Bolivia’s Health minister tests positive for COVID-19
LA PAZ – Bolivian Health Minister Eydi Roca has tested positive for the coronavirus, President Jeanine Anez said on Sunday. “My support for the Minister…
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New flu virus found in Chinese pigs with a potential of a “pandemic”
BEIJING – A new flu virus found in Chinese pigs has become more infectious to humans and needs to be watched closely in case it…
Managing an Epidemic Within a Pandemic
By Devika Agarwal While COVID-19 has made the headlines every day over the past two months, services for tuberculosis (TB), one of the oldest diseases in the…
COVID-19 pandemic yet to peak in the Americas, warns WHO
GENEVA – The coronavirus pandemic has yet to peak in the Americas, the World Health Organization warned yesterday, as it said global infections were likely…
Exploding cases of Covid-19 in Chilean copper mines, claim workers’ union
SANTIAGO – Unionized copper mine workers in Chile asked to be included in a dialogue between companies and the government to address the exploding coronavirus…
Chile reports 5,596 new cases, 173 new deaths from COVID-19
Ross Brown/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Chile’s Ministry of Health on Thursday stated that in the last 24 hours 173 people died, reaching a…
Chile exceeds 1,000 deaths, Coronavirus cases close to 100,000
SANTIAGO – Chile’s Ministry of Health on Sunday reported a total of 1,054 deaths from COVID-19, while the number of infected persons accumulated in the…
Black Death and Coronavirus: a brief general comparison
Gonzalo Díaz Ponce The Black Death (or Bubonic plague) devastated Europe between 1347 and 1351, and it killed more lives than any war or other…
COVID-19 may never go away, warns WHO
GENEVA – The novel coronavirus may become another just another virus in the world community like HIV infection, and may never go away, a senior…
In Victory Against Polio, Hope for the Battle Against COVID-19
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – For much of the 20th century, summer was “polio season,” and people were accustomed to seeing swimming pools and movie theaters closed…