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Inconvenient truth: Why the Modi govt is choosing ‘denial’ as its response to WHO’s Covid death toll

On May 5, the World Health Organisation finally bit the bullet and published its report on excess deaths associated with Covid-19.

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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 Independent UK

77% of the Displaced in Yemen Are Women, Children

An estimated 77 percent of the 4.3 million people displaced in Yemen are women and children, according to factsheets released by UNDP. Marib hosts over 60 percent of all Yemeni refugees and asylum-seekers who escaped the hell of Houthi militias that turned the country to one of the world’s largest…

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Taiwan says 'very difficult' to get WHO invite, but trying hard

It will be "very difficult" for Taiwan to get an invite to a major World Health Organization meeting this month, but efforts are continuing, Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on Monday.

Reuters

Warning over new sub-variants

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning over the emergence of three Omicron sub-variants that have the potential to transmit Covid-19 faster and infect the lungs, says the Ramathibodi Hospital's Center for Medical Genomics (CMG).

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Doctor Who's new Time Lord is Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa as Jodie Whittaker bows out

The Rwandan-Scottish actor says he is 'deeply honoured' to be cast as the Time Lord after finding fame playing Eric Effiong on the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education

Daily Mirror

Odesa hit by missiles as Ukraine claims it has sunk second Russian ship

Drone attack at Snake Island results in apparent destruction of landing craft as counter-offensive in north gathers pace

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Sweden? Japan? UK? Debates over who had a ‘good’ Covid won’t end

The WHO has spoken but even its huge new report will not settle arguments about pandemic strategies

The Guardian - UK

WHO Says it Stands with Ukraine, Has Documented 200 Attacks on Health Facilities

World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Ukrainians from Kyiv on Saturday that the WHO stood by them in their conflict with Russia, and urged Moscow to stop waging war on its neighbor. "My message to all the people of Ukraine is this," he said, speaking from the…

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WHO says it stands with Ukraine, has documented 200 attacks on health facilities

World Health Organisation Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Ukrainians from Kyiv on Saturday that the WHO stood by them in their conflict with Russia, and urged Moscow to stop waging war on its neighbour.

Reuters

Prime Minister should apologise for lie on COVID-19 deaths, says Siddaramaiah

Referring to a WHO report on COVID-19 deaths in the country, former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should apologise for his lie

The Hindu

WHO’s COVID-19 death count flawed, bid to tarnish India, say State Health Ministers

State Health Ministers’ meet passes resolution flaying world body’s estimate

The Hindu

The two key symptoms of sudden onset hepatitis in children every parent needs to know

WHO has said there were almost 300 probable cases of children with severe hepatitis detected in 20 countries worldwide, with 163 cases in the UK

Wales Online

Morning Digest | Sri Lanka President declares a state of emergency; Amit Shah demands CBI probe into death of Bengal BJP youth wing leader, and more

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Why India rejects the World Health Organization's COVID-19 death toll estimates

New World Health Organization data suggests almost half of the world's unrecorded COVID deaths happened in India, but the government insists its official death toll remains at about half a million. Why does the data differ so drastically?

The Hindu

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Two new South African Covid variants worry health bosses as a new symptom is identified

The two are thought to be more infectious and could be vaccine resistant

The Hindu

Congress reiterates demand for panel to probe India COVID-19 deaths

Party says government under-reported fatalities to avoid paying compensation to kin of victims

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Third Ebola patient dies in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo

The third Ebola patient in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo has died, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, the latest fatality in an outbreak first reported last month.

The Hindu

India COVID-19 excess deaths | Both WHO report and Rahul Gandhi are wrong, says BJP

Government of India had conveyed its objections to world body, party spokesperson says

Daily Record

WHO ranks UK at 56th in Covid-19 deaths as worldwide toll could be 15million

The report reveals that UK ranks lower than Germany, Italy, and Spain.

Irish Mirror

WHO unveil 'sobering' statistics that show nearly 15 million people died due to Covid and its knock-on effects

Among the countries with the highest excess death rates are India, Russia, Indonesia, the USA, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru

Dynamite News

Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt over WHO Covid death data

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the government over a WHO report which claimed that there were 4.7 million Covid deaths in India, saying "science does not lie, Prime Minister Narendra Modi does". More on Dynamite News:

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Congress reiterates demand for commission to ascertain COVID-related fatalities after WHO Report

The party also said that the government should pay ₹4 lakh compensation to family members of all of victims

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”

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