you have created your account in EL TIEMPO. Know and personalize your profile.
The verification email will be sent to
Check your inbox and if not, in your spam folder.
NO, CHANGE MAIL YES, SEND
We want you to find the news that interests you the most
Follow your favorite topics in a place exclusive to you.
Remember that to see your songs on all your devices, you must update the El Tiempo App.
discover “my news”
an exclusive place, where you can follow your favorite subjects . choose them!
hello!
Here you can also find “My News” and follow the topics you chose in the APP.
Find out how it works!
the last
The fastest way to get up to date.
my news
An exclusive section where you can follow your songs.
edit favorites
Whenever you want, change the themes you chose.
Your favorite themes have been saved!
you are now following 4 TOPICS
We tell you how it works
THE LAST
The fastest way to get up to date.
MY NEWS
An exclusive section where you can follow your songs.
EDIT FAVORITES
Whenever you want, change the themes you chose.
SEE MY NEWS
I will do it later
Remember that to see your songs on all your devices, you must update the El Tiempo App.
In Cali you can now stop wearing the mask in open spaces.
Photo:
Santiago Saldarriaga / Weather
In Cali you can now stop wearing the mask in open spaces.
The District Secretary of Health, Miyerlandi Torres, reported that 70.4% of vaccination had been reached.
Find the validation of El Cazamentiras at the end of the news.
Select the creator of the article in the configuration of this module
s.
CALI Article publication time
Author’s name Article publication time
AC
March 01, 2022, 04:01 PM
FU
Fernando Umana March 01, 2022, 04:01 PM
On the same day that the measure of the Ministry of Health to withdraw the use of face masks in open spaces in municipalities that have reached 70 percent of the vaccination with two doses, Cali reached 70.4 percent.
(You can read: There is a 90% probability that the La Niña Phenomenon will occur in Cali)
This was reported by the Secretary of District Public Health, Miyerlandi Torres, who was pleased to achieve that goal. “We sent the Ministry of Health a report of 45,000 doses in the last five days, for which we reached a percentage of vaccination with second doses, for which we would meet the goal according to what we had established.”
In Cali, the use of masks in open spaces can now be withdrawn, said the Secretary of Health, Miyerlandi Torres. pic.twitter.com/U5y0gFMiNL
It should be remembered that Cali was from one of the country’s large cities that had not reached 70 percent vaccination last week when the Ministry of Health announced the measure.
(We recommend: In Cali they will expand the rumba from March 15, know the new schedule)
To reach the goal, the Health authorities focused vaccination on the city’s neighborhoods and on places with large crowds of people, such as recreation areas, market squares, and the tourist Pance River.
CALI
News in development
More news from Colombia
Petro denounces that they did not let him enter Providencia to campaign
Young man faked his kidnapping and torture to extort money from his Italian partner
AC
March 01, 2022, 04:01 PM
FU
Fernando Umana March 01, 2022, 04:01 PM
DOWNLOAD THE WEATHER APP
Personalize, discover and inform yourself.
Receive the best information in your email from national news and the world
Cali, according to the Secretary of District Health, Miyerlandi Torres Agredo, is about 7,000 biologicals from reaching the desired 70% of vaccination with second doses against covid-19, so that in open spaces there is no longer a need to use the face mask. .
(You can read: In Cali they will expand the rumba from March 15, know the new schedule)
Torres pointed out that immunization with a complete schedule is at 69.3% and only 0.7% is missing to reach 70%. With two doses of biologicals against the new coronavirus there are 1,579,939 people. And with first doses, 1,932,981 people, 84.7%.
And it is that since the Ministry of Health, last week, announced the measure of removing the mask outdoors in municipalities that reach 70%, the health authorities of Cali launched a strategy to find those who are reluctant to vaccination in the neighborhoods, the night entertainment businesses, the Pance River, the market squares, among other places.
This is how the Ministry of Health of Cali began a race against time for the city to reach that goal.
(We recommend: More than 500 subpoenas and a hundred immobilized cars)
Torres said that the goal is to reach the homes of people who are reluctant to the vaccine. It was even decided to leave only five vaccination megacenters and prioritize efforts in immunization days in the territories.
More news from Colombia
Authorities deactivate a truck with explosives in northern Cauca
US nuclear submarine in Cartagena: this was the defense exercise
The company GoPass It will be the first intermediary of the Vehicle Electronic Collection Interoperability system after meeting the requirements requested by the Ministry of Transportation.
Thus, as of February 28, the drivers who have the electronic payment devices attached to the vehicle will be able to use these in the nine tolls enabled in the country and thus reduce the time spent passing through these points.
As established by the Ministry of Transport, the nine tolls that are most advanced in the process of implementing the Vehicle Electronic Collection Interoperability systemwhich must guarantee their operation from next February 28.
These nine tolls are located in four departments and are as follows:
Cundinamarca: Mondoñedo, La Tebaida, Siberia, Caiquero and Bicentennial.
Atlantic: Galapa and Juan Mina.
Quindio: The Line Tunnel.
Tolima: The Line Tunnel.
The second phase will be implemented on October 30 of the current year, when the Vehicle Electronic Collection Interoperability system must be operating in all tolls in the country.
Toll fees can continue to be paid in cash and manually without inconvenience by drivers who prefer, however, whoever acquires their TAG will avoid long lines of vehicles at these collection points.
Since July, a criminal attack has been unleashed against a family from eastern Cali, which is in mourning the deaths of three brothers and a nephew.
The mourners assure that the victims were not related to crimes and that they were persecuted for not attending contacts with micro-trafficking and extortion networks.
(Read in context: ‘Don’t kill us more children, please’: the cry of a family in Cali)
The Preciado Angulo family arrived among the founders of sectors such as El Poblado and Comuneros II, in the District of Aguablanca, for more than 40 years.
Milton Juvenal Preciado and Alicia Angulo raised 12 children who grew up in that popular area of Cali.
Last May, two of them went to the jail of the Judicial District of Cali Villahermosa, but they would not have been found to have an alleged relationship with a gang.
On July 31, at the door of the house, Jerson Larry Preciado Angulo, 23 years old, fell mortally wounded at the hands of a gunman. The young man was a soccer player and his relatives deny that he was in business outside the Law.
(You may be interested: Due to high prices, the “corrientazo” in Cali will remain expensive for several months)
Five days later Harvin Alejandro Preciado, aged 34, died almost instantly in an attack by a gunman. He was the father of nine children.
The protection measures that had been determined for two months did not serve to stop the assassins.
Three brothers and a nephew of the Preciado Angulo family murdered in Cali
In September came the murder of Milton David Preciado, nephew of the murdered brothers and who would have witnessed the second homicide.
He was a 19-year-old who was affectionately called ‘turtle’. He was working to pursue his career as a police officer and was one day away from entering that path.
On the night of last Friday, February 11, the fourth crime occurred. A thin young man, wearing a helmet, slid down the platform of a restaurant, as shown in a video.
He came to the corner and fired a firearm three times into the head of a motorcyclist who was having a conversation with another man. The assassin unloaded the fourth impact when the victim fell with his vehicle to the asphalt.
Diego Juvenal Preciado Angulo, one of three brothers killed in Cal.
Was Diego Juvenal Preciado Angulo, who had two trades to support three children and help the family. At that time he served as a messenger. “He was a correct and hard-working man. His children and more of his family depended on him,” they say at home.
The mayor of Cali, Jorge Iván Ospina, He said that special accompaniment is needed and asked the Prosecutor’s Office to carry out actions to protect this family. He assured that it is high-profile criminality.
The authorities check if there is influence of a gang and a dissident or a former police officer from jail.
The Mayor asked the Attorney General’s Office that “if you have someone who has made complaints, go ahead and accompany and protect that family, because, surely, they have provided valuable information.”
The commander of the Metropolitan Police of Cali, General Juan Carlos León, He said that progress is being made in a protection process and investigations to determine who are responsible and their motives.
Read more news from Colombia
Prosecuted the alleged perpetrators of the crime of a father and his son
China has accused the United States of “interference” in the Beijing Winter Olympics and is demanding it stop.
“The most urgent priority right now is that the U.S. should stop interfering in the Beijing Winter Olympics,” Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a statement following a call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday.
“The U.S. continuously puts forward wrong words and actions toward China, causing new conflicts in relations between the two countries,” Wang was quoted as saying.
China’s accusation of interference likely refers to the so-called diplomatic boycott of the Games, which are set to start next week.
As a result of the boycott, the U.S. will not send diplomatic delegates to the Games. The United Kingdom and Australia have also announced similar boycotts. When the diplomatic boycotts were announced, Beijing responded by saying Washington should “stop politicizing sports.”
The boycott is to protest China’s treatment of the Muslim minority Uyghurs in the northwestern Xinjiang province. China is accused of genocide and forced labor but denies the accusations.
The State Department said on its website that Blinken and Wang discussed managing strategic risk, health security and climate change.
The statement made no reference to the Olympics.
The statement said Blinken “underscored the global security and economic risks posed by further Russian aggression against Ukraine and conveyed that de-escalation and diplomacy are the responsible way forward.” Russia denies it has intentions of invading its neighbor.
Some information in this report came from The Associated Press and Agence France-Presse.
The experts of the blog «Health and prevention» explain, in a new post, the importance of gynecological check-ups
gynecological examinations annual to which women are subjected have two main objectives: prevention and early diagnosis of diseases.
The pandemic has not made it easy for us and at first the fear of contagion from a health center made many women will stop attending to their appointments, to which should be added the fear, laziness, or anguish that has always existed when attending these consultations.
This review with the gynecologist is fundamental in the first place for prevention, as Dr. Natalia Siegert, gynecologist of the Hospital Quirónsalud Torrevieja and Alicante: “Many diseases that can appear in the female reproductive system have no apparent symptoms, these reviews will help to detect them in time, since sometimes when they appear they can indicate that the disease is advanced and therefore the treatment can be more complicated. Therefore, detecting risk factors is important to anticipate any health problem”.
On the other hand, the specialist points out that these visits to the gynecologist facilitate the early diagnosis of diseases, since an evaluation is carried out to be able to check the status and detect those pathologies that may require treatment. “Thanks to annual gynecological examinations, sexually transmitted diseases, such as gynecological or breast cancer, can be detected,” he adds.
In her opinion, different negative sensations arise in the minds of women when they think of a gynecological check-up, most of them coming from preconceived ideas, lack of information, and the feeling of not being able to place all their trust in a specialist doctor. in gynecology.
The Quirónsalud expert insists that the fear of having a check-up can delay the diagnosis of any health problem, so it is essential to always attend.
“The fear of abnormal findings often delays the woman’s attendance at the consultation, but we must keep in mind that an early diagnosis can improve the prognosis in many cases”, emphasizes the gynecologist.
How are the reviews at the gynecologist
To demystify a little what those preconceived and above all erroneous ideas of check-ups to the gynecologist may be, Dr. Natalia Siegert denies that these will be painful and annoying. She affirms that during the visit to the gynecologist different explorations can be done to check the woman’s health status.
“We may perform a breast examination, both visually to rule out asymmetries or lesions on the skin, nipples, as well as palpation of the breasts to detect masses, pain, or any abnormal discharge. Breast self-examination is also important to be able to detect any anomaly in time”, he adds.
An examination of the genitals is also carried out, externally, with which to check the distribution of the hair or detect the presence of lumps, infections or skin diseases, adds the specialist from Quirónsalud Alicante and Torrevieja.
In the event that the woman has started her sexual life, a speculum assessment in search of: abnormal secretions, lesions in the cervix and taking samples, for cytology or performing the Human Papilloma Virus test and other infectious agents.
On the other hand, you can make tests such as ultrasound or ultrasound (abdominal or vaginal) to assess the uterus (size, shape, tumors) and ovaries.
The role of cytology
According to this gynecologist, cytology, “in which a sample is taken that is not painful”, is usually carried out after the age of 25 or from the beginning of sexual relations, and with it, it is sought to obtain cells from the neck of the uterus and vagina, for analysis under the microscope.
“Its utility consists in early identification of abnormalities that could progress to cancerous lesions. For a few years now, the HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) test has gained importance to identify women at risk of developing cervical cancer, and we recommend performing it from 30-35 years of age (or earlier in the case of alterations in the cytology), and with a periodicity of 5 years in case of being negative”, he adds.
To conclude, Dr. Siegert points out that the additional teststo be carried out by other departments, such as blood tests, mammography (from 40-45 years of age or earlier if considered necessary), breast ultrasound (as a complement to mammography), and the imaging or analytical tests that are required to complete the diagnosis.
When to go to the gynecologist for the first time
Refering to starting or ideal age To start with the gynecological check-ups, the specialist from Quirónsalud Torrevieja and Alicante acknowledges that today it is relative: “In cases in which menstrual alterations, abnormality of genital or breast development occur, it would be necessary to visit the gynecologist before the first relations sexual. In fact, it is important for women to go before the start of sexual intercourse to have information about infection prevention or pregnancy.
In addition, he considers that once sexual activity has begun regular checks should be donealthough it points out that the frequency of gynecological examinations will vary depending on each woman.
“One of the most frequent questions is precisely the periodicity of the same. If it is about routine check-ups in a woman without symptoms and without pathology, that is, without the presence of diseases, it can vary according to the setting (public, private), the family or personal history of the woman, and her age. As a general rule, it would be ideal to do it every year, although special tests are not always required, ”she defends.
Thus, Dr. Siegert recommends going to the gynecologist after the first sexual intercourse, if there is pain during the period or bleeding irregularly, if there is pain during intercourse or discomfort when urinating, as well as a bad smell and itching in the intimate area. , lumps in the breast or vaginal lips, or with the arrival of menopause.
In 2020, 2.7 million people were diagnosed with cancer in the European Union, and 1.3 million lost their lives from this disease.
There are differences within the continent, such as survival rates after cancer treatment, which vary by 20% between countries, and those for colon cancer at five years, which range from 49 to 69.
All these data highlight the need for the EU to intensify its efforts against cancer through concrete policies.
In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a serious effect on cancer care: it has disrupted prevention and treatment, delayed diagnosis and affected access to medicines, explains the European Commission on its official website.
In the information note, it is recalled that the EU has been working for decades in the fight against cancer, but that its latest action plan was developed in the early 1990s, so it is considered that Europe should urgently renew its commitment to cancer prevention, treatment and care so that it adapts to the growing challenges linked to the disease and reflects advances in care.
Stop cancer: European plan
In the coming years, the Cancer Plan, which includes concrete measures in relation to tobacco, alcohol and food, it will focus on helping researchers in both small and large Member States to exchange findings and provide them with access to crucial health data on the possible causes of cancer and its promising treatments.
Through their actions and initiatives, medical staff and hospitals will be able to take advantage of a wealth of shared information, enabling patients across the EU to benefit from better care and treatment.
A wide range of EU policies will support the Cancer Plan, with the digitalisation, research and innovation as starting points for a new approach to cancer care in the EU.
Actions will range from employment, education, social policy and equality, through marketing, agriculture, energy, environment and climate, to transport, cohesion policy and taxation.
The Plan does not have an end date, but it will be subject to periodic reviews, the first at the end of 2024. This review will assess whether enough actions have been carried out to achieve the objectives or if additional measures are necessary.
Measures: alcohol, tobacco, food
Alcohol
According to the same source, Europe has the highest levels of alcohol consumption in the world and alcohol-attributable cancer is a serious health problem.
Despite this, few people are aware that alcohol is a risk factor for cancer. It is necessary to strengthen alcohol control policies to prevent cancer cases and deaths attributable to its consumption.
Therefore, the Commission will support Member States in implementing a wide range of policies, such as reducing the affordability and availability of alcohol, limiting its advertising and promotion, as well as raising awareness of the link between consumption of alcohol and the development of cancer.
Also, the Commission will review EU legislation on taxes on alcohol. Too will review the tax legislation on the cross-border purchase of alcoholic products. A public consultation on this matter is currently underway.
Tobacco
The consumption of cigarettes and other forms of tobacco is responsible for 15 to 20% of all cancer cases in Europe, which makes it the main avoidable risk factor.
In addition to addressing traditional tobacco products, action on the next generation of tobacco and related products will continue to be a priority as new products such as heated tobacco, among others, continue to enter the market.
It is necessary to protect young people from acquiring lasting habits that are harmful to health.
The Plan includes measures to help create a “Tobacco-Free Generation” adopting a comprehensive approach to it, which will include:
A revision of the Tobacco Products Directive to tighten product regulation;
A revision of the Directive on tobacco taxation, in order to review the EU’s minimum tax rates on tobacco products and harmonize the taxation of new products;
A revision of the EU tax legislation on the cross-border purchase of tobacco products: a public consultation on this matter is currently underway;
The treatment of advertising, promotion and tobacco sponsorship on social media and online services; and support to member states in implementing the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
The Commission will propose an update of the Council Recommendation on smoke-free environments and will recommend that its scope be extended to emerging products such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products.
Likewise, a new impetus will be given to Member States to improve the application of existing legislation in the framework of their general tobacco control strategies, including those related to sales to minors and campaigns to quit smoking.
TOfeeding
Diet can influence the risk of cancer many years before its diagnosis, already during childhood.
A diet composed of a wide intake of fruits and vegetables, whole grains instead of refined ones and a low consumption of red meat and processed meat, sugary drinks and salt will reduce the risk not only of cancer, but also of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and mortality in general.
The Commission will assess the EU Action Plan against Childhood Obesity 2014-2020 and propose follow-up actions.
Strong synergies will be established with the Farm to Fork Strategy and a revision of the school fruit, vegetable and milk distribution program will be proposed to make more healthy products available to children.
In addition, the Commission is carrying out a review of the policy on the promotion of agricultural products in order to improve their contribution to sustainable production and consumption and in line with the shift to a more plant-based diet, with less red and processed meat and fewer foods related to the risk of cancer and with more fruits and vegetables.
Infographic European plan against cancer
Cancer Knowledge Center, the first step
The Commission has recently opened the Cancer Knowledge Centre, the first emblematic measure carried out under the aforementioned plan.
The Center has been established as a new online platform to collect documentation and coordinate actions against the main cause of death among those under 65 in Europe.
It will take stock of the latest literature on cancer, provide health guidelines and quality assurance systems, and monitor and project trends in cancer incidence and mortality across the EU.
It also provides a forum where everyone in the fight against cancer can share best practices, collaborate and coordinate to make the most of our collective knowledge and evidence-based science.
Cancer in Spain: a vital emergency
The aforementioned European plan has served as an opening arch to the conference ‘Cancer in Spain: a vital emergency’, where more than thirty entities involved in its approach —scientific societies, patient associations and NGOs— have made a common front to define a ‘road map’ with which to address the existing inequities and challenges around a pathology that causes more than 113,000 deaths and 280,000 new diagnosesannual in Spain.
The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, participated in the meeting corroborating the Government’s support for the ‘Cancer NOW’ project, promoted by the Foundation for Excellence and Quality in Oncology (ECO).
In his speech, Darias pointed out how “first order priority” improve detection and treatment through commitments such as the National Cancer Strategy, the Inveat Plan —which will allocate 795 million euros to High Technology Units— or Precision Oncology.
More than twenty panelists have participated in this meeting through different blocks that have analyzed axes such as the access to innovation, incorporation and management of more biomarkers in clinical practice, and heto equity in oncology care
Spain: equity in cancer care
On this point, the existing inequities between hospitals in the different Autonomous Communities have been highlighted.
In the words of doctor Carlos Camps, director of Scientific Programs of the ECO Foundation, The first transformation must be faced from the base: “We have a model health system organization, but a model for the 1980s”.
For this reason, a profound reform of the procedures is advocated within which the incorporation of new diagnostic technologies in a homogeneous manner throughout the territory is addressed, as well as maximizing the use of human and economic resources that have repercussions on improvements in care, without distinctions, for all cancer patients.
at the table named ‘Biomarkers in Oncology’, the vice president of the ECO Foundation, the Doctor Jesus Garcia-Foncillas, has focused on the “paradigm change” that the arrival of biomarkers has meant to “carry out a more directed approach that allows oncology to be valued and to search for the most effective treatments based on the molecular characteristics of the disease”.
The speakers at this table agreed on the same idea: it is urgent to detect and incorporate new biomarkers into the portfolio of SNS services in an effective way. In Oncology, betting on precision medicine is betting on quality medicine, the panelists agreed.
Subsequently, at the last table dedicated to access to innovation The differences in access to new oncological treatments of Spanish patients with respect to European citizens, as well as between the various Autonomous Communities of the country, have been addressed.
Various studies mentioned reveal that only 50% of the drugs approved at European level by the EMA are approved in Spain.
Or that, after its approval by the EMA, the average access time in Spain exceeds 400 days compared to about 120 days in countries like Germany.
The world registered 18.7 million cases of COVID in the week from January 10 to 16, an increase of 20% compared to the previous seven days, but a brake on the curve compared to the previous week, where the rise it was 55%, and the first of the year (more than 70%). 72% of cases are due to the omicron variant
Stop covid infections in the world by slowing down the growth rate. EFE/EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON
Stop covid infections in the world, 72% by omicron
Contrary to this brake on infections, according to the weekly epidemiological report of the World Health Organization (WHO), the confirmed deaths in the period studied were more than 45,000, 4% more than in the previous week, although the curve since October in this indicator remains relatively stable.
By regions, Africa was the only one that last week saw the cases decrease (190,000, 27% less), while in Europe rose by 10% and amounted to 8.2 million, in America 17% (7.1 million) and in Asia Oriental 38% (one million new positives).
The greatest increase occurred in South and Southeast Asia, where infections grew by 145% (1.7 million), although also in that region, one of the last to suffer the wave of cases associated with omicron, a slowdown is noted , since in the previous week the positives had increased by 418%.
In the Middle East, another region where the current wave arrived later than in Europe or America, cases are still growing at a very high rate, 68% in the past week (345,000).
In practically all regions, there is a slowdown in contagion, although the peak of new cases has not yet been reached with certainty.
In death statistics, it was Europe that recorded the most deaths (21,000, 3% more), followed by America (15,000, an increase of 7%) and South Asia (2,500, 12% more), while Africa it was the only area where there was a decrease in deaths (2,000, a decrease of 4%).
The countries with the most cases last week were the United States (4.6 million, a figure similar to the previous seven days), followed by France (two million infections, 26% more), India (1.5 million, 150% more), Italy (1.2 million, 25% more) and the United Kingdom (813,000 cases, a drop of 33%).
In addition to curbing infections, the global vaccination campaign against COVID-19 continues, with more than 60% of human beings having received at least one dose.
9,730 doses of anticovid vaccines have been administered on the planet, at a current rate of more than 30 million a day, although in low-income countries, many of them on the African continent, the percentage of people with at least one inoculation is remains low, at 9.6%.
Ómicron gains ground among the positives
The omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, discovered in early November, is already present in 71.9% of the cases analyzed in the last 30 days by the global network of GISAID laboratories, according to the weekly epidemiological report of The OMS.
Of the 405,000 samples collected, the omicron variant was detected in 291,000 cases, while the delta variant, which dominated much of the pandemic in 2021, was only present in 28% of the analyzes of the last 30 days (113,000), stressed the report.
Other variants that the WHO designated as “worrying”, such as gamma and alpha, represent less than 0.1% of the samples taken.
The WHO maintains its warnings and recommendations to avoid contracting the disease, since the exponential increase in infections in most regions has added pressure to health networks, although this time more to primary care centers than to hospitals. hospitals.
