the 2,382 new infections in the region according to the latest update from the Health Ministry. Right now, 7,378 people are suffering from the disease, another record number […]

The percentage of people who are reinfected by coronavirus by the omic variant of COVID-19 is increasing in recent weeks. Precisely, the report made by the Imperial College of London confirms that with the African variant, the infection after recovery is five times greater than with the Delta. Those who are not vaccinated against coronavirus and those who are sanitary are the population groups that are most exposed to the […]

Last Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) indicated that omicron could mean the end of the pandemic. However, it also warns that it is very likely not to be the last variant and that care must be taken. In recent days, a new variant of omicron called BA.2 has been detected in several countries. The name 'stealth' comes because it is able to avoid and sneak away from traditional mutation […]

Although the high rates of contagion of COVID-19 caused by omicron continue to cause concern, the WHO is sending a message that this variant, which is expected to infect 60% of Europeans by March, could end the coronavirus pandemic. In the words of the Professor of Microbiology at the University of Navarra: "probably in this sixth wave the number of infected will exceed ten million COVID-19 infections, which indicates that […]