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The incidence of

continues to decline in Spain, and stood at 1,142.13 cases per 100,000 inhabitants this Tuesday, compared to the 1,244.44 reported on Monday by the Ministry of Health.

The death toll, on the other hand, remains worrying: in the last 24 hours, 310 people died of

.

The

and the communities meet again this afternoon to analyze the evolution of the sixth wave of

, whose constant decline has led some to think about making quarantines even more flexible, eliminating them in schools and even starting to consider withdrawing of masks in classrooms.

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Catalonia will propose today to the Ministry to eliminate school quarantines by Covid

The

of the

will propose today at the meeting of

eliminate school quarantines from the next day 21.

The

and the communities meet again this afternoon to analyze the evolution of the sixth wave, whose constant decline has led some to think about making quarantines even more flexible, eliminating them in schools and even beginning to consider withdrawing the masks in classrooms.

On the agenda of

, the Minister of Health and the councilors have, in addition to the approval of the minutes of previous meetings, their usual review of the vaccination campaign and the epidemiological situation, which continues in clear decrease in all indicators.

For this reason,

yesterday reiterated its willingness to eliminate school quarantines due to

as of February 21, although it hoped to be able to do so in coordination with the rest of the communities and the central government.

Reports Efe

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9.25

Cantabria keeps most of its pandemic indicators down

Cantabria

has lowered the risk of contagion by

to level 2 (medium) at its

traffic light and keeps most of the pandemic indicators down, although two vaccinated men, aged 56 and 66, have died, which raise the total deaths to 763.

According to data provided by the Ministry of Health, 383 new cases have been registered in the region, compared to 360 the previous day.

However, the accumulated incidence at 14 days drops to 1,469 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, 137 less than Monday, while at 7 days it is at 496 infections after dropping 56. Efe reports

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7.56

The EU will throw away almost twice as many Covid vaccines as it will donate to Africa

The

, a platform of organizations in favor of universal access to drugs, denounces that by the end of February the

(

) will have thrown away almost double the dose of the vaccine against

of which he will have donated by that same date to

.

Through a statement, the Alliance explained this Wednesday that, according to its calculations, the

Member States will have disposed of 55 million unused doses by the end of this month, a figure that will almost double the 30 million doses that the Twenty-seven have donated to

so far in 2022.

Given this situation, the platform considers that "Europe has betrayed Africa", accuses the

of "hoarding" vaccines and blames the community club for having blocked the possibility that drugs against

are also manufactured on African soil.

All these complaints come the day before a summit between the

and the

begins in

, which will bring together leaders of the countries of both continents on Thursday and Friday, in meetings where, among other things, they will discuss on

management .

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In search of the perfect dose to generate immunity against Covid in the little ones

The vaccine committee of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was scheduled to meet this Monday to evaluate the available data on the use of the

vaccine in children under five years of age, the only of age where immunization is not yet licensed.

However, the regulatory agency decided last Friday to postpone the meeting until it had more data on the possible usefulness of the vaccine in this age range.

Specifically, before making a decision on the authorization of the product in

, the body wants to wait for more information on the efficacy of a

in this age group.

The results of the clinical trials that are being carried out in this regard are expected to be available in April.

Read the complete information of Cristina G. Lucio

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Health and the communities meet again with the backdrop of Covid quarantines in the background

The

and the communities meet again this afternoon to analyze the evolution of the sixth wave of

, whose constant decline has led some to think about making quarantines even more flexible, eliminating them in schools and even starting to consider withdrawing of masks in classrooms.

On the agenda of

, the Minister of Health and the councilors have, in addition to the approval of the minutes of previous meetings, their usual review of the vaccination campaign and the epidemiological situation, which continues in clear decrease in all indicators.

Reports Efe

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7.21

Weekly Covid cases drop 19% in the world, but deaths rise

The largest global wave of contagion from the pandemic, which began last November due to the emergence of the omicron variant, continues to decline after reaching its peak in January, with a 19% decrease in cases of

last week, although the deaths continue to rise, 4% in the period studied.

As the weekly epidemiological report of the World Health Organization (WHO) showed on Tuesday, from February 7 to 13,

were confirmed on the planet , which meant the second consecutive week of decreases in infections, but the 74,000 deaths marked the sixth week of increase in fatalities.

More than half of the cases registered in the week occurred in Europe (9.5 million, 16% less than in the previous seven days), while in America 3.2 million were registered, a decrease of 32%, and in

.

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7.21

Disney parks in Orlando stop requiring masks for those vaccinated

The Disney amusement parks in Orlando (Florida, USA) will stop requiring masks from people who are fully vaccinated against

as of February 17.

The company updated its website on Tuesday, where it indicates that as of Thursday, face masks will be optional, both indoors and outdoors, for those over 2 years of age who have their complete vaccination schedule.

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