Virus

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…

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…

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…

Covid air war being lost, experts warn, urging mass ventilation

  by Isabelle CORTES Agence France Presse PARIS France (AFP) -- The world is still not using one of its…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Denmark offers fourth Covid vaccine dose to over-50s

COPENHAGEN, June 22, 2022 (AFP) -  Denmark's government said Wednesday the country will begin offering a fourth dose of the…

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