Tag: Pirola

• Wednesday, December 27th 2023 - 10:25 UTC

  Covid-19: Pirola strain detected in Argentina

  

  Argentine health authorities Tuesday confirmed the first case of the JN.1 strain of the SARS-Cov-2 virus, also known as Pirola, which has been labeled a variant of interest (VOI) by the World Health Organization (WHO) last week.

• Wednesday, December 20th 2023 - 09:28 UTC

  Covid-19: WHO labels Pirola a Variant of Interest

  

  The World Health Organization Tuesday (WHO) warned that in addition to COVID-19, other respiratory diseases such as influenza, RSV, and common childhood pneumonia were on the rise and advised people at risk to take precautionary steps.

• Monday, December 18th 2023 - 09:58 UTC

  Covid-19: First Pirola case confirmed in Ecuador

  

  Ecuadorian authorities confirmed Sunday the detection of the first case of the so-called Pirola variant (BA.2.86) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in a woman in Quito, who has been reported to be stable and “receiving outpatient treatment at home,” according to a statement from the Health Ministry, which is carrying out an epidemiological follow-up and monitoring of the patient.

• Wednesday, December 6th 2023 - 10:18 UTC

  Encore of “tripledemic” feared in California

  

  Health authorities in the US State of California have reported a surge in the number of cases of Covid-19, flu, and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). In response, residents have been urged to get vaccinated in a move to avoid the potential collapse of the sanitary network where an encore of last year's “tripledemic” is feared.