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More than a dozen counties join those with high level for COVID-19 transmission

“The most effective way to prevent severe illness is for all to be up-to date with vaccinations and boosters,” said Amaal Tokars, the Illinois Department of Public Health’s acting director.

Chicago Sun-Times

2,501 new Covid cases, 28 more deaths

The country registered 2,501 more Covid-19 cases and 28 new fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.

Bangkok Post

Monkeypox cases in Scotland reach 12 as two more patients with virus confirmed

Public Health Scotland have confirmed that two new cases have been discovered in Scotland, taking the total to 12 and the total for the whole of the UK reaching 366.

Edinburgh Live

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'Why do we tolerate this?': Ex-smoker who started in primary school and had cancer three times welcomes calls to change the law

South Shields' Sue Mountain has had cancer three times due to smoking - she's backing calls to raise the legal age for buying tobacco after a landmark report.

Chronicle Live

'Signs of a rise in Covid-19' AGAIN as hospital admissions expected to go up - the latest figures for the North West

Greater Manchester public health chiefs have long highlighted the difficulties in judging coronavirus trends now free mass testing is no longer available

Manchester Evening News

Ombudsman criticises lack of communication with families that sparked disability mistreatment report

An investigation has found it was wrong to keep people with disabilities and their families in the dark for years following an inquiry into how their loved ones were mistreated — and in some cases died — in South Australia's public health system.

ABC News

Climate change: Are reports of our doom making matters worse?

Even the most casual observer of current events has to admit there is much to be gloomy about. From public health (monkeypox and COVID-19 variants) to mass shootings (Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, among others) to the inability of opinion leaders to agree on basic facts (see the events…

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Hepatitis A vaccination blitz begins as cases confirmed at Gold Coast's Arundel State School

A Gold Coast school will host a hepatitis A vaccination clinic this weekend after four of its students caught the viral infection.

ABC News

Ministry wants end to mask rule

The Ministry of Public Health will ask the Centre for Covid-19 Situation (CCSA) to drop the mask rule in public places and lower the national Covid-19 alert to Level 2 next week.

Bangkok Post

Ministry set to ask for end to mask rule

The Ministry of Public Health will ask the Centre for Covid-19 Situation's (CCSA) operations centre to drop the mask mandate in public places and lower the national Covid-19 alert to Level 2 next week.

Bangkok Post

2,836 new Covid cases, 24 more deaths

There were 24 more coronavirus-related deaths and 2,836 new cases confirmed on Thursday, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Explained | The Indian patent regime and its clash with the U.S. norms

The U.S. Trade Representative highlighted IP challenges in India in its annual Special 301 report released last month

The Hindu

As California coronavirus cases rise, Bay Area divided about imposing new mask rules

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco and the greater Bay Area were pioneers in imposing the nation's first regional stay-at-home order in early 2020 when the coronavirus first hit. And the region takes pride in the relatively low cumulative death rate throughout the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times

Diesel cars still not tested for toxic emissions by Northern Ireland DVA

Charities are calling for action on cancer causing air pollution as children at exhaust level

Belfast Live

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The Conversation

Adapting to life with COVID-19: Lessons our own immune system can teach us about public health information

The last of Ontario’s COVID-19 mask mandates — which have still been in effect in settings like hospitals and public transit — are scheduled to expire on June 11. While border protocols, such as random testing, have been extended at least until the end of June, long lineups at Toronto’s…

Bangkok Post

3,185 new Covid cases, 23 more deaths

The country registered 23 more Covid-19 fatalities and 3,185 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Thursday morning.

AAP

Bonus $3000 payments for Vic health staff

Victoria's frontline public health staff will get $3000 in payments and free meals as part of incentives to attract and retain workers.

The Times of India

Tamil Nadu registers 195 fresh cases of Covid-19; 95 in Chennai

CHENNAI: As fresh cases in Tamil Nadu rose to 195 on Wednesday with Chennai adding 95 cases, the public health department warned district health officials and the public of the increasing positivity rate in Chennai and a possible increase in hospitalisation.

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Radio France Internationale

France's metro systems have three times as much air pollution as air outside

Metro systems in French cities have up to three times as much fine particle pollution as the outside air, according to the French National agency, which says that improving air quality in public transit should be a key focus for France’s public health policy.

The Independent UK

Exclusive: Anthony Fauci on the Aids crisis, monkeypox, trans rights and his retirement (OLD)

In an exclusive interview with Io Dodds, Dr Anthony Fauci looks back on his decades-long career in public health

Wales Online

Monkeypox needs 'substantial public health response' warns Covid expert

While the virus does not spread as easily as Covid-19 it still needs to be tackled correctly

The Independent UK

Monkeypox needs ‘substantial public health response’, says Covid vaccine expert

Professor Sir Andrew Pollard was speaking after being knighted by the Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle.

Roll Call

White House to train health care workers in Latin America - Roll Call

The Biden administration hopes a plan to train health workers in Latin America will help stem the COVID-19 pandemic and future health crises.

ABC News

COVID-19 information on Victorian government websites was often inaccessible, study finds

The COVID-19 public health information material on two critical Victorian government websites rarely met federal government accessibility guidelines, a La Trobe University study finds.

Bangkok Post

2,688 new Covid cases, 21 more deaths

The country registered 21 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,688 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced.

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