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Ministry eyes cutting virus alert to Level 2

The Public Health Ministry will consider lowering its Covid-19 alert level this week as daily caseloads have continued to fall.

Bangkok Post

Illinois collects data about who gets abortions but keeps race, ethnicity hidden

The data that could help illuminate disparities has never been public here. After a WBEZ inquiry, the state is evaluating whether that should change.

Chicago Sun-Times

Monkeypox patients warned to stop having sex and use condoms for eight weeks after virus

Health chiefs, including the UK Health Security Agency, released new guidance today that advised any monkeypox patients to stop having sex and then use condoms for eight weeks after infection

Daily Mirror

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Fourth case of monkeypox confirmed in Scotland

Public health officials said close contacts are being identified.

The Independent UK

Monkeypox 'won't lead to pandemic' but medics unsure how it's spreading

Medics from the World Health Organisation (WHO) are confident the virus will not cause a pandemic, but are considering whether it should be categorised as a "potential public health emergency of international concern"

Daily Mirror

World Health Organisation says Monkeypox presents 'moderate risk to public health'

Officials have said that countries should be on alert for signals of the virus.

Chronicle Live

3,854 new Covid cases, 26 more deaths

The number of seriously ill coronavirus patients is falling overall and the coronavirus-related death rate is also declining, but at a slower pace, health officials said on Monday.

Bangkok Post

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Will mask-wearing remain a fixture?

As the Ministry of Public Health plans to ease more Covid-19 measures in June, are we ready to take the masks off?

Bangkok Post

3,649 new Covid cases, fewest since Jan 5

Thailand's daily Covid-19 infections fell from 4,4888 to 3,649 during the previous 24 hours, the fewest since Jan 5, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

Florida will extend Medicaid coverage for new mothers to a full year following childbirth

MIAMI — For a decade, Florida lawmakers have refused to expand eligibility for the public health insurance program, Medicaid, to all low-income adults as prescribed under the Affordable Care Act.

Miami Herald

U.S. doctors reconsider Pfizer's Paxlovid for lower-risk COVID patients

Use of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid spiked this week, but some doctors are reconsidering the pills for lower-risk patients after a U.S. public health agency warned that symptoms can recur after people complete a course of the drug, and that they should then isolate a second time.

Reuters

Liverpool doctor who treated monkeypox explains 'big surprise' in virus

Dr Hugh Adler was part of a team who treated monkeypox at the Royal

Liverpool Echo

4,488 new Covid cases, 38 more deaths

The country registered 38 more Covid-19 fatalities and 4,488 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.

Bangkok Post

Disparities in COVID-19 vaccinations cost 255 lives in Chicago last year

The Alpha and Delta variant waves left 342 Chicagoans dead in less vaccinated parts of the city. That toll could have been 75% lower if more people had been inoculated, University of Chicago Medicine researchers found.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Bangkok Post

Health Ministry, agencies aim to deter recreational weed use

The Public Health Ministry has signed an agreement with eight agencies to emphasise the use of cannabis and hemp for medical, beauty and research and development use amid fears people will use it for recreational purposes when they are allowed to grow the plants at home from June 9.

The Hindu

Govt. portal for women to self-register pregnancies

The aim of PICME is to reduce infant and maternal mortality, says Health Minister

Chronicle Live

Spain's covid booster jab entry requirements for all UK holiday makers

Travellers are reminded that public health measures and restrictions remain in place - and may change 'with little warning'

Los Angeles Times

Here's why scientists aren't 'crazy scared' about monkeypox

The monkeypox outbreak has captured the attention of an anxious public that's struggling to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and is on high alert for the next virus that might upend our lives.

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The Independent UK

Wales to end last remaining COVID-19 regulations

Data from Public Health Wales shows coronavirus infections in the country have been steadily falling over the last two months.

Bangkok Post

4,837 new Covid cases, 29 more deaths

Covid-19 figures continue to fall with 29 Covid-19 fatalities and 4,837 confirmed new cases on Thursday, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported on Friday.

Benzinga

New York's Cannabis Management Office Wants TikTok To Allow Educational Marijuana Ads

The New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) sent a letter recently to TikTok executives asking the company “to end its ban on advertising that involves the word 'cannabis' as they work t

Bangkok Post

Govt seeks monkeypox vaccine

The government is seeking to secure a supply of smallpox vaccine from the World Health Organization (WHO) to bolster the public's immunity in the event of a viral outbreak, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Shoring up ecosystems good for your health

Humanity currently faces multiple interlinked existential crises. The catastrophic consequences of climate change, ecological degradation and biodiversity loss have cascading knock-on effects on human health and well-being. As the Covid-19 pandemic illustrates, ecosystem damage can contribute significantly to a global public health emergency. But scientists are also increasingly finding that…

Wales Online

Monkeypox cases continue to rise with 90 now across the UK

Eight new cases have been identified in England as the first infections have now been recorded in Wales and Northern Ireland

The Independent UK

Humza Yousaf: Scots should not be overly alarmed by rise in monkeypox cases

The Health Secretary spoke after two more cases were confirmed – taking the total in Scotland to three.

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