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The country registered 126 more Covid-19 fatalities and 12,888 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.

Suburban Cook County’s case rate has jumped to 210 per 100,000 residents over the last week, meaning masks are advised indoors for the immunocompromised and people 50 or older.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Lawrence Gostin, professor of public health law at Georgetown, about the Public Health Service Act — which authorizes the CDC to set measures to combat disease spread.

Public health bodies have issued advice following rising cases of scarlet fever in England with health bosses urging parents to check possible symptoms

Chocolate firm Ferrero were forced to recall some batches of Kinder Surprise eggs due to a link with salmonella

Investigation continues by The UK Health Security Agency

A public health expert has said that steps have now been made for Scotland to begin moving forward from coronavirus, despite stating that the pandemic was not yet over.

Right now, we are at a manageable point in the COVID-19 pandemic. The rate of new U.S. cases has significantly slowed since the first omicron surge. Although omicron’s BA.2 variants have increased cases, particularly in the Northeast, hospitalizations and deaths have declined or leveled off. Vaccination and prior infection by…

The county council's health boss rejected claims public health funding would be cut

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The country registered 129 more Covid-19 fatalities and 14,053 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced.