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22 Jul 2022

Monkeypox scare in India, third case CONFIRMED in Kerala's Malappuram

A 35 year-old man, who came to Kerala from UAE earlier this month, has tested positive for monkeypox, making him the third case of the virus from the country as well as the state.

21 Jul 2022

Monkeypox outbreak: WHO reports 14,000 cases globally, 5 deaths in Africa

"Almost 14,000 confirmed #monkeypox cases have now been reported to WHO this year, from more than 70 countries and territories. So far, 5 deaths have been reported, all in Africa. @WHO will continue to do everything we can to support countries to stop transmission and save lives," Tedros said in a tweet.

19 Jul 2022

Covid surge: Cases triple across Europe, hospitalisations double, says WHO

WHO said Covid-19 cases have tripled across Europe in the past 6 weeks. WHO said people should not underestimate Covid-19. Omicron variant's "super-infectious relatives" were driving the new waves, as per WHO's Europe director.

15 Jul 2022

WHO says 'Covid nowhere near over', India begins free booster shots for adults

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus pointed out surveillance has reduced significantly worldwide New waves of the virus demonstrate again that Covid-19 is nowhere near over, WHO said India logged a single-day rise of 20,038 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours

14 Jul 2022

Monkeypox virus in India? Suspected case found in Kerala, patient hospitalised

Monkeypox virus outbreak: Kerala Health Minister said that the man, who returned from abroad, has shown symptoms of the viral disease, news agency PTI reported. His samples have been collected and sent for testing, Veena George informed.

12 Jul 2022

Two years later, Covid-19 is nowhere near over, warns WHO Chief

WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday warned the world on fresh waves of COVID-19 cases He urged governments to regularly review and adjust their COVID-19 response plans He also advised governments to reverse the reduction in surveillance, testing and sequencing

30 Jun 2022

Monkeypox now in more than 50 new countries, trend 'likely to continue: WHO

Addressing a media briefing, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that controlling the further spread of monkeypox virus requires intense response efforts.

29 Jun 2022

Monkeypox outbreak: 1,310 new cases take total tally of infections to 3,413

According to World Health Organization, the majority of new cases of monkeypox, around 86%, have been recorded from the WHO European Region.

26 Jun 2022

Is Monkeypox a global emergency? WHO's BIG decision, read here

WHO chief said monkeypox represents a “serious, evolving threat”. WHO panel has recommended close monitoring of monkeypox virus.

23 Jun 2022

Will WHO declare monkeypox international emergency? Decision today

The case count from the current monkeypox outbreak outside of Africa has topped 3,000 in more than 40 countries, as per a Reuters tally.

16 Jun 2022

WHO considers taking ‘monkey’ out of monkeypox for THIS reason

"WHO is also working with partners and experts from around the world on changing the name of #monkeypox virus, its clades, and the disease it causes. We will make announcements about the new names as soon as possible," said WHO’s Director-General.

14 Jun 2022

Monkeypox confirmed cases rise to 1,600; WHO calls emergency meet

The global health body warned that the recent global outbreak of the monkeypox virus is clearly "unusual" and "concerning".

11 Jun 2022

China's Wuhan played role in AMPLIFYING Covid-19 pandemic: WHO advisory group

As per WHO advisory group, early investigations suggested that the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan played an important role early in the amplification of the pandemic with several of the patients first detected in December 2019 having had a link to the market and environmental samples from the market testing positive for SARS-CoV-2.

11 Jun 2022

Monkeypox outbreak: CDC makes big revelation, says virus spreads through THIS

CDC chief Rochelle Walensky said monkeypox was being passed on through physical contact with symptomatic patients and by touching their clothing and bedding.

10 Jun 2022

Covid origins: Lab leak theory needs 'further investigations', says WHO

WHO said the theory that the Covid virus might have escaped from a laboratory needs ‘further investigations’. The origins of Covid has remained the subject of a political and scientific debate with scientists and politicians globally. WHO in its initial assessment stated that it was ‘extremely unlikely’ that Covid might have spilled from a lab.

10 Jun 2022

Monkeypox outbreak: Brazil confirms first case as WHO calls virus threat real

The UK has recorded the most cases, 302 suspected and confirmed infections, followed by Spain (198), Portugal (153) and Canada (80).

13 Jun 2022

Monkeypox outbreak: Confirmed cases cross 1,000 as WHO warns of 'real' risk

Monkeypox is a rare viral infection similar to human smallpox. The virus was reportedly first discovered in 1958. The first human case of the disease was reported in 1970.

09 Jun 2022

Risk of Monkeypox emergence in non-endemic countries 'real': WHO

Over 1,000 monkeypox cases have been reported from 29 countries where the disease is not endemic, informed WHO official. People with symptoms should stay at home and ones sharing home with infected ones must avoid close contact, he added.

07 Jun 2022

Monkeypox infections: Majority of UK cases found in gay and bisexual men

British health officials have so far reported more than 300 monkeypox cases across the country Beyond Africa, the UK has the biggest identified outbreak of the disease, with the majority of infections in gay and bisexual men The WHO said that more than two dozen countries that haven't previously identified monkeypox cases reported 780 case

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02 Jun 2022

Monkeypox alert: India`s Health Ministry issues guidelines on disease

Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox Anyone risks infection if they have close physical contact with someone who has Monkeypox WHO chief Tedros further noted that as the situation is evolving, WHO expects more cases to be found

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