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11 hepatitis symptoms including vomiting and itchy skin as more children fall ill

Public Health Scotland shared 11 hepatitis symptoms parents should know.

Daily Record

Hepatitis symptoms in children to look for as infection linked to sudden rise in cases

Since January 2022, a number of severe liver inflammation cases (hepatitis) has been reported in previously healthy children, with the vast majority of cases being reported in the UK. Could adenovirus be the cause?

Daily Mirror

Calls to BAN meal deals in Tesco, M&S, ASDA, Boots, Sainsbury's and Morrisons

Calls have been made for lunchtime meal deals to be made 'illegal'

Manchester Evening News

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How North Korea’s COVID-19 outbreak could ignite a major health crisis

North Korea's admission that it is battling an "explosive" COVID-19 outbreak has raised concerns that the virus could devastate a country with an under-resourced health system, limited testing capabilities, and no vaccine program. The isolated North confirmed on Thursday its first COVID-19 infections since the pandemic emerged more than two…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Explainer-How N.Korea's COVID-19 outbreak could ignite a major health crisis

Reuters

Fourth Covid vaccine provides 'a substantial boost to immunity', according to new study

Several countries have now deployed fourth doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, but the clinical need, effectiveness, timing, and dose of a fourth dose remain uncertain

Daily Mirror

PM calls for WHO reform, streamlining approval process for vaccines

Narendra Modi said "India's vaccination programme is largest in world."

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Child dies after getting hepatitis as possible link to dogs is 'explored'

It comes as the number of worldwide cases has grown to 348.

Daily Record

What do we know about the mystery hepatitis strain spreading in Irish children? Signs, symptoms and causes

The HSE confirmed that a child being treated for an acute form of hepatitis has died, and a second has received a liver transplant

Irish Mirror

United States records 1 million deaths from COVID-19 two years after start of the pandemic

The White House says the United States must not become complacent in managing COVID-19, as the country passes a grim milestone two years into the pandemic.

ABC News

WHO: COVID-19 Falling Everywhere, Except Americas and Africa

The number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide has continued to fall except in the Americas and Africa, the World Health Organization said in its latest assessment of the pandemic. In its weekly pandemic report released late Tuesday, the UN health agency said about 3.5 million new cases and more…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO: COVID-19 falling everywhere, except Americas and Africa

The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide has continued to fall except in the Americas and Africa

The Independent UK

Hepatitis: Irish child being treated for mystery form of virus dies and second receives liver transplant

Over the past ten weeks, six probable cases of children with hepatitis of unknown cause have been identified in Ireland, and a small number of children are under investigation

Irish Mirror

World complacent on Covid, warns Gordon Brown

Political leaders are still not listening to medical advice, says Mr Brown

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What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant found in UK

XE combines genetic characteristic of the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 variants, in what is known as a “recombinant”

The Hindu

There is no getting past the pandemic till we credibly count COVID-19 deaths

Indian statisticians and modellers are equal to any in the world. The government could easily set up a panel of experts to arrive at an independent and credible estimate of the country’s pandemic toll

The Hindu

Engage, not dismiss: On India’s response to WHO’s COVID-19 deaths report

Excess deaths measures are a robust way to estimate pandemic impact

The Hindu

The bitter dispute over India’s pandemic mortality

The ‘modelling’ that the Government is objecting to is largely simple data analysis and techniques for filling data gaps

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The Independent UK

‘Irresponsible’: China hits back at WHO criticism of zero-Covid strategy

The Chinese foreign ministry urged the World Health Organisation to ‘refrain from making irresponsible remarks’

The Independent UK

WHO's European countries say Moscow office should be moved

Member countries of the World Health Organization’s European region have condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Hindu

Data | India’s measles cases doubled in 2022, while over two crore vaccinations skipped in 2021

The Times of India

China blasts WHO chief over criticism of Xi’s Covid-Zero policy

BEIJING: China denounced the World Health Organization chief’s criticism of its zero-tolerance Covid strategy, defending a policy that has left it increasingly isolated on the world stage and under pressure from its own citizens at home.

The Independent UK

What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant found in UK

XE combines genetic characteristic of the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 variants, in what is known as a “recombinant”

Evening Standard

Shanghai to restrict access to food deliveries and hospitals in new severe phase of Covid lockdown

City officials move to toughen lockdown rules further despite being urged to change course

WEKU

Shanghai maintains 'zero-COVID' policy but the U.N. says it is not sustainable

The leader of the World Health Organization says he doesn't think that a 'zero-COVID' strategy is sustainable, given the behavior of the virus.

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