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Viruses that were on hiatus during Covid are back — and behaving in unexpected ways
For nearly two years, as the Covid pandemic disrupted life around the globe, other infectious diseases were in retreat. Now, as the world rapidly dismantles the measures put in place to slow spread of Covid, the viral and bacterial nuisances that were on hiatus are...
Greece to drop most mask restrictions from June
Greece will drop most mask restrictions from June 1 to mid-September, a period coinciding with the height of its vital tourism season, the health minister said Wednesday. Thanos Plevris said masks will no longer be mandatory in most areas including on planes and...
Iran Health Tells WHO Chief Covid Contained Despite Sanctions
Bahram Einollahi was talking to Adhanom on the sidelines of the 75th global health conference in Geneva. He added that the daily death toll from Covid in Iran has been single-digit for the past two weeks. He also said some 150 million doses of Covid vaccine has been...
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Coronavirus cases in California rising fast, with some regions seeing infections double
The number of coronavirus cases in California has significantly worsened this past week, hitting a level not seen since the winter's Omicron surge and raising concerns about the possibility of a big jump in infections this summer. Weekly coronavirus cases roughly...
WHO reportedly convening emergency meeting on monkeypox
The World Health Organization is reportedly convening an emergency meeting on the alarming spread of monkeypox around the world — including a possible case in the Big Apple. The United Nations’ health authority is bringing together leading experts on the rare disease...
Airborne viruses: Fit-tested N95 masks, HEPA filters may offer best protection
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic more than 2 years ago, N95 respirator masksTrusted Source have played an important role in the personal protective equipment (PPE) of healthcare workers around the world. A study in 1998 showed that N95 masks approved by the...
What is monkeypox, the rare virus now confirmed in the U.S. and Europe?
Massachusetts health authorities said Wednesday that they confirmed a case of a rare and sometimes serious viral illness called monkeypox — the first infection identified in the United States this year amid a rash of cases outside the disease's typical territory....
The WHO To Discuss Global Pandemic Treaty At World Health Assembly May 22-28
You know the 1996 movie Independence Day, where much of the World united to defeat a common enemy? Well, during the Covid-19 pandemic that started in 2020, pretty much the opposite happened. The World was about as organized as all-cat produced and directed...
Top Biden health officials sound warning on rising coronavirus infections
The increase in new infections, nearing 100,000 a day, comes as Memorial Day weekend approaches Top Biden administration officials warned Wednesday that one-third of Americans live in communities experiencing rising levels of coronavirus cases and...
This is how China rounds up thousands of people for quarantine
Thousands of people in a village near the Chinese port city of Tianjin were ordered into government quarantine, with videos circulated on social media showing residents being marched through streets and onto buses as officials continue to deploy the country’s strict...
Failure of an American ideology’: why Covid has an outsized impact on the US
As the US records 1 million Covid deaths, experts note underinvestment in long-term care, primary care and public health all contributed to the toll David Rosner continually talks to colleagues who are distraught about the American response to the Covid-19 pandemic....