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How worried should we be about the new mpox strain?

How worried should the UK public be about the new case of mpox identified in the UK? Health Correspondent Rebecca Thomas explains why the risk to the general population is currently very low

The Independent UK

Bill Gates sees another pandemic within 30 years. Disease experts say it's not if but when.

Experts in infectious diseases agree with Bill Gates' concerns. They say another pandemic isn't a case of if, it's now a countdown to when.

Fortune

Bill Gates says the world is facing a 'major war' or another pandemic

Bill Gates, the cofounder of Microsoft, says he is kept up at night by the threat of a world war or another pandemic.

Fortune

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New deadly mpox strain likely to be in UK already, says diseases expert

Professor urges those at risk to get jab or reduce number of sexual partners to cut chance of infection

The Independent UK

As mpox strain clade 1b reaches Europe, expert warns of delayed Western response

"The West only gets concerned about controlling epidemics when we start seeing cases, and then it is almost always too late to eradicate the infection."

Fortune

UK summer Covid wave: What variants are spreading and is there anything to worry about?

There is evidence that infections are on the rise again but without routine widespread testing the true picture is difficult to see

Evening Standard

Summer wave of Covid in England: how worried should I be?

With evidence that infections are on the rise, we look at the so-called FLiRT variants, and assess the risks

The Guardian - UK

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More deaths linked to E.coli lettuce outbreak likely, expert warns

Food manufacturers have recalled sandwiches from supermarkets over fears they are linked to outbreak

Evening Standard

What is E coli and how should I avoid infection?

Latest UK outbreak traced to contaminated lettuce but bacteria can spread through many routes

The Guardian - UK

Florida residents are in court over a cemetery's future

The run-down state of the historic Black cemetery is at the center of a legal battle over who is in charge of its operation, upkeep and land.

WEKU

UK measles outbreaks: why are cases rising and vaccination rates falling?

Covid confusion, debunked link to autism and lack of NHS funding all contributing to rise in this serious disease

The Guardian - UK

New Covid variant Juno surges as expert warns school return will fuel more cases

Rapid rise of global ‘Juno’ variant infections is yet another reminder ‘pandemic is far from over’, warns virologist

The Independent UK

Why does it seem everyone in the UK is ill at present? Covid and hay fever largely to blame

Here are the illnesses to be wary of — despite warmer spring weather — and how to avoid them

Evening Standard

Flu and Covid levels are rising: what does it mean for Christmas in the UK?

Figures show a sharp rise in flu infections and hospital admissions in England in the past week

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The Independent UK

China is battling a wave of respiratory illness in children. Scientists are rushing to find out why

Experts say ‘no evidence’ yet to suggest a new virus is to blame for reports of ‘undiagnosed pneumonia’

The Guardian - UK

Can we now treat Covid like a cold and is UK still tracking numbers?

How worried should we be about Covid these days, and what should we do if we develop symptoms?

Evening Standard

Bibby Stockholm: Home Office facing pressure over ‘incompetent’ migrant barge plan

The Home Office said all 39 of those on board had been disembarked as a “precautionary measure”

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm: Home Office under fresh scrutiny over migrant barge ‘incompetence’

Six asylum seekers moved onto barge despite initial results indicating bacteria was present

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The Independent UK

Home Office faces mounting questions over ‘incompetent’ Bibby Stockholm transfer

Shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock wrote to his opposite number demanding answers to a series of questions about the barge.

The Guardian - UK

London at risk of major measles outbreak, UK Health Security Agency warns

Thousands could be hospitalised and dozens die if MMR vaccine take-up doesn’t rise, say immunologists

Daily Mirror

Covid kills 239 people in China in month - expert's verdict on what this means for UK

China's controversial "Zero-Covid" policy was abruptly halted in December, with an enormous surge of 60,000 deaths following shortly after - but deaths appeared to be on the way down until this month

The Independent UK

Arcturus: What we know about the new Covid variant and its symptoms

XBB.1.16 strain detected in 34 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India

The Independent UK

Arcturus: What we know about the new Covid variant and its symptoms

XBB.1.16 strain detected in 34 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India

The Independent UK

Arcturus: What we know about the new Covid variant and its symptoms

XBB.1.16 strain detected in 34 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India

The Independent UK

Arcturus: What we know about the new Covid variant and its symptoms

XBB.1.16 strain detected in 34 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India

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