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Arcturus: What we know about the new Covid variant and its symptoms

XBB.1.16 strain detected in 34 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India

The Independent UK

WHO experts to weigh whether world ready to end COVID emergency

A panel of global health experts will meet on Thursday to decide if COVID-19 is still an emergency under the World Health Organization's rules, a status that helps maintain international focus on the pandemic.

Reuters

WHO dismisses lead COVID origins investigator for sexual misconduct

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that it has dismissed a senior scientist, known for his role as the head of an international mission to China to probe the origins of COVID-19, for sexual misconduct.

Reuters

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Air pollution: how bad is particulate matter for your health?

Particulate pollution poses one of the greatest environmental risks to health, according to the WHO. So what is a safe level of exposure?

The Guardian - AU

Arcturus: What we know about the new Covid variant and its symptoms

XBB.1.16 strain detected in 34 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India

The Independent UK

WHO director general warns that the world is failing to learn COVID's lessons

"Future generations will question what we did to improve from the pandemic," said. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Fortune

They're trying to cure nodding syndrome. First they need to zero in on the cause

Nodding syndrome is a rare neurological condition that can result in head nodding and violent seizures. Some researchers think they know the cause, but questions remain.

WEKU

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The Guardian view on the vaccine shortfall: tackling disruption and distrust

Editorial: Millions of children have missed routine immunisations due to the pandemic. But saving lives is about more than logistics

The Guardian - UK

Doctor Who saves the coronation (and the Time Lord’s other royal appointments!)

Remember when Doctor Who saw off a coronation catastrophe?

WhatToWatch

Key symptoms of new Arcturus Covid variant explained by doctor

While levels have so far remained low in the UK, health officials are keeping a close eye on it

Wales Online

Worst in numbers and consequent spill over to mammals forces Central Government to switch high alert mode

Housing among the largest livestock reserves across the world, India is at “risk and vulnerable”, to the on-going worst-ever outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) worldwide admits the Central Government

The Hindu

WHO says risk 'moderate' after laboratory in Sudan seized by fighters

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it had found after a risk assessment that there was a "moderate risk" related to the seizure of a public health laboratory in Sudan's capital Khartoum by one of the warring parties.

Reuters

Arcturus: What we know about the new Covid variant and its symptoms

XBB.1.16 strain detected in 34 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India

The Independent UK

Sudan Battles Rage as UN Agencies Warn of ‘Catastrophe’

Fierce fighting between rival generals raged on in Sudan Tuesday despite the latest truce, as warnings multiplied of the potential for a "catastrophic" humanitarian crisis with hundreds of thousands of refugees. Bloodshed has gripped Sudan since April 15 when tensions erupted into armed exchanges between regular army chief Abdel Fattah…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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The Guardian - UK

Medics in Sudan warn of crisis as health system near collapse

Critical shortages of basic goods including water, and bodies piling in streets creating ‘environmental catastrophe’

The Independent UK

Arcturus: What we know about the new Covid variant and its symptoms

XBB.1.16 strain detected in 34 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India

LiveScience

Which animal kills the most people every year?

Of all the creatures on Earth, one insect is responsible for the most human deaths.

The Hindu

Letters to The Editor — May 1, 2023

Readers’ mail to The Hindu’s Letters to The Editor

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'Absolute disgrace' - demand for refund after chaos at County Durham's Northern Kin Festival

Festival-goers describe queues and scenes of vehicles and wheelchairs stuck in mud at County Durham music event while organisers apologise as the show goes on

The New Daily

Infertility: How fewer babies might mean the end of the world

Neanderthals probably died when their fertility dropped. Modern humans are seeing a decline in babies being born. Is it the end of the world?

The Independent UK

Call for return of face masks as Covid variant spreads

Five Brits have died from the Arcturus strain of Covid

Manchester Evening News

Doctors explain key potential symptoms of new Arcturus Covid variant

The new variant has been found in 29 countries across the globe

Daily Mirror

Map shows alarming spread of Covid variant Acturus across the US state by state

The new Covid variant known as Arcturus or XBB.1.16, which was first detected in January 2023, is rapidly spreading across the globe and making health officials worried

Evening Standard

East Londoners brave toxic cloud emanating from dumpfire to host Coronation parties

‘What choice do we have? We need to raise these funds. We can’t put our lives on hold’

Chronicle Live

Doctors explain the two symptoms of new Arcturus Covid variant that's spreading around the world

The latest Covid variant is said to cause 'more fever' for those who catch it than most previous strains

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