Health

A state of emergency has been declared in the American state of New York due to the continued spread of monkeypox, according to US media reports. Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New York, tweeted, "I am declaring a State Disaster…
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South Korea reported 100,285 new COVID-19 infections and 25 deaths in the past 24 hours, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Yonhap News Agency quoted KDCA as saying that the infection toll rose to 19,446,946 and…
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Monkeypox cases worldwide crossed 14,000 last week, with six countries reporting their first cases last week, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to reconvene the Emergency Committee to evaluate public health implications. In its…
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The first confirmed case of polio in the United States since nearly 10 years has been diagnosed in an adult from a suburban area of New York City, state and local health officials announced. The person experienced paralysis a month ago and…
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China's National Health Commission reported 148 new highly contagious COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours. A report from Xinhua news agency quotes the Commission as saying there have been no more deaths in China, bringing the total to…
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Globally, there has been a significant increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 reported over the past six weeks, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). There have also been an increase in deaths, but they have not been…
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COVID-19 cases in South Korea nearly tripled Monday from the previous day amid a resurgence of infections and the rapid spread of a highly contagious strain of omicron sub-variant. Local governments reported 70,497 additional cases as of 9…
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As the country enters a seventh wave of infections caused by the highly transmissible BA.5 Omicron sub-variant, the daily COVID-19 cases in Japan topped 100,000 for the first time since early February. Government officials announced on the…
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An individual returning from outside the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, specifically Riyadh, has been diagnosed with monkeypox. Reports from Saudi Press Agency (SPA) state that the Ministry of Health KSA has assured everyone that the patient is…
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As a new wave of infections spreads across Europe and the US, the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged governments and health care institutions to take immediate steps to stop the spread of COVID-19. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,…
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