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Africa transitioning out of pandemic phase of Covid, WHO says

UN body also says continent’s case numbers may have been seven times higher than official data suggests

The Guardian - UK

WHO chief, Taliban delegation discuss 'dire' health crisis in Afghanistan

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said that he met the 10-member Taliban delegation headed by health minister Qalander Ebad and discussed the "dire" health and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

Dynamite News

Covid Ireland: WHO chief's stark warning as he says pandemic 'isn't over' with new lockdowns in recent days

'Depending on where you live, it might feel like the Covid-19 pandemic is almost over, or, it might feel like it is at its worst.'

Irish Mirror

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Covid briefing: Seven things you need to know as No 10 staff brace for questioning over 'partygate'

Detectives investigating the lockdown parties in No 10 will begin contacting those they believe to have been involved

Wales Online

Covid news: Spain drops mandatory use of face masks outdoors; UK reports another 66,638 daily cases – as it happened

Face coverings still required in indoor public spaces in Spain; UK records 66,638 daily infections and 206 Covid-linked deaths

The Guardian - AU

Restoring community dialogue and resilience: The next COVID-19 emergency

COVID-19 is not the first health crisis to affect Canada. Previous emergencies, like the Lac-Mégantic train tragedy in 2013, showed the importance of including the affected communities to promote better adherence to preventive measures and build resilient communities. Our research shows this is largely missing for COVID-19, with high costs…

The Conversation

World Health Organization warns Covid 'isn't finished' despite drop in cases

A new campaign has been launched to plough money into testing and vaccines worldwide

Wales Online

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LGBT rights in eastern Europe: explaining financial benefits makes a big difference to people's views – new findings

Across eastern Europe, it’s still very difficult to pass laws and policies designed to advance LGBT inclusion. With LGBT+ History Month underway, some Ukrainians are worried that their country’s fragile progress in LGBT rights will be set back by a Russian invasion. A top court in Hungary has just ruled…

The Conversation

World has recorded 500,000 more Covid deaths since emergence of Omicron

‘In the age of effective vaccines, half a million people dying, it’s really something,’ WHO says

The Independent UK

WHO: Global COVID-19 Case Counts Decline 17% In Latest Week

The World Health Organization says coronavirus case counts fell 17% worldwide over the last week compared to the previous week, including a 50% drop in the United States, while deaths globally declined 7%, the World Health Organization says. The weekly epidemiological report from the UN health agency, released late Tuesday,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO: Global COVID-19 case counts decline 17% in latest week

The World Health Organization says coronavirus case counts have fallen 17% worldwide over the last week compared to the previous week

The Independent UK

Coronavirus: Omicron BA.2 subvariant likely to spread globally, says WHO

The BA.2 subvariant of Omicron is likely to spread globally, however it remains unclear whether it will cause reinfection among those infected with the original Omicron strain, according to the World Health Organisation.

The Times of India

WHO seeks $23bn to end COVID pandemic as global health emergency

Funds urgently needed for ACT-Accelerator, an initiative to provide poorer nations with tests, treatments and vaccines.

Al Jazeera

Covid news: Sweden scraps almost all restrictions and testing despite pleas from scientists; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive – as it happened

Sweden scraps almost all of its few restrictions and stops most testing; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive after displaying mild symptoms

The Guardian - AU

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Reuters

Global COVID response program 'running on fumes' amid budget shortfall

A global initiative to get COVID-19 tests, treatments and vaccines to poorer nations has only received 5% of the donations sought to deliver on its aims this year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and other aid groups.

The Guardian - AU

Covid live: Italy and Spain to ease mask mandate; UK records 66,183 new cases – as it happened

Italy and Spain relax rules on wearing masks in outdoor spaces; UK records 314 Covid-related deaths

Reuters

COVID disrupts health services in over 90% of countries -WHO

Disruptions in basic health services such as vaccination programmes and treatment of diseases like AIDS were reported in 92% of 129 countries, a World Health Organization survey on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic showed on Monday.

ABC News

How Melbourne's former infectious diseases hospital helped prepare us for COVID-19

For nearly a century, the Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital responded to epidemics of influenza, polio and HIV. Those who trained inside its doors say its legacy should not be forgotten.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO Chief Says Discussed Collaboration on COVID Origins with Chinese Premier

The head of the World Health Organization said on Saturday he had discussed with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang the need for stronger collaboration on the origins of COVID-19, a subject of controversy that has strained Beijing's relations with the West. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has previously pressed China to be more…

Reuters

WHO chief says discussed collaboration on COVID origins with Chinese premier

The Guardian - UK

Covid news: UK reports 259 deaths; Turkish president tests positive – as it happened

New Zealand and Russia both report record number of daily coronavirus cases

The Conversation

South African scientists on discovering omicron, plus how culture informs people's emotional reaction to music – The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript

This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: South African scientists on the inside story of discovering omicron – and what their experience can offer the world about future variants, published on February 3, 2022.

Wales Online

Long Covid symptoms - the most common to look for

Many people who've had coronavirus have experienced symptoms that have lasted for months

The Times of India

Can smoking cause a heart attack? Doctors answer and explain how

In recent news, popular actor-comedian Sunil Grover, famously known as Gutthi, underwent a heart surgery. It was later revealed that the actor had suffered a minor heart attack and was admitted to the hospital on January 8. According to Dr Santosh Kumar Dora of Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai, who was…

Wales Online

Covid briefing: Six things as WHO say Europe is entering 'plausible endgame'

A director has said that the number of coronavirus deaths is starting to plateau

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