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WHO blames rising Covid cases in Europe on curbs lifted too soon

Regional director says several countries including the UK lifted restrictions ‘brutally’

The Guardian - UK

The Glasgow bootmaker who ordered Freddie Mercury to fit David Bowie with a pair of platforms

It sounds like the kind of thing your mate would claim occurred in a dream, but Alan Mair really did once order Freddie Mercury to fit David Bowie with a pair of boots.

Glasgow Live

Nine million locked down in China, masks returning in Europe - new Covid wave gripping the world

Countries across Europe and Asia are witnessing a spike in cases due to the BA.2 variant of Omicron

Irish Mirror

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Owain Wyn Evans' brilliant response to troll who called him ‘an effeminate, limp-wristed drummer’

'As you know, I am more than happy with my limp-wristed, effeminate drumming'

Wales Online

BRICS grouping should work together to support vaccine endeavours: Health Minister

He launches BRICS Vaccine R&D Center and Workshop on Vaccine Cooperation through video conference.

The Hindu

Refugee crisis strains Moldova's healthcare system - minister

The arrival of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Moldova is putting huge pressure on its health care system and it has appealed for help from the European Union and U.N. agencies, the country's health minister said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Luke O'Neill tells RTE's Claire Byrne new Covid strain may be 'most infectious virus we've seen' and is 'impossible to avoid'

Ireland is in the middle of a "global wave" with the WHO showing an 8% increase in cases across the world over the past week

Irish Mirror

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Groups sue ministries over PM2.5 problems

Environmental activist groups have filed a lawsuit with the Central Administrative Court against the National Environment Board (NEB) and two cabinet ministers for failing to deal with the country's pressing air pollution problems, saying every citizen has the right to breathe clean air.

Bangkok Post

500,000 refugees from Ukraine have mental health issues-WHO

About half a million refugees from Ukraine who have fled to Poland need support for mental health disorders, and 30,000 have severe mental health problems, the representative for the World Health Organisation in Poland said on Tuesday.

Reuters

No Country Met WHO Air Quality Standards in 2021

Not a single country managed to meet the World Health Organization's (WHO) air quality standard in 2021, a survey of pollution data in 6,475 cities showed on Tuesday, and smog even rebounded in some regions after a COVID-related dip. The WHO recommends that average annual readings of small and hazardous…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Malawi begins nationwide polio immunisation campaign

In February, the southern African country recently recorded its first polio case in 30 years.

Al Jazeera

No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021 - data

Reuters

Why new SARS-CoV2 variant, not Omicron, may fuel 4th wave

NEW DELHI: Recombinant or hybrid variants of SARS-CoV2, which were initially dubbed as one-off cases, are now being monitored closely by World Health Organization (WHO). They are essentially new variants with characteristics of two or more existing variants.

The Times of India

'I lost my fingers and independence to sepsis - I don't want this to happen to others'

A sepsis survivor who had to have her fingers amputated has shown extraordinary resilience, using her sense of humour to spread awareness about how dangerous sepsis can be

Daily Mirror

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Businessweek

The Future of Boosters Is Somewhere Between Unnecessary and Urgent

Until there’s a universal coronavirus vaccine, the future of additional shots is a murky work in progress—but more rounds seem increasingly likely.

The Times of India

Autism: Early signs and symptoms of autism spectrum disorder in children

As per the World Health Organisation (WHO) about 1 in 160 children has Autism spectrum disorder. Autism spectrum disorders are a diverse group of conditions which are characterised by some degree of difficulty with social interaction and communication, atypical patterns of activities and behaviours like difficulty with transition from one…

The Guardian - UK

Bless you! Meet the flu hunters trying to stop the next pandemic in its tracks

Remember flu? Despite lockdowns holding it at bay, a small group of scientists is searching the globe for deadly new strains – and to work out what to put in next winter’s vaccines

Liverpool Echo

Symptoms of covid as 'Deltacron' found in UK, France and Netherlands

The WHO warned against the intense level of covid infections around the world

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COVID-19 pandemic is 'far from over' -WHO official

A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was a long way off, citing a rise in cases in its latest weekly data.

The Guardian - UK

How should the world respond to the next pandemic?

As the WHO mulls when to call the Covid pandemic over, attention is turning to the future

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO Says It Has 43 Verified Attacks on Health Care in Ukraine

The World Health Organization has verified 43 attacks on health care in Ukraine, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the UN Security Council on Thursday. According to Ghebreyesus, the attacks killed killed 12 people and injured dozens more, including health workers. “In any conflict, attacks on health care are a…

Bangkok Post

Nation 'ready' for Deltacron

The public health minister says Thailand is prepared to deal with any new variant of the coronavirus including the newly emerged Deltacron that is now being closely watched by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Benzinga

OPNT: Data from OPNT003 Pharmacodynamic Trial in 2Q22…

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Benzinga

Dynavax Adjuvanted Clover Bio's COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shows Durable Protection Against Omicron

Clover Biopharmaceuticals Ltd's follow-up analysis for efficacy in the SPECTRA Phase 2/3 trial of SCB-2019 COVID-19 vaccine provided high and durable protection in individuals five months after the second dose. The follow-up analysis involved 26,400 individuals. Against any variant, efficacy was maintained at 100% against severe COVID-19 and 95% against COVID-19 associated…

The Guardian - UK

‘Nowhere on earth are people more at risk than Tigray,’ says WHO chief

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says even with war in Ukraine, the world must not forget the crisis unfolding ‘out of sight’ in Ethiopia’s northern region

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