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2,028 Covid hospitalisations, 18 deaths as true numbers unreported

A further 2,028 Covid-19 patients were admitted to medical facilities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Sunday morning - the government is no longer reporting the number of positive tests, in an apparent attempt to 'endemicise' the disease - while another 18 people lost their…

Bangkok Post

Texas Democrats to Biden: Protect out-of-state providers who prescribe abortion-inducing medication

The request for a public health emergency declaration was part of a set of recommendations to allow abortion access to Texans who might not be able to travel out of state.

The Texas Tribune

Just how big is this COVID-19 surge? As reported tests fall off, it’s harder to say

LOS ANGELES — In Sherman Oaks, Julia Irzyk tries to gauge how rampant the coronavirus is in her community, turning to a constellation of data points to guide her.

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Monekypox Scotland: Two new cases confirmed as infections continue to rise

According to the latest data published by Public Health Scotland, two further cases of Monkeypox have been recorded in Scotland, taking the total to 46 since May.

Edinburgh Live

Two new cases of monkeypox in Scotland as total nears 50

Public Health Scotland have said that most people recover within a few weeks.

Daily Record

2,025 new Covid cases, 20 more deaths

The country registered 20 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,025 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.

Bangkok Post

Ministry urges 10-day isolation

The Public Health Ministry has urged people infected with Covid-19 who are self-isolating at home to comply with the 10-day quarantine period after reports that some people with the virus have not done so, putting others at risk.

Bangkok Post

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‘Relentless’ roller coaster: COVID-19 subvariants put Chicago area at high risk level — again

With transmission considered medium or high in 94 Illinois counties, residents are being urged to mask up when gathering indoors in 92% of the state.

Chicago Sun-Times

New Zealand seeks to repeat world-beating Covid response in face of surging cases

Amid warnings of a healthcare workforce collapse, the population is being urged to recommit to pandemic measures many thought were behind them

The Guardian - AU

Balancing a budget and a pandemic, Labor must reboot public expectations

The problem for the Albanese government is the politics of pivoting away from emergency support won’t get any easier

The Guardian - AU

Nearly 1,500 monkeypox cases identified across the US: CDC reveals

US public health system caught flat-footed by outbreak

The Independent UK

Colorado stops publicly reporting COVID outbreaks at K-12 schools, looks to 'normalize' process

DENVER — Colorado’s health department stopped publicly sharing data on COVID-19 outbreaks at K-12 schools this week, roughly a month before many students and teachers return to the classroom.

The Denver Post

School closures considered amid heat warning for Wales

Most schools want to stay open and councils are monitoring the situation

Wales Online

Is monkeypox a pandemic? An epidemiologist explains why it isn’t likely to become as widespread as COVID-19, but is worth watching

Monkeypox is the latest global public health threat to make headlines. Most people who contract the monkeypox virus experience flu-like symptoms and a blistery rash that lasts two to four weeks, but a small percentage of infected people develop sepsis or other severe and potentially fatal complications.

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Salon

In monkeypox failures, echoes of COVID

The first monkeypox case in the United States was confirmed in mid-May

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Biden should make reopening of Friendship Park a priority, not an afterthought

Last year, a Politico headline summarized President Joe Biden's immigration problem succinctly: "It's not just Republicans. Everyone's mad at Biden over migration." In the 2020 campaign, Biden promised a fair and humane immigration system and offered unrelenting criticism of then-President Donald Trump for his cruel rhetoric about and policies toward…

The Hindu

Central team rushed as Kerala reports first monkeypox case

Central team has been rushed to the State to adopt appropriate public health interventions

Bangkok Post

1,795 new Covid cases, 23 more deaths

There were 23 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,795 new cases admitted to hospitals on Thursday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday.

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LA County on verge of indoor mask mandate as deaths, hospitalizations rise: ‘There is need to worry’

LOS ANGELES — Sustained jumps in cases and hospitalizations fueled by the hyper-infectious BA.5 subvariant pushed Los Angeles County into the high COVID-19 community level Thursday, a shift that could trigger a new public indoor mask mandate by the end of this month unless conditions improve.

Bangkok Post

50k daily cases 'more likely'

The actual number of new daily Covid-19 infections may be as high as 50,000 compared with the official Ministry of Public Health figures, Nitipatana Chierakul, a respiratory disease expert with Siriraj Hospital, said on Thursday.

The Hindu

‘All eligible beneficiaries to be vaccinated free of cost’

All eligible beneficiaries aged between 18 and 59 should be given free vaccine at the government facilities, says Directorate of Public Health

The Hindu

Kerala reports India’s first confirmed monkeypox case

Man who arrived in Thiruvananthapuram from UAE tests positive

Evening Standard

Tom Watson: I used to weigh 22 stone. Trust me, exercise matters

The recent report from London Sports shows half of Londoners are cutting their spending on sport and exercise. The impact of the economic crisis on public health should be ringing alarm bells in Whitehall and Westminster.

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway health and social care staffing levels impacted by coronavirus cases

Director of public health Valerie White revealed there has been an increase in patients in hospital testing positive for Covid-19

Tribune News Service

As NYC runs out of monkeypox vaccine, Mayor Adams presses top Biden aides

Mayor Eric Adams raised alarm about New York City’s monkeypox vaccine “supply constraints” in a phone call with two of President Biden’s top public health officials late Tuesday as the city once again ran out of shots against the viral disease.

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