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Montevideo, July 21st 2025 - 04:55 UTC

Tag: SARS

  • Tuesday, July 1st 2025 - 10:32 UTC

    Brazilian State of Goiás declares SARS emergency

    Flu vaccination coverage in Goiás is currently 38.96%

    The Brazilian State of Goiás declared Monday a state of emergency due to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) after the incidence rate pierced the expected cap for seven weeks in a row, with 6,743 cases of SARS, including 1,117 cases of influenza, 306 of Covid-19, 1,486 of respiratory syncytial virus, and 680 of rhinovirus.

  • Saturday, April 26th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Brazil: Fiocruz warns of respiratory diseases surging in 13 states

    The InfoGripe Bulletin also mentioned a nationwide increase in influenza A hospitalizations

    Brazil is experiencing an increase in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) cases, with 13 states and the Federal District at alert, risk, or high-risk levels, according to the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation's (Fiocruz) latest issue of the InfoGripe Bulletin released Friday. Additionally, hospitalizations due to influenza A have increased nationwide, with Mato Grosso do Sul facing a particularly critical situation.

  • Monday, January 27th 2020 - 08:03 UTC

    Deadly China virus impacts on oil prices while safe havens assets rally

    The outbreak of the coronavirus has led China to lock down the epicenter of the disease Wuhan - a city of 11 million people

    Fears over the global economic impact of the deadly China virus sent oil prices plunging more than on Monday to extend last week's sell-off, while safe-haven assets including the yen and gold rallied.

  • Thursday, January 9th 2020 - 09:22 UTC

    WHO growing concern with a possible new coronavirus outbreak in China

    While WHO said it needed more comprehensive information to confirm precisely the type of pathogen causing the infections, it said a new coronavirus was a possibility

    A cluster of more than 50 pneumonia cases in the central Chinese city of Wuhan may be due to a newly emerging member of the family of viruses that caused the deadly SARS and MERS outbreaks, World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

  • Saturday, January 4th 2020 - 08:35 UTC

    More cases in China of a mystery viral pneumonia; fears of a resurgence of SARS

    News of the mystery pneumonia outbreak led to speculation that it might be linked to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, a highly contagious respiratory disease

    China on Friday confirmed more cases of a mystery viral pneumonia that has sparked fears about a resurgence of SARS, the flu-like virus that killed hundreds of people more than a decade ago. The 44 cases, up from the initial 27 announced on Tuesday, include 11 “severe cases”, health authorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan said in a statement.