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WHO to hold meeting to decide if monkeypox should be a global public health emergency

“Europe is the current epicentre of the outbreak, recording more than 80 percent of cases globally."

Irish Mirror

WHO reports two new monkeypox deaths and new cases

Two new deaths from monkeypox in Africa, adding to at least 73 deaths in the continent since the start of 2022.

Al Jazeera

Two more monkeypox cases discovered in Wales

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported a 77% weekly increase globally in the number of lab-confirmed cases of the virus

Wales Online

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Cases of monkeypox have surged 77% in a week, says World Health Organisation

It said three people had now died in connection with the outbreak, all of them in Africa

Wales Online

Africa CDC signs with Pfizer for COVID pill for African countries

Pfizer will now supply the COVID-19 pill that is highly effective in preventing hospitalisations and deaths.

Al Jazeera

More than 6,000 monkeypox cases reported in 58 countries, World Health Organization says

More than 6,000 cases of monkeypox have now been reported from 58 countries in the current outbreak, the WHO says.

ABC News

Low iron is a health risk made worse by COVID. How to get more without reaching for supplements

“Beauty is an iron mine,” once remarked the Australian mining magnate, Gina Reinhart. She was talking about a precious resource, but iron is also profoundly important to living organisms: from bacteria and fungi, to mammals like us.

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World hunger rising as U.N. agencies warn of "looming catastrophe"

World hunger levels rose again last year after soaring in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Ukraine war and climate change threatening starvation and mass migration on an "unprecedented scale" this year, according to U.N. agencies.

Reuters

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New ‘Centaurus’ subvariant could soon add to Australia’s COVID headache

Experts say a new COVID subvariant, nicknamed 'Centaurus' on social media, could soon add to Australia's growing COVID headache.

The New Daily

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

High antibiotic use could lead to drug resistance: study

‘Use of broad-spectrum ones rampant in India’

The Hindu

One dose of HPV vaccine enough to protect girls and young women against cervical cancer: WHO

The vaccine that protects people against most cervical cancers elicits an immune response so potent that just a single dose will do, according to the World Health Organization.

ABC News

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Daily Record

Parents' 'heartbreak' as toddler rejected from 25 nurseries in 18-month search

Lucy and James Ellis have been left "frustrated and angry" by their failing battle to find a nursery for two-year-old Jacob, who has allergies to soya, egg and grass and requires an EpiPen.

Daily Record

Mum who stopped Asda shop to feed baby twins in disbelief after returning to trolley

Claire Armstrong was at the supermarket checkout when her little ones Phoebe and Jacob started crying.

Wales Online

WHO director says 'urgent' action needed as monkeypox cases triple across Europe

Governments are being urged to 'scale up efforts' in the coming weeks and months to prevent the disease from spreading further

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Daily Record

Monkeypox warning as WHO say groups including children and pregnant women could be at risk

While the condition is not yet considered a public health emergency, the WHO say that they are tracking the outbreaks in different countries closely.

WEKU

New monkeypox cases have tripled in Europe since June 15, the WHO regional chief says

The monkeypox outbreak is expanding, and Europe is at its center, says Dr. Hans Kluge.

The Guardian - UK

No room for complacency over monkeypox, says WHO

World Health Organization official calls for urgent, coordinated action to prevent spread of disease

Al Jazeera

‘Urgent’ action needed in Europe over monkeypox spread: WHO

WHO’s Europe director calls on governments and civil society ‘to scale up efforts’ to reverse the spread of the virus.

The Independent UK

African officials: Monkeypox spread is already an emergency

Health authorities in Africa say they are treating the expanding monkeypox outbreak here as an emergency and call on rich countries to share the world's limited supply of vaccines

The Independent UK

WHO: Monkeypox cases in Europe have tripled in last 2 weeks

The World Health Organization’s Europe chief has warned that monkeypox cases across the region have tripled in the last two weeks and called on countries to take stronger measures to ensure the previously rare disease does not become entrenched on the continent

Daily Mirror

Health chiefs warn monkeypox now infecting children - 8 symptoms to look out for

The World Health Organisation is investigating reports of infected children in Britain, as well as following up reports in Spain and France

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