The regional Office of Rospotrebnadzor told how to distinguish between the symptoms of influenza and a new coronavirus infection in a pandemic. These two diseases have a similar pattern of manifestation – both cause respiratory illness with different course of the disease – from mild, asymptomatic to severe and even fatal. Fever, cough, weakness, fatigue, … Read more
The Swiss federal authorities decided this Wednesday to lift restrictions on the entry of people from most countries and regions that were on their black list, including Portugal. Nationals or travelers from those countries no longer have to fulfill a 10-day quarantine upon arrival, under penalty of a fine of 10,000 Swiss francs (9,350 euros). … Read more
It will be the first execution of a female federal prison in the USA in 67 years. Lisa Montgomery, who strangled a pregnant woman in Missouri in 2004 and then opened and stole her baby, will die by lethal injection in Terre Haute, Indiana, on December 8. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, the … Read more
There is another coronavirus with the potential to target humans. It is called SADS-CoV – what is causing the covid-19 pandemic is SARS-CoV-2 – and it affects pigs, so it is called swine diarrhea syndrome. What researchers at the University of North Carolina in the United States announced this week is that the strain of … Read more
On the day 104 people died of covid-19 (the highest number in five months) Emmanuel Macron denies that the situation is out of control. But in order for this not to happen, the most populated areas with the highest incidence rate of the virus will be subject to a curfew. From Saturday and for at … Read more
Taxes on the purchase and use of the car will remain unchanged in 2021. The Government froze the ISV – Vehicle Tax – and the IUC – Single Circulation Tax – also known as the old ‘car seal’, according to the report of the State budget for 2021 (OE2021), delivered this Monday to Parliament. The … Read more
Miami Heat conceded Los Angeles Lakers in the sixth match of the NBA Finals series. The meeting ended with a score of 93: 106. Among the winners LeBron James made a triple-double – 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. Anthony Davis recorded 19 points and 15 rebounds in his name. Bam Adebayo earned 25 … Read more
The covid-19 virus can survive 28 days on banknotes, phone screens and stainless steel, according to an investigation by the Australian scientific agency, which concluded that, contrary to what was supposed, the virus resists longer in some surfaces. Experts assume that, in addition to being usually transmitted when people cough, sneeze and speak, the virus … Read more
Europeans who want to enter the UK will need a passport from October 2021, the British government announced, saying that citizen cards or identity cards will not be acceptable. Only the Irish and the citizens of Gibraltar will be exempt. “Identity cards are the least secure documents at the border and ending their use will … Read more
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, admitted that there may be a vaccine available by the end of this year and called for solidarity and political commitment from all leaders to ensure a fair distribution of vaccines. “We are going to need vaccines and there is hope that by the … Read more