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2,240 new Covid inpatients, 28 more deaths

The country registered 28 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,240 new cases admitted to hospitals during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Wednesday morning.

Bangkok Post

Aaron Rodgers goes anti-vax on "Rogan"

Public health experts horrified as the Packers quarterback repeats COVID misinformation on Rogan's popular podcast

Salon

BBC’s Jeremy Bowen tweets video of swarm of rats in south London park

Broadcaster’s international editor said swarm of vermin at Camberwell Green was ‘not a good look, not good for public health’

Evening Standard

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COVID has exposed gaps in health system: PHFI president

Cardiologist highlights the importance of improving primary health care and public health management

The Hindu

With more sizzling summers, Colorado changes how heat advisories are issued

For all the images of ski resorts and snow-capped peaks, Colorado is experiencing shorter winters and hotter summers that are increasingly putting people at risk for heat-related illnesses. Yet until this year, the National Weather Service hadn’t issued a heat advisory for the Denver metropolitan area in 13 years.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Pot is now more prevalent than cigarettes, but federal law remains outmoded

Consider this for an illustration of just how much society has changed in the past few generations: New data shows that, for the first time ever, more Americans use marijuana than tobacco. It’s positive news from a public health standpoint. Whatever the legitimate concerns about the U.S. becoming a pot-head…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Monkeypox – the next global vaccine equity failure?

Inequitable access to COVID-19 vaccines has turned out to be the catastrophic moral failure the World Health Organization’s director-general warned about at the beginning of 2021.

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994 new Covid inpatients, 27 more deaths

There were 27 more Covid-19 fatalities and 994 patients admitted to hospitals on Monday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Rishi Sunak’s self-serving Covid rhetoric should fool no one

Letters: Calum Paton, Alan Clark and Dr John Cookson condemn the Tory leadership contender’s attempt to rewrite pandemic history. Plus Dr Peter Hindley on the need to re-examine a public health policy that was driven by a small group of experts

The Guardian - UK

Cruise ship COVID rules are changing as unvaccinated passengers now allowed

The biggest changes to public health protocols on cruise ships since cruising restarted last summer during the pandemic are taking effect in early September, when most cruise lines leaving from U.S. ports will allow unvaccinated passengers. Many of them also are loosening coronavirus preboarding testing requirements.

Miami Herald

Greater Manchester braces for 'deaths' and NHS could be taken to 'brink of collapse' as energy bills skyrocket

"With excess winter deaths, cold homes and people having to pay for fuel over food are all risks," says one public health chief as alarm bells sound that people may be pushed into mental health crisis by skyrocketing energy prices

Manchester Evening News

1,273 new Covid inpatients, 26 more deaths

The country registered 1,273 new patients admitted to hospitals and 26 more Covid-19 related fatalities on Sunday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Glasgow bin strikes could be 'risk to human health' as crisis deepens

Public Health Scotland has told local authorities that some areas where bins have overflowed may have to be decontaminated, and warned that piles of rubbish could also present a fire hazard.

Glasgow Live

1,769 new Covid inpatients, 27 more deaths

The country registered 1,769 new inpatients admitted to hosptials and 27 more Covid-19 related fatalities, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Sunday.

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Glasgow Live

Scotland monkeypox cases on the rise with 'limited' vaccine supply

Public Health Scotland (PHS) said there have now been 79 laboratory confirmed cases of monkeypox in Scotland, and there is a reported 'limited global supply' of the smallpox vaccine to protect against the disease.

Salon

The next pandemic is of long COVID

The latest COVID-19 surge is waning — but long COVID will be the next public health crisis

Daily Record

Monkeypox cases in Scotland increase as health chiefs battle to get more vaccines

Public Health Scotland (PHS) said there have now been 79 laboratory confirmed cases of the disease.

Daily Record

Scots streets may need to be 'decontaminated' as mountains of rubbish pile up amid bin strikes

Public Health Scotland have told local authorities that "decontamination of public areas where bins have overflowed may be required" while issuing guidance to residents.

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The National (Scotland)

Councils warned 'decontamination' may be needed after waste worker strikes end

TALKS aimed at ending a council worker strike that has seen rubbish pile up in Scottish streets are continuing amid warnings over the impact on…

The Independent UK

Councils told ‘decontamination’ may be needed after strike sees rubbish pile up

Public Health Scotland issued the advice as a strike by waste workers in Scotland continued.

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO: Time for Covid Reality Check after 1 Mn Deaths this Year

The World Health Organization's Covid chief said Friday it was time for a reality check on the virus after the millionth death from the disease this year. Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's technical lead Covid-19, said the toll was "heartbreaking" because the tests, treatments, vaccines and public health measures to…

The Times of India

Chhattisgarh HC issues contempt notice to top officials of health department

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh high court has issued contempt notice to public health and family welfare department principal secretary Maninder Kaur Dwivedi and under secretary Rajesh Singh Gaur in connection with the transfer of Dr Pramod Mahajan, chief medical and health officer (CMHO), Bilaspur. Dr Mahajan also holds additional charge of divisional…

Bangkok Post

1,631 new Covid inpatients, 29 more deaths

There were 29 more Covid-19 deaths and 1,631 new cases admitted to hospitals on Friday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday.

WEKU

Early signs suggest monkeypox may be slowing in the U.S.

Rates of new cases are declining in major cities, suggesting public health campaigns are working.

Bangkok Post

Thai use of medical cannabis promoted at gathering

Thailand could be an example of how "health could bring wealth" based on the successful policy of cannabis use for medical treatments, says Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

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