Monkeypox: From beginnings in Africa to global spread
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- As monkeypox infections jump around the world, prompting a scramble for vaccines, AFP looks at how…
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Danish lab to supply 1.5 million monkeypox doses in Europe
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Danish company Bavarian Nordic, the lone laboratory manufacturing a licensed vaccine against monkeypox, said Tuesday an…
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China Covid outbreak grows with millions under lockdown
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Saturday reported its highest number of coronavirus cases since May, with millions in…
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Queen gives UK’s health service top award, praises Covid vaccine rollout
London, United Kingdom (AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday awarded the George Cross to the state-run…
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Pres. Marcos Jr designates Vergeire as DOH officer-in-charge
(Eagle News) -- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has designated Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire as officer-in-charge of the Department…
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PBBM now free from all Covid symptoms, could be released from isolation on Friday, July 15
(Eagle News) -- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is already "free from all symptoms of COVID-19" and could be released…
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Macau closes casinos, most businesses as Covid outbreak worsens
Hong Kong, China (AFP) Macau on Saturday announced a weeklong shutdown of its casinos and non-essential businesses as the…
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China locks down city of 300,000 over single Covid case
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Hundreds of thousands of people were under lockdown in a small Chinese city Tuesday after just…
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Ghana reports two suspected cases of Marburg virus
ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) -- Ghana has reported two suspected cases of the Marburg virus, which belongs to the same…
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PHL detects 167 more highly infectious Omicron subvariant cases, including 140 BA.5 cases
Most already tagged as recovered; DOH reminds public to always wear face masks (Eagle News) – The Department of Health…
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Covid outbreak hits Sri Lanka on eve of Australia Test
GALLE, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka's team were hit by a Covid-19 outbreak on the eve of Friday's second…
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With more than 6,000 cases confirmed worldwide, WHO to reconvene monkeypox emergency committee
by Robin MILLARD Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) - The World Health Organization said Wednesday it will reconvene its monkeypox experts to…
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