Occupational safety and health

3,666 new infections on Friday, record 225 Covid patients in intensive care

Ljubljana – As many as 3,666 new coronavirus cases were detected in Slovenia on Friday for a 39.8% positivity rate, slightly up from Thursday’s 37.6%, shows data released by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) on Saturday. The number of Covid patients in intensive care hit a record 225 since the start of the epidemic in March 2020.

More than 25,000 tons of COVID-19 Protection Waste Floats in the Oceans

Since the start of the 2020 pandemic, many have become accustomed to using personal protective equipment, which is often disposable and not used for a long time. The problem of mass pollution of the environment with used masks, gloves and bottles of antiseptics poses a significant threat to the biosphere worldwide.

Slovenia logged 3,344 new coronavirus infections on Monday

Ljubljana – Another 3,344 PCR tests came back positive in Slovenia on Monday as the positivity rate remained high at 44%, the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) reported. A dozen Covid-19 patients died. This morning, 874 Covid-19 patients were in hospitals, up 31 from the day before, including 193 in intensive care, three more than yesterday, the government said on Twitter.

Danish Authorities are Returning the Health Pass, Facing a Third Wave of the Pandemic

The Danish government has proposed the return of the digital health pass to be presented by Danes when visiting bars and restaurants indoors at a time when the country is entering the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters reported.

Russian Study: 300 Units of Antibodies Provide Complete Protection Against Delta variant of COVID-19

300 international units of antibodies in the blood are needed for complete protection against the Delta coronavirus variant. This was announced to the Russian newspaper "Izvestia" Alexander Ginzburg, director of the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology "Gamaleya".

Over 3,770 new coronavirus infections confirmed on Thursday

Ljubljana – A total of 3,771 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Slovenia on Thursday in 9,961 tests for a positivity rate of almost 38%, the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) announced, as the daily number of cases dropped somewhat after reaching an absolute record on Wednesday.

WHO: Bulgaria Ranks Third in the World in COVID-19 Mortality per 100,000 Population

Bulgaria remains third in the world in the number of deaths per 100,000 population, according to data from the World Health Organization on the spread of the coronavirus in the week of October 30 - November 5.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is in second place, followed by Peru.

Slovenia sees over 4,500 new Covid cases in new daily record

Ljubljana – Slovenia’s daily coronavirus case count hit 4,511 on Wednesday, up by more than a thousand on the record tally recorded the day before as the epidemic appears to be slipping out of control with hospitals filling up fast. Figures released by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) show over 44% of the 10,156 PCR tests performed yesterday returned positive.

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