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North Korea has lifted a mask mandate and eased other virus restrictions, state media said Saturday, days after leader Kim Jong Un declared "victory" over Covid-19. The announcement comes after Pyongyang earlier this week blamed Seoul for causing the Covid-19 outbreak in the North and threatened to "wipe out" the…

There were 35 more Covid-19 deaths and 2,140 new cases admitted to hospitals on Friday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday.

Public health officials announced that the polio virus has been detected in the city’s wastewater and urged vaccination.

On August 9 2022, Australia’s COVIDSafe app was officially decommissioned, and all its features removed. People were encouraged to uninstall the app. Reports of its closure have made international news.

There were 33 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,455 new patients admitted to hospitals on Thursday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday.

While there are currently 780 confirmed monkeypox cases statewide, Texas cities are bracing for an increase in infections.

The nation’s top public health agency is relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines and dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person

In his first interview since taking the reins of the Covid-19 response, Dr Andrew Old speaks about social licence, living with the virus and his hopes for the new Public Health Agency.

A Closure Order is served where it is deemed that there is or there is likely to be a grave and immediate danger to public health at or in the premises.

Africa’s public health agency says the continent of 1.3 billion people still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine, but “very advanced discussions” are underway with at least two partners

The detection of poliovirus in wastewater samples in London and New York is providing another stark reminder of the importance of vaccination and new forms of surveillance, public health experts say.