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Fred Gray, the 'chief counsel for the protest movement,' to get Medal of Freedom for his civil rights work

Over the past seven decades, longtime Alabama civil rights lawyer Fred Gray represented Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and the victims of the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment, in which the U.S. Public Health Service refused for decades to provide readily available treatment to Black men who had the disease.

The Conversation

Covid-19 Ireland: Hospitalisations increase 347% as Irish nurses call for public health measures

"We have just emerged from the worst June for hospital overcrowding on record coupled with sharp increases in COVID cases in our hospitals."

Irish Mirror

Covid cases are soaring again this summer - health expert answers all your questions

Azeem Majeed, professor of public health at Imperial College, London, answers readers' questions as Covid cases begin to rise again amid highly infectious subvariants BA.4 and BA.5

Daily Mirror

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Covid-19 death rate after positive test decreases in Scotland

THE number of deaths being attributed to Covid-19 in Scotland’s hospitals following a positive test result in patients has more than halved since…

The National (Scotland)

Dangerous strain of salmonella becoming more common in UK meat

Unpublished government records show rise in poultry products testing positive for salmonella infantis

The Guardian - UK

Ministry to propose Covid isolation be reduced to 5 days

The Public Health Ministry will recommend that Covid-19 patients be allowed out after five days of quarantine.

Bangkok Post

1,917 new Covid cases, 18 more deaths

There were 18 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,917 confirmed new cases on Monday, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

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With eased Covid curbs, lift decree

Last week, the Thai government downgraded the Covid-19 situation in the country from a pandemic to endemic. In turn, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his government should also immediately lift the draconian Emergency Decree, which the authorities have used to criminalise legitimate dissent.

Bangkok Post

India needs to scale up direct nutrition interventions

Preconception nutrition, maternal nutrition and child feeding practices in the first 1,000 days of life need priority

The Hindu

North East public health is 'way behind' the rest of the UK - new NHS bosses issue 'call to action' after shocking report

A report claims public health issues in the region are "among the worst in the country" on the back of "a century of declining prosperity"

Chronicle Live

Expert says mysterious diphtheria outbreak likely isn’t a cause for panic

A leading epidemiologist says diphtheria of the throat is unlikely to become a major public health concern, despite two new infections in NSW.

The New Daily

The people making a difference: the public health champion who met his hero, Simon Cowell

Alfred Oyekoya helped boost vaccine takeup in Swansea’s BAME community – and was rewarded by visiting the set of Britain’s got talenthe man who

The Guardian - UK

1,995 new Covid cases, 18 more deaths

There were 18 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,995 confirmed new cases on Sunday, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Calls to lower age limits for fourth doses

As Australia exceeds the 10,000 COVID-19 deaths mark, an infectious diseases expert has called for the fourth dose age limit to be lowered from 65 to 50.

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Bangkok Post

The enduring Thai-US friendship

Today, hundreds of millions of Americans around the world are celebrating the 246th anniversary of the independence of the United States of America. We at the American Embassy in Bangkok will join that celebration, but we will also mark over 200 years of friendship between the US and Thailand.

Newsroom.co.nz

BA.5 may force return to Red

Cases could peak at 15,000 per day, triggering the imposition of new public health protections to slow the spread of the virus.

Bangkok Post

2,328 new Covid cases, 19 more deaths

The country registered 2,328 more Covid-19 cases and 19 new fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Sunday morning, as the number of patients in serious condition remained high.

Bangkok Post

2,508 new Covid cases, 17 more deaths

The country registered 17 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,508 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.

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Daily Record

Monkeypox warning as WHO say groups including children and pregnant women could be at risk

While the condition is not yet considered a public health emergency, the WHO say that they are tracking the outbreaks in different countries closely.

Irish Mirror

'Today I stand down' - Tony Holohan signs off as he marks his last day as Chief Medical Officer

Tony Holohan came to national attention during the Cervical Check scandal and the Covid-19 pandemic

Los Angeles Times

Monkeypox spread at two large parties in LA County, officials say

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County officials have reported limited local transmission of monkeypox, with some recent cases involving people who attended large events here and infected people who haven’t traveled out of state.

Bangkok Post

2,354 new Covid cases, 16 more deaths

The country registered 16 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,354 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Doctor says too early to drop guard

A leading pulmonary disease specialist has called on the Ministry of Public Health to postpone its plan to declare Thailand in the post-pandemic stage from today, a prelude to declaring Covid-19 an endemic disease.

The Canberra Times

'People really don't care anymore': Concerns health policy failing against COVID

The increased COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalisations is raising worries for the experts.

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Swarajya Lakshmi appointed Director of Public Health

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