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Monkeypox cases cross 14K globally, with 700 diagnosed in Netherlands
Monkeypox cases worldwide crossed 14,000 last week, with six countries reporting their first cases last week, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to…
New York City suburb finds first case of polio in nearly a decade
The first confirmed case of polio in the United States since nearly 10 years has been diagnosed in an adult from a suburban area of New York City, state and…
COVID-19 outbreak prompts lockdowns in China with 148 new cases reported
China's National Health Commission reported 148 new highly contagious COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours. A report from Xinhua news agency quotes the…
WHO – COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths linked to transmissible Omicron variant
Globally, there has been a significant increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 reported over the past six weeks, according to the World Health Organization…
COVID-19 cases spike in South Korea and triple to above 70K
COVID-19 cases in South Korea nearly tripled Monday from the previous day amid a resurgence of infections and the rapid spread of a highly contagious strain of…
Daily COVID-19 tally in Japan exceeds 100K for the first time since February
As the country enters a seventh wave of infections caused by the highly transmissible BA.5 Omicron sub-variant, the daily COVID-19 cases in Japan topped 100,000…
First monkeypox case has been reported in Saudi Arabia
An individual returning from outside the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, specifically Riyadh, has been diagnosed with monkeypox. Reports from Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…
Deaths due to COVID-19 caused by new Omicron strain worry WHO chief
As a new wave of infections spreads across Europe and the US, the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged governments and health care institutions to take…
Within 24 hours, there were 3,398 COVID-19 cases in Russia, 39 deaths
Russia has registered 3,398 new COVID-19 cases and 39 deaths in the past 24 hours, marking a drop in infections, the COVID-19 response headquarters said…
Ghana reports first-ever cases of highly contagious Marburg virus disease
World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the preliminary discovery of two cases of highly contagious Marburg virus disease in Ghana, the first such case in…