The Latest Breaking News from Hans Kluge

"From 13 May through 22 July, close to 12,000 probable or confirmed cases, mostly in men who have sex with men, have been reported in the [European] Region, of whom 8% were hospitalized with, fortunately, no deaths to date," Kluge said in a statement. Full story on Dynamite News:

At least 3.1 million people in England contracted the virus in the week to July 13

European nations must accelerate vaccine uptake and bring back mask wearing to tackle a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by an Omicron offshoot and avoid stricter measures later in the year, a senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday.

With an Omicron offshoot spearheading a burgeoning COVID-19 wave in Europe, countries need to accelerate vaccine uptake and bring back measures such as mask wearing to avoid stricter measures as autumn and winter approach, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official warned on Tuesday. In an interview with Reuters, WHO…

The monkeypox outbreak is expanding, and Europe is at its center, says Dr. Hans Kluge.

World Health Organization official calls for urgent, coordinated action to prevent spread of disease

The World Health Organization’s Europe chief has warned that monkeypox cases across the region have tripled in the last two weeks and called on countries to take stronger measures to ensure the previously rare disease does not become entrenched on the continent

Last week, the Department of Health deemed Monkeypox a notifiable disease in Northern Ireland.

Smallwood warned: “As the virus continues to spread and affect different population groups we will likely see some severe cases.”