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Turkey records first case of monkeypox - health minister

Turkey has detected its first case of monkeypox in a 37-year-old patient who is in isolation, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday.

Reuters

World Health Organisation warns Supreme Court’s abortion decision is a ‘setback’ that will cost lives

Ending legal care and criminalising providers will have far-reaching consequences, WHO director warns

The Independent UK

WHO boss calls US Supreme Court abortion ruling a ‘setback’ that will ‘cost lives’

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the ruling has a ‘major impact’ on women from the poorest communities

Evening Standard

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How the UK’s rising COVID cases compare to other countries

Omicron sub-variants driving up infections in 110 nations, WHO director-general warns

The Independent UK

WHO chief: U.S. abortion ruling 'a setback,' will cost lives

The head of the World Health Organization has criticized the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

The Independent UK

Five actions to prepare African countries better for the next pandemic

Globally, cases of COVID-19 and related deaths are lower in June 2022 than they were at the beginning of the year. But the infection numbers are rising. Africa is no exception.

The Conversation

How worried should you be about monkeypox?

More than 1,000 cases of rare tropical virus now confirmed in UK

The Independent UK

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Where did monkeypox come from?

Tropical disease has now infected over 1,000 people in Britain and been detected in many more countries around the world

The Independent UK

Monkeypox signs and symptoms: What to look for and how it spreads

Tropical disease originating in Africa has spread across the world since May

The Independent UK

How George Harrison and Eric Clapton made the Hard Rock Cafe a museum of rock'n'roll

The Hard Rock Cafe in London is home to rock'n'roll treasures, and has hosted some truly remarkable objects over the years, from Sid Vicious' jeans, to Jimi Hendrix's guitar

Daily Mirror

Covid warning as more times people get reinfected ‘more likely it is they get unlucky’ and develop long Covid

Symptoms ‘can knock people off their stride for several months’, a WHO official warned

The Independent UK

Monkeypox concerns after study finds virus mutating 12 times faster than expected

The World Health Organisation is encouraging countries to consider surveillance and contact tracing in a bid to slow the spread of the virus.

Daily Record

Monkeypox cases in Greater Manchester rise as disease found in three boroughs

There are now more than 900 cases across the UK

Manchester Evening News

‘You get goosebumps from the data’: hopes rise for new malaria vaccine

The disease is a leading killer of under fives across Africa. But trials for a new vaccine suggest an end to the death toll could be in sight

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Monkeypox is not currently a global health emergency, WHO says

WHO has decided not to declare monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern, but will continue to monitor the outbreak.

Daily Mirror

Covid vaccines saved 20 million lives in year - but slow rollout saw 600k die

Almost two-thirds of the world's population has now received at least one dose since the first Covid-19 vaccine was administered outside of a clinical trial

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO Says Monkeypox Not Currently a Global Health Emergency

The World Health Organization's chief said Saturday that the monkeypox outbreak was a deeply concerning evolving threat but did not currently constitute a global health emergency. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus convened a committee of experts on Thursday to advise him whether to sound the UN health agency's strongest alarm…

Bangkok Post

WHO says monkeypox not currently a global health emergency

GENEVA: The World Health Organization's chief said Saturday that the monkeypox outbreak was a deeply concerning evolving threat but did not currently amount to a global public health emergency.

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The Conversation

Monkeypox is not a global emergency for now, says WHO. 3 things we need to know next about how it's mutating and spreading

The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided not to declare monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. This may change in the future.

Tribune News Service

Monkeypox isn’t international public health emergency, WHO finds

The World Health Organization opted against calling the recent monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.

The Independent UK

WHO panel: Monkeypox not a global emergency 'at this stage'

The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in nearly 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency

The Guardian - AU

‘A finite resource’: as Australia recruits overseas health workers, their home nations bear the cost

For international health workers, Australia often offers better pay and conditions – but inequality is worsening amid a global shortfall

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO: European Festivals Should Not be Scrapped Due to Monkeypox

The World Health Organization said Friday that European summer festivals should not be cancelled due to the monkeypox outbreak but should instead manage the risk of amplifying the virus. A surge of monkeypox cases has been detected since May outside of the West and Central African countries where the disease…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO Says Over 900 Probable Cases of Acute Hepatitis Reported in Children

Thirty-three countries have reported 920 probable cases of severe acute hepatitis in children so far, a jump of 270 from May, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. The WHO said that the European Region accounted for half the probable cases, including 267 from the United Kingdom, while a…

The Independent UK

‘January 2020 all over again’: Doctors warn Biden’s lack of urgency on Monkeypox is like early delays with Covid

Cumbersome response from US federal government mirrors the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, experts say

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