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Vaccine inequity and emerging variants mean the future of the pandemic is increasingly uncertain, researchers say

Omicron BA.5 is now the dominant Covid strain, accounting for approximately 79% of cases as of 18 July as around 3.8m people - one in 17 of the UK population - has coronavirus

Authorities said in a statement that the case may have originated outside of the US and the patient is stable.

Virologists voice concerns about highly-contagious BA.2.75 which is thought to spread faster than its Omicron relatives

A search has been launched for a Nigerian man after lab tests proved he has Thailand's first confirmed case of monkeypox, Phuket deputy governor Pichet Panapong said on Friday.

UNICEF's director called the worldwide trend "a red alert for child health."

Doses of the monkeypox jag are currently prioritised for close contacts and health workers.

Thailand has recorded its first case of monkeypox, and the infection was diagnosed in a 27-year-old Nigerian man who travelled from Nigeria to Phuket, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) reported on Thursday evening.

Wesley Williams, 34, struggled to stand up and broke out in spots 30 minutes into his shift one day after he visited a sauna on a trip to London.

The World Health Organization will reconvene its expert monkeypox committee on Thursday to decide whether the outbreak now constitutes a global health emergency -- the highest alarm it can sound. A second meeting of the WHO's emergency committee on the virus will be held to examine the evidence of the…