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Flu seasons, like the COVID-19 pandemic, have become unusual and unpredictable. Here's why

Around the world, something very strange is happening with the spread of flu, with a range of specialists saying the COVID-19 pandemic has set off a chain of consequences that interrupted the spread of influenza, possibly throwing out seasonal trends for years to come.

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Is monkeypox a sexually transmitted infection?

A study found monkeypox virus in the seminal fluid of four men who had sex with men

The Hindu

Vietnam was once praised for its pandemic response. Now a COVID corruption scandal has brought down its health minister

Vietnam was once held up as a poster child for effective COVID-19 responses. But corrupt officials were lining their pockets in a corruption scandal that's brought down its health minister.

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British scientists say it's unclear if monkeypox has peaked

British health officials say they cannot tell if the spread of monkeypox has peaked in the country

The Independent UK

COVID-19 'Lab Leak' Origin Theory Merits Further Investigation, Says New WHO Report

But the Chinese government continues to stonewall independent investigations.

Reason

China calls theory that Covid originated in Chinese lab ‘politically motivated lie’

WHO report has said origins of virus are still unknown and recommended further investigation

The Guardian - UK

UK monkeypox cases soar as infected must stay 1m from others in new 'social distancing'

Confirmed cases of the virus in the UK have soared to 366 after a further 45 were identified in just the past 24 hours, and health chiefs have issued new "social distancing" guidelines

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China calls COVID 'lab leak' theory a lie after WHO report

China has attacked the theory that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated as a leak from a Chinese laboratory as a politically motivated lie

The Independent UK

COVID origin | WHO says it’s unclear but lab leak theory needs study

That stance marks a sharp reversal of the U.N. health agency's initial assessment of the pandemic's origins

The Hindu

Malcolm Roberts says a rule change at the WHO 'would have decimated' Australia's sovereignty. Is he correct?

The One Nation senator has continued to push the baseless claim that Australia could be forced to adopt restrictive health measures by the World Health Organization.

ABC News

Targeted wastewater surveillance has a history of social and ethical concerns

Wastewater surveillance involves testing sewage to obtain data about a population’s health. While the technique is decades old, it has gained recent international prominence for its ability to predict pandemic surges, detect new SARS-CoV-2 variants and provide useful data when traditional testing methods reach capacity. With its success, the field…

The Conversation

WHO: COVID origins unclear but lab leak theory needs study

Experts drafted by the World Health Organization to help investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic say further research is needed to determine how COVID-19 first began

The Independent UK

Factbox-What the WHO says on how to find COVID-19's origins, prepare for next pandemic

A panel of experts drafted by the World Health Organization to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare a framework to investigate future outbreaks has published its first report.

Reuters

Pandemic's origins obscured by lack of Chinese data - WHO panel

The World Health Organization said on Thursday its latest investigation into the origins of COVID-19 was inconclusive, largely because data from China is missing, another blow to its years-long effort to determine how the pandemic began.

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U.N. calls for justice after fatal shooting of Myanmar WHO worker

(Corrects typo in headline in word "shooting")

Zenger

Kneesy Does It – The Age For Knee Replacement Surgery Has Dropped Due To Obesity, Study Says

The age for knee replacement surgery has dropped due to the obesity crisis, a new study has revealed.

The Independent UK

How worried should you be about monkeypox?

As many as 302 cases of rare tropical virus now confirmed in UK

The Times of India

CMDA goes the extra mile to protect Chennai’s open spaces

Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is preparing guidelines and laws to protect open spaces and to ensure that they are not lost to apartment complexes and commercial buildings. The city has only 0.81 sq m open space per capita which is much below the WHO guidelines–10-12 sq.m per

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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

Evening Standard

More than 1,000 monkeypox cases reported to WHO across globe

More than 1,000 monkeypox cases have been reported to the World Health Organisation as it spreads to nearly 30 countries outside of Africa where it had been more commonly found.

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO: COVID Cases and Deaths Falling Nearly Everywhere

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally fell everywhere except the Middle East and Southeast Asia last week, according to a World Health Organization weekly report released Wednesday. In its latest weekly update on the pandemic, the UN health agency said confirmed cases dropped 12% to more…

The Independent UK

WHO: COVID cases and deaths falling nearly everywhere

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally fell everywhere last week except the Middle East and Southeast Asia

Reuters

More than 1,000 monkeypox cases reported to WHO - briefing

There have been more than 1,000 monkeypox cases reported to the World Health Organization in the current outbreak outside the countries in Africa where it more commonly spreads.

Daily Mirror

Monkeypox: Which countries have the most cases as virus linked to 66 deaths in Africa

The UK has 321 confirmed cases of the virus so far, nearly a third of the of the 1,107 known infections in non-endemic countries, latest data shows

Wales Online

Everything you need to know about hepatitis as cases in children rise

WHO say that in this outbreak of acute hepatitis, cases have been more severe

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