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What is WA's Emergency Management Act and why have the pandemic powers been extended again?

The WA Government is rushing through legislation to extend its pandemic powers for another six months. This is what it means and why it is important.

ABC News

Millions of Americans could lose Medicaid coverage when COVID-19 pandemic ends, report says

The federal government provided billions in federal aid to states on the condition that they would not remove people from Medicaid until the public health emergency ends. The temporary measure has extended more than two years.

Chicago Sun-Times

US firearm homicides hit highest rate in decades in 2020: CDC

Rate was highest since 1994, US public health agency says, with 79 percent of all homicides in 2020 linked to guns.

Al Jazeera

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End of COVID-19 emergency endangers substance use treatment

WASHINGTON — Members of vulnerable and hard-to-reach groups could find it more difficult to get treatment for substance use disorders if the end of the public health emergency also brings the end of policies that allow health care providers to prescribe medications through video or audio calls, experts say.

Tribune News Service

End of COVID-19 emergency endangers substance use treatment - Roll Call

The end of the pandemic may make it harder for vulnerable populations to have access to medication-assisted treatment for drug addiction.

Roll Call

Lifestyle: Remote work doesn't have negative effect on productivity

Employee and company resiliency can be enhanced through the opportunity for employees to work remotely during natural disasters and other events that cause workplace displacement, suggests a research team from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Fewest daily Covid cases since Jan 6 announced Tuesday

The country registered 6,230 new Covid-19 cases during the previous 24 hours, the third consecutive day the number declined and the fewest since Jan 6, the Public Health Ministry announced on Tuesday morning. The 53 additional fatalities marked the lowest daily toll since March 5.

Bangkok Post

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Govt detects 'infectious' sub-variants

Ministry of Public Health officials are on high alert after at least one foreign national was detected carrying an Omicron sub-variant with the potential to cause severe infections, according to the ministry's Department of Medical Sciences.

Bangkok Post

Why the COVID-19 numbers matter

Reporting every death with the accurate and verifiable cause of death is essential for public health

The Hindu

‘Aarogyasri services at govt. hospitals soon’

Director of Public Health holds review meeting in Sangareddy, visits PHCs

The Hindu

Thailand Giving Away A Million Cannabis Plants, Public Health Minister: Cultivate As Many As You Wish At Home

After Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to legalize medical cannabis in 2018, this January it became the first in Asia to legally allow marijuana. Under the new regulation, which officially takes action on June 9th, its residents are allowed to cultivate cannabis for personal use.

Benzinga

Sweeping, limited or no powers at all? What’s at stake in the mask mandate appeal

The definition of “sanitation.” An old court case that involves an underwear manufacturer. Whether people had a fair chance to express their opinions about wearing masks on planes.

Tribune News Service

Covid alert level lowered after new cases drop

The Public Health Ministry moved the Covid-19 alert down one level on Monday as the country remains on course to declare the coronavirus an endemic disease.

Bangkok Post

Need to refrain from speculation, truth will emerge in probe: Rajasthan minister over rape case against son

JAIPUR: Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi on Monday said people should refrain from speculating over the rape case lodged against his son and stressed that "police will do justice" and find out the truth. The FIR against the state public health and engineering department minister's son Rohit Joshi was lodged in…

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Bangkok Post

6,488 new Covid cases, 55 more deaths

There were 55 more Covid-19 fatalities and 6,488 confirmed new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported on Monday.

Newsroom.co.nz

Gaps in nationwide public health surveillance

A rapid review provided to Minister Ayesha Verrall identified 'gaps in governance, coverage and accountability' in tracking serious problems including heart disease and diabetes.

Bangkok Post

8,081 new Covid cases, 54 deaths announced Sunday

The country registered 8,081 more Covid-19 cases - the seventh successive daily number below 10,000 - and 54 new fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Sunday morning.

The Independent UK

Tribes credited with elevating vaccinations in rural Arizona

In a pandemic that has seen sharp divides between urban and rural vaccination rates nationwide, Arizona is the only state where rural vaccine rates outpaced more populated counties according to a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Bangkok Post

8,450 new Covid cases, 58 more deaths

The country registered 58 more Covid-19 fatalities and 8,450 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.

Bangkok Post

Endemic status may come in July

The Public Health Ministry aims to achieve its target of classifying Covid-19 as an endemic disease in July, according to Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha.

The Guardian - UK

Two donors who gave Tories £1m between them handed public health jobs

Exclusive: Labour raises questions about probity of recent appointments to NHS England and UKHSA

Chicago Sun-Times

Audit faults LaSalle Veterans Home staff, public health department for COVID crisis response

Illinois Republicans were anxiously awaiting the 154-page report, which they said shows ‘when it comes to protecting our state’s most vulnerable’ Gov. J.B. ‘Pritzker is a failure.’ But the governor said, ‘I did hold people accountable, and I did fire people who are in those positions,’

Bangkok Post

7,705 new Covid cases, 62 more deaths

There were 62 more Covid-19 fatalities and 7,705 confirmed new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Thai Pass tipped to ease

The government is expected to consider scrapping the Thailand Pass registration requirement for Thais returning from abroad.

Miami Herald

US border authorities will increase expulsions of Cubans and Nicaraguans back to Mexico

MIAMI — U.S. immigration authorities will increase expulsions of Cubans and Nicaraguans arriving at the southern border back to Mexico under Title 42, a public health order that is set to expire on May 23.

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