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Edinburgh named most unfit city in Scotland and UK according to new study

Research carried out by DNA Lean found that Stockport was the fittest city in the United Kingdom and that Edinburgh came in last place. Scottish cities did not particularly fair well in the league table.

Edinburgh Live

Monkeypox declared global health emergency by World Health Organisation

According to the WHO, the outbreak is expanding in more than 70 countries and is an "extraordinary" situation which now constitutes a global emergency

Dublin Live

Monkeypox outbreak declared global health emergency by World Health Organisation

The disease has spread to more than 70 countries

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WHO declares monkeypox a global emergency

The World Health Organisation has declared the monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries a global emergency.

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With Greater Manchester in the midst of an ‘ozone pollution episode’, should the region change how it monitors air quality?

Clean Cities Campaign says the city-region should be striving to use WHO guidelines.

Manchester Evening News

What is Marburg virus and how does it spread?

Certain strains of the virus can kill up to 88 per cent of infected people

The Independent UK

Fears over new Covid Centaurus variant as experts explain key symptoms

People are also being advised on the simple way to tell the difference between Covid and a cold

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New 'Centaurus' Covid variant detected feared to be most contagious version yet

The World Health Organisation said in its latest update that globally, the number of new weekly cases increased for the fifth consecutive week after a declining trend since the last peak in March 2022

Daily Mirror

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

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

Calls for more support as profession declared cancer causing

The World Health Organisation has officially declared firefighting a cancer causing profession.

The Canberra Times

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

Daily Mirror

Monkeypox concerns after study finds virus mutating 12 times faster than expected

The World Health Organisation is encouraging countries to consider surveillance and contact tracing in a bid to slow the spread of the virus.

Daily Record

Monkeypox cases in Greater Manchester rise as disease found in three boroughs

There are now more than 900 cases across the UK

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Irish health officials confirm 14 new cases of monkeypox

This marks the biggest jump in cases seen in the space of one week since the beginning of the Irish outbreak

The Independent UK

Thousands of children unprotected against polio, data shows

Around a third of unprotected five-year-olds are in London.

Crikey

Asia, Middle East, Europe virus cases rise

The World Health Organisation says the number of global coronavirus-linked deaths has dropped by 16 per cent in the past week.

Daily Mirror

UK polio outbreak: Parents warned to make sure kids up to date on crucial vaccinations

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has now declared the troubling outbreak a national incident and alerted the World Health Organisation, which could strip Britain of its polio-free status

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Manchester Evening News

Monkeypox slammed as 'completely inappropriate term' in Manchester as World Health Organisation vows name change

Cases have risen by more than five times in just two weeks in North West

Evening Standard

WHO to look into reports monkeypox could be sexually transmitted disease

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is exploring the possibility if monkeypox could be a sexually transmitted disease, a health official said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

WHO investigates reports of monkeypox virus in semen

More than 1,300 cases of the disease have been reported in about 30 countries

Evening Standard

54 new cases of monkeypox detected in UK ahead of WHO emergency meeting

The World Health Organisation will determine whether the outbreak presents a public health emergency of international concern

Daily Record

Monkeypox set to be renamed over worries it has racist connotations

Scientist are calling for the virus to be renamed.

The New Daily

WHO may declare monkeypox an international emergency

The World Health Organisation is meeting to decide if the spread of monkeypox outside of Africa should be declared a global health emergency.

Daily Mirror

Why is it called monkeypox as scientists set to rename virus over racist connotations

The World Health Organisation has said it is working with experts to come up with a new name for monkeypox, which has been spreading rapidly around the globe in recent weeks

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