After accomplishing more than 225,000 thousand molecular tests by private reference laboratories on the island; he Puerto Rico Public Health Trust (PRPHT), a program of the Trust for Science, Technology and Research of Puerto Rico (FCTIPR) together with the Puerto Rico Department of Health, warned on Tuesday about the reflected increase in positive cases of … Read more
The report of the Health Department reported one death and 182 additional unique positive cases to COVID-19 on the island. Of the 182 additional unique positive cases, 173 results were obtained through serological tests and nine through molecular tests. These results bring the number of unique positive cases to 1,757, which is broken down into … Read more
Puerto Rico has a growing population of older adults. Alzheimer’s disease was the fourth leading cause of death in Puerto Rico for 2017. According to the 2015 Puerto Rico health report, there were some 32,303 reported cases of people with Alzheimer’s who were 65 years of age or older by 2013. Dr José Carrión-Baralt professor … Read more
The Secretary of Health, Lorenzo González Feliciano reported on Friday night that they will review the COVID-19 statistics, as a consequence of the report published by the Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI). “The Health Department keeps updating and validating the data we receive daily on all reported cases. Following a statistical analysis, it is important … Read more
Dr. Muguette Isona, along with Dr. Alex Cruz, explained the plasma transfusion process for a COVID-19 positive patient on Friday. “The plasma process, the plasma transfusion that began in the Municipality of San Juan is a process that began several weeks ago, approximately a month, when we diagnosed the first positive patient. Thereafter, we begin … Read more
Bad news about the COVID-19 epidemic in Puerto Rico came this morning as a bucket of cold water: the Health Department has been incorrectly reporting data on infections on the Island for the past four weeks. The Secretary of Health, Lorenzo González, recognized today the Investigative Journalism Center (CPI) that the agency he heads has … Read more
He Health Department confirmed on Wednesday morning that the COVID-19 coronavirus deaths on the island totaled 51 and the number of positive cases rose to 974. According to the agency’s dashboard, this represents six new deaths from the disease and 51 new cases that tested positive for the virus. San Juan, Guaynabo and Bayamón They … Read more
Due to the extension of the curfew on the island and taking into account the opinion of the health experts regarding the appropriate measures to avoid the spread of COVID-19, the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) announced that it will culminate this academic semester remotely, using alternative platforms and methods supported by technologies, as reported … Read more
World Health Organization (WHO) warned people Tuesday not to believe versions that drinking strong alcoholic beverages will help combat coronavirus COVID-19. The agency’s European office said “fear and misinformation have spawned a dangerous myth that high-concentration alcohol consumption can kill the virus that causes COVID-19. It does not.” He warned that alcohol consumption always represents … Read more
Large numbers of people violated an order to stay home in Colombia to attend the funeral of a well-known criminal arrested in December on extortion charges, who died of a heart attack on Sunday while being transferred to another jail. In videos published on social networks on Tuesday, more than 200 people could be seen … Read more