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Epidemiologists warn the U.S. reaches a critical moment to contain monkeypox

Cases in the U.S. are 10 times higher than they were a month ago. Researchers advise that the coming days and weeks will be crucial as to whether the outbreak can be contained.

WEKU

Monday briefing: Gay and bisexual men are most at risk from monkeypox. Why aren’t we saying so clearly?

In today’s newsletter: 98% of monkeypox cases so far are in gay or bisexual men but a fear of stigmatising the disease has set public health back

The Guardian - UK

Newmarch House COVID-19 inquest told residents went without food, oxygen during outbreak

An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 19 aged care residents in a Western Sydney nursing home in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic hears details about the final days of their lives.

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Monkeypox patient can stay in Cambodia, says Anutin

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has indicated there are no plans for Thailand to seek the return of the Nigerian monkeypox patient from Cambodia.

Bangkok Post

City braces for sixth wave with spike in infections

Bangkok is bracing for a sixth wave of Covid-19, as Covid cases in the capital hit over 10,000 new cases per day, threatening the city's public health system.

Bangkok Post

1,740 new Covid cases, 32 more deaths

There were 32 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,740 new cases admitted to hospitals on Sunday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Bangkok braces for sixth wave with big spike in infections feared

Bangkok is bracing for a sixth wave of Covid-19, as Covid cases in the capital bounce back to over 10,000 new cases per day, threatening the city's public health system.

Bangkok Post

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Govt on high monkeypox alert

Thailand is considering raising further its health alert for monkeypox by listing it as a so-called "serious communicable disease", after the viral disease was classified as a new public health emergency worthy of international concern.

Bangkok Post

Monkeypox proves elusive foe as WHO sounds alarm on global spread

The COVID-19 outbreak forced governments around the world to revamp their pandemic response programs, invest in drugs and vaccines and establish viral surveillance systems. Now monkeypox is putting those upgrades to the test — and they’re falling short.

Tribune News Service

Monkeypox explained: How to protect yourself and what to watch out for

The World Health Organization has declared monkeypox a public health emergency of global concern. From how it spreads to preventive measures, here's what you need to know about the disease.

WEKU

Businesses have the responsibility to invest in health and safety when governments fail to

With the lifting of public health measures all over North America and Europe, some governments seem to believe the pandemic is over. Restaurants and theatres are operating at full capacity and without proof of vaccination. PCR testing has been scaled back or nearly eliminated. Masks are gone — even in…

The Conversation

Monkeypox Has Been Declared A Global Emergency So Here’s What That Means

Don't start freaking out.

Pedestrian.tv

Five parts of Edinburgh that are suffering with extremely high Covid rates

In the last seven days, over 1,267 new Edinburgh infections have been reported by Public Health Scotland, despite there now being no restrictions surrounding the virus.

Edinburgh Live

Committee to meet Monday on monkeypox alert level: Anutin

A committee will on Monday decide whether to impose the highest level of monkeypox alert after the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday declared the outbreak a global health emergency, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Sunday.

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Nigerian monkeypox patient can stay in Cambodia, says Anutin

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has indicated there are no plans for Thailand to seek the return of the Nigerian monkeypox patient from Cambodia.

Dynamite News

Delhi reports first case of Monkeypox with no travel history

Delhi has reported the first case of Monkeypox in a 31-year-old man with no travel history, said Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

High alert as Delhi reports monkeypox

India’s fourth case has no history of foreign travel

ABC News

Monkeypox has been declared a global emergency. What does that mean?

The WHO director-general's announcement that monkeypox is now a public health emergency of international concern is an escalation in the response to the disease. Here's what you need to know.

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Bangkok Post

Rise in Covid deaths, severe cases

The country registered 2,390 more Covid-19 in-patients and 29 new fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Sunday morning, with the number of deaths and severe cases gradually rising over the past week.

Tribune News Service

WHO chief overrules panel to call monkeypox global emergency

The monkeypox outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern, the head of the World Health Organization said, overruling a divided expert panel to issue the group’s highest alert.

Tribune News Service

WHO chief overrules panel to declare monkeypox global emergency

The monkeypox outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern, the head of the World Health Organization said, overruling a divided expert panel to issue the group’s highest alert.

WEKU

The WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency

The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency. The move is aimed at boosting coordination and sharing of resources and information among nations.

The Guardian - UK

Child vaping risks becoming ‘public health catastrophe’ in UK, experts warn

There are fears that the e-cigarette boom has the potential to create a generation of young people hooked on nicotine

Bangkok Post

Fleeing monkeypox patient caught in Cambodia

Police in Cambodia have arrested a Nigerian man who fled there from Thailand after being diagnosed with monkeypox — the first known case in the country — earlier this week in Phuket.

Los Angeles Times

First child monkeypox cases in US are reported, including a toddler in California

Public health officials announced Friday the first cases of monkeypox in children in the United States, including one toddler living in California and an infant living in another state.

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