(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) (Eugene Hoshiko)MEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s health safety council has approved the use of Cuba’s three-dose Abdala coronavirus vaccine. The approval for emergency use does not necessarily mean the Mexican government will acquire or administer the Abdala vaccine in Mexico. That’s more than double the number in hospitals a month ago when the highly contagious omicron variant first emerged as a variant of concern. New COVID-19 cases across the country have risen to their highest level on record at over 265,000 per day. There were 8,344 new COVID-19 cases reported last week, an 80% increase from the week before.

Source: Libya Today December 29, 2021 17:50 UTC