Pandemic
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Delta State Government has confirmed the outbreak of cholera at Ikpide-Irri community, Isoko South Local Government Area of the State. However, no death has been recorded. Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, the State Commissioner for Health, explained that the situation was under control. Onojaeme further explained that the death of two people in Ikpide-Irri was not related…
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The impact video has finished and we heard opening statements from this hearing’s core participants during yesterday’s inquiry on COVID-19 vaccination policy.. Allison Munroe KC, from the COVID-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group, says the inquiry needs to consider the “good, the bad and, whilst not necessarily ugly, the somewhat unsightly and troubling” side of…
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The Philippines has detected two new monkeypox (mpox) cases, bringing the total number of active mpox cases in the country to five, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday. Philippine Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said the new cases include a 26-year-old female from Metro Manila and a 12-year-old male from a region south of…
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The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned of the high burden of mpox cases, limited diagnostic capabilities, and the disease’s high fatality rate as some of the pressing challenges hindering the continent’s mpox response efforts as the number of cases surges across Africa. Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya, in an…
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It has been almost four years since the world went into lockdown from the Covid-19 pandemic — but don’t be surprised if you haven’t brought sexy back yet. Sexual function — which includes factors like desire, arousal and pleasure — in men and women decreased significantly after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a January…
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The former PM is taking questions on why he didn’t call for detailed notes from SAGE on scientific matters. Boris Johnson says this is a “good question” but believes the advice he got from his chief medical officer and chief scientific adviser – who themselves attended SAGE meetings and would relay the main points of…
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Nigerian scientists and researchers were not able to win the sum of N36 million offered by the Federal Government as reward for discovering cures for COVID-19 and Lassa Fever, checks have revealed. The prize was announced on February 13, 2020, by then Minister of Science and Technology (now Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology), Dr…
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Fang Bin, who documented the initial Covid outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has been freed from jail after three years, sources told the BBC. Mr Fang is one of several so-called citizen journalists who disappeared after sharing videos of scenes in Wuhan, the epicentre of the pandemic. After disappearing in February 2020, he…
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To help countries better prepare for future pandemics, WHO launched a new initiative today that provides guidance on integrated planning for responding to any respiratory pathogen such as influenza or coronaviruses. The new Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats Initiative, or PRET, incorporates the latest tools and approaches for shared learning and collective action established during…
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President Joe Biden’s administration announced Monday that it is ramping up efforts to help house people now sleeping on sidewalks and in tents and cars as a new federal report confirms what’s obvious to people in many cities: Homelessness is persisting despite increased local efforts. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said that…
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Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee are alleging in a newly released report that there are “indications” that COVID-19 could be tied to China’s biological weapons research program and “spilled over” to the general human population during an incident at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The information was released in a minority staff report by members…
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According to a study, daily physical activity has been associated with a decreased risk of COVID-19 infection and severity, including hospitalization and death. The study was published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. A weekly tally of 150 minutes of moderate intensity, or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity, physical activity seems to afford the…
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Dr Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert who is the chief medical adviser to U.S. President Joe Biden, will retire by the end of Biden’s term, he told Politico in an interview published Monday. Fauci, 81, has been the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) since 1984 and became the face of…
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Despite evidence that China’s the country of origin of the COVID-19 outbreak, and thatr it may have even covered up its own role in the pandemic, the nation was elected to the World Health Organization’s executive board Friday. The move raised eyebrows among critics, if not world leaders. U.N. Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer denounced the move over China’s…
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The Wall Street Journal has reported that Apple has told some of its contract manufacturers that it intends to increase production outside China, citing China’s strict anti-COVID-19 policy and other reasons for its decision. The report noted that India and Vietnam, where Apple already has production facilities, are among the countries short-listed by the company…
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China plans to build permanent facilities and more COVID-19 test sites to reinforce the country’s capability to prevent and control COVID-19 in the early stage of infection, according to Ma Xiaowei, director of China’s National Health Commission (NHC). Ma unveiled China’s blueprint to prevent and contain the virus in the long run in an article…
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