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COVID cases in Americas hit highest level on record: PAHO
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID cases in Americas hit highest level on record: PAHO

Al Jazeera  

Health systems across the region are feeling the strain of a rapid rise in cases and hospitalisations linked to Omicron. New COVID-19 infections in the Americas have reached their highest level since the pandemic began, health officials said, as the highly contagious Omicron variant is now the predominant strain in the region. During a weekly virtual news briefing on Wednesday, …

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Latest COVID updates: US blasts China over cancelled flights
2 years, 11 months ago

Latest COVID updates: US blasts China over cancelled flights

Al Jazeera  

COVID news from January 12: Biden administration warns it could act in response to China’s cancellations of US flights. 12 Jan 2022 - 16:45 GMT ‘Every corner’ of Americas is seeing increases in COVID cases: PAHO Coronavirus infections are increasing in every country in the Americas and the Omicron variant has been detected in nearly every nation in the region, …

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Covid Cases Surge in North America, Decline in South America, Says Health Agency
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid Cases Surge in North America, Decline in South America, Says Health Agency

News 18  

COVID-19 infections have risen by a third in North America over the past week, due to surges in the United States and Canada, where new infections have doubled in the province of Alberta, the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday. The United States is reporting more than 100,000 new daily infections for the first time since January and hospital …

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Amid Delta surge, PAHO to increase vaccine access in the Americas
3 years, 4 months ago

Amid Delta surge, PAHO to increase vaccine access in the Americas

Al Jazeera  

More than 1.3 million COVID-19 cases and 19,000 deaths were reported in the Americas during the past week, PAHO says. More than 1.3 million COVID-19 cases and 19,000 related deaths were reported in the Americas during the past week, PAHO officials said. Meanwhile, the US government said Wednesday that it will deliver nearly 837,000 Pfizer vaccines to Caribbean nations as …

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Continued increase in COVID cases and deaths in LatAm: PAHO
3 years, 10 months ago

Continued increase in COVID cases and deaths in LatAm: PAHO

Al Jazeera  

Officials said the new Brazil variant, as well as two others, have spread to 20 countries in the Americas. “Last week, over 1.8 million people in the Americas became sick with COVID-19 and more than 47,000 died as a result,” PAHO Director Carissa Etienne said in a briefing. “Nearly every country in South America has reported a rise in COVID-19 …

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