Monkeypox outbreak in Portugal and WHO alerts. Photo: © Rosa Pinto – The disease monkeypox is caused by the monkeypox virus is spreading to many countries. data of World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that 80 cases of this smallpox (monkeypox) had already been reported by 11 countries, as of May 20, including Portugal, where the … Read more
The ‘Servir o Benfica’ movement reacted this Monday to the statement sent by the chairman of the General Assembly of the eagles, António Pires de Andrade, who said on Sunday he was waiting for the green light from the General Directorate of Health [DGS] to schedule the Extraordinary General Meeting, pointing out that it will … Read more
Question asked by Lucienne on 04/19/2020 Hello, Masks intended for the general public should play an important role in the post-containment period. In any case, this is what the various speeches by the authorities seem to indicate in recent days. To start with that of the President of the Republic, on March 16, which suggested … Read more
First glimmer of hope on the Cov2 treatment front. While 2,000 patients infected with Cov2 are in France engaged in clinical trials to test the possible benefit of existing drugs or molecules, the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) has just made public, for “ethical reasons “, the preliminary but promising results of a study on … Read more
It was the world before, the time of a certain carelessness, of the miracle in public. That evening, Tuesday, February 18, Pastor Samuel Peterschmitt is still joking. On the stage at the back of the worship hall, the fifties with salt and pepper hair, relaxed in blue shirt and jeans, wanders microphone in hand. Like … Read more
In the space of a few hours, dozens of pharmacists in the Grand-Est region received the same phone call. At the end of the line, a man introduces himself as the assistant to Professor Jérôme Salomon, director general of public health and figure in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic. His voice imbued with gravity, … Read more
It was a month ago. An eternity since the Covid-19 turned time upside down. This Wednesday, March 4, the seven main candidates for mayor of Paris are debating for the first time on a television set. We are talking about social housing, garbage collection and greening, but already, the new coronavirus invites itself in the … Read more
We only talk about her, we believe strongly. And in this second week of general confinement, while France now has 860 dead (186 more in twenty-four hours) and more than 2,000 patients in intensive care, chloroquine is on the verge of being presented as the miracle cure against the coronavirus, and the grumpy would delay … Read more
Does France have enough protective masks to cope with the wave of coronavirus cases? While the country has been confined since Tuesday and the epidemic has already killed 450 people in the territory, the question is on everyone’s lips. In recent days, testimonies are pouring in on tense situations, even shortages, to equip professionals in … Read more
The changeover to phase 3 (maximum health alert threshold) of the Chinese viral pneumonia epidemic is just a matter of days. Despite efforts by health authorities to contain it since the end of January, the Covid-19 is actively circulating far beyond clusters (grouping of cases linked by a chain of contamination) identified in the Oise … Read more