WHO says asymptomatics should repeat test if positive
The new WHO guidelines for PCR tests recommend that they be used as an aid to diagnosis. “Most PCR assays are indicated as an aid for diagnosis, therefore, health care
EMA and FDA: Covid Vaccine is cleared but not approved. What is the difference?
The FDA has authorised the distribution of the vaccines created by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech in the United States, but has not approved them. “There is no U.S. Food and
Controversial report says Covid-19 has not increased the number of elderly deaths in the US. Figures are the same as in other years
“Covid-19 has not increased the number of deaths of older people in the United States,” and “the percentage of deaths among all age groups remains relatively the same”, before and
Serological study: 1.9% of Portuguese have antibodies against Covid-19
1.9% of the Portuguese population developed antibodies against Covid-19 by September of this year, according to the largest serological survey conducted so far in our country. The study – which
WHO declares high risk of false positives in RT-PCR tests
In a notification for the correct use of RT-PCR tests for the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the WHO warns of a high risk of false positives. “Description of the
Rain and humidity make masks ineffective
The General Directorate of Health (DGS) has recommended the use of a mask in the outdoors whenever physical distance cannot be guaranteed, in their health plan for the fall and
Portugal: Hospitalization occupancy rate in October is lower than in the last 3 years
Last October’s hospitalisation rate is lower than in the last three years, according to public data provided by the National Health Service on the Transparency Portal. Transparency Portal. With the
Study in Wuhan indicates that asymptomatics may not transmit the virus
A study in Wuhan, based on tests on almost 10 million residents, showed that “there was no evidence of transmission of asymptomatic positive people to close contacts and no asymptomatic
TRL says health authorities have no power to impose confinement and questions tests reliability
The health authorities do not have ‘the power or the legitimacy to deprive any person of his liberty’, the Lisbon Court of Appeal held that the confinement imposed by the
68% of the excess deaths by natural causes were non-Covid
Sixty-eight per cent of excess mortality (MS) due to natural causes in Portugal is associated with non-Covid-19 deaths. According to an analysis made by the National School of Public Health