1.7 million locked down in China’s Anhui province
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China placed 1.7 million people under lockdown in central Anhui province, where authorities reported nearly 300…
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WHO calls for ‘urgent’ action in Europe over monkeypox
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- The World Health Organization called on Friday for "urgent" action to prevent the spread of monkeypox…
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Europe to see ‘high levels’ of Covid this summer: WHO
Copenhagen, Denmark (AFP) - The World Health Organization said Thursday it expected "high levels" of Covid-19 in Europe this…
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Pollution linked to 10% of cancer cases in Europe: report
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Pollution is linked to more than 10 percent of cancer cases in Europe, a report by…
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Metro Manila, eight other provinces breach WHO threshold of 5 percent Covid positivity rate
Rizal province with highest Covid positivity rate at 11.9 percent (Eagle News) – Metro Manila’s COVID-19 positivity rate continued to…
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Peru facing fourth wave of Covid-19: government
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's government on Sunday declared that a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections had begun to hit…
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WHO emergency committee decides on monkeypox outbreak: Over 3,200 confirmed cases reported worldwide
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- A World Health Organization committee of experts met Thursday…
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Thailand relaxes mask rule to bolster pandemic-hit tourism
BANGKOK, Thaland (AFP) -- Thailand has dropped rules requiring people to wear masks from Friday, the government says, as…
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Covid vaccines saved 20 million lives in first year: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Covid vaccines prevented nearly 20 million deaths in the first year after they were introduced, according…
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Monkeypox vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic ready to meet demand
by Camille Bas-Wohlert Agence France-Presse COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- As the lone laboratory manufacturing a licensed vaccine against monkeypox, Danish…
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Global food crisis ‘will kill millions’ by disease, health executive warns
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- The global food crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine will kill millions by leaving the…
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Covid subvariants cast shadow over European summer
PARIS, June 22, 2022 (AFP) - by Isabelle Tourne, Isabelle Cortes and AFP European bureaus A resurgence of Covid-19 cases…
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