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780 cases of monkeypox reported or identified as of June 2: WHO

Most confirmed cases with travel history reported travel to countries in Europe and North America, rather than West or Central Africa where the monkeypox virus is endemic

The Hindu

Europe at epicentre of monkeypox outbreak as cases triple globally

The UK has the highest number of new cases in the world outside an endemic area with 207

Wales Online

Monkeypox cases triple around the world with Europe at epicentre of outbreak

The WHO says there were at least 780 cases of monkeypox discovered from May 3 to June 2 and currently assesses the global risk level as 'moderate'

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Monkeypox cases triple across the globe but WHO insists risk to the public 'remains low'

The WHO said cases had been detected in 27 countries where it is not considered "endemic"

Irish Mirror

Monkeypox rhetoric recalls HIV stigma

Scientists denounce "anti-science, ignorance, prejudice" in how monkeypox is being described as a "gay" disease

Salon

Monkeypox virus mutates at a higher rate

The mutation pattern does not conclusively prove sustained human-to-human transmission

The Hindu

Who will save Gustav Eiffel’s centuries-old plane trees?

Arborist Thomas Brail has set up camp in a 200-year-old plane tree – one of three ancient trees once protected by Gustav Eiffel but which are now threatened by a project to develop tourist facilities around the Eiffel Tower.

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Diagnostic Companies Focus On Monkeypox Tests Following Outbreak; Experts Do Not Count It As Next COVID Yet

Diagnostic companies aggressively developed tests for monkeypox as governments struggle to trace the world's first major viral infection outbreak beyond Africa,

Benzinga

Test makers target monkeypox market as cases surge

Diagnostic companies are racing to develop tests for monkeypox, hoping to tap into a new market as governments ramp up efforts to trace the world's first major outbreak of the viral infection outside of Africa.

Reuters

Recently returned traveller identified as third case of monkeypox in a NSW

NSW Health says a man in his 50s who recently returned from Europe is the third identified case of monkeypox in NSW.

ABC News

More than two-thirds of people have COVID antibodies, WHO says

More than two-thirds of the world’s population probably have significant levels of COVID-19 antibodies, meaning they have either been infected or were vaccinated, the World Health Organization said.

Tribune News Service

Experts find potential cause of recent US outbreak of hepatitis as more cases confirmed in Ireland

"Consumers, restaurants, and retailers should not sell, serve, or eat any fresh organic strawberries branded as FreshKampo"

Irish Mirror

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un sends congratulations letter to the Queen

Kim, who like the British monarch inherited his position from his father, has written her a letter, the North Korean foreign ministry confirmed today

Daily Mirror

Monkeypox outbreak needs a united response, says WHO Africa

The World Health Organization’s Africa office says the continent's 54 countries must be part of a united global fight against monkeypox, as countries in Europe, the U.S. and elsewhere respond to unusual outbreaks of the disease

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Reuters

Developing world should reap benefits of new monkeypox research, experts urge

As cases of monkeypox in wealthier Western nations spark a flurry of scientific research to combat the outbreak, scientists are urging the world to make sure lower-income nations benefit from the fruits of that labor as well.

The Conversation

People will continue to die of rabies if Kenya doesn't educate healthcare workers

Rabies – a viral disease spread through an animal bite – has had an effective vaccine for more than a century. Yet people continue to die from it. Rabies kills nearly every known person that shows clinical signs of it, making it arguably one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases.

WEKU

These female health-care workers won a huge WHO honor. They'd like a raise, too

India's all-female task force of community health-care workers won the World Health Organization's Global Health Leaders Awards. But instead of recognition, some want a better salary and benefits.

Bangkok Post

Two-thirds of people have Covid antibodies - WHO

More than two-thirds of the world’s population probably have significant levels of Covid-19 antibodies, meaning they have either been infected or were vaccinated, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

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N. Korea Covid Outbreak Likely 'Getting Worse' Says WHO

The World Health Organization lamented Wednesday that it had no access to data about North Korea's Covid-19 outbreak, but assumed the crisis was deepening, contrary to Pyongyang's reports of "progress". North Korea, which announced its first ever coronavirus cases on May 12, said last week its Covid outbreak had been…

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Monkeypox Virus: Over 550 confirmed cases detected in 30 countries

The World Health Organization (WHO) has been informed about over 550 confirmed monkeypox cases in 30 non-endemic countries around the globe, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Full story on Dynamite News:

Financial Times

Covid, burnout and low pay: the global crisis in nursing

Nurses were lauded as ‘heroes’ by governments when the pandemic hit, but dismal working conditions have led many to quit the profession

Reuters

WHO says COVID in North Korea likely 'getting worse, not better'

The World Health Organization has cast doubts on North Korea's claims of progress in the fight against a COVID-19 outbreak, saying it believes the situation is getting worse, not better, amid an absence of independent data.

Bangkok Post

N Korea Covid outbreak 'getting worse' - WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) lamented Wednesday that it had no access to data about North Korea's Covid-19 outbreak, but assumed the crisis was deepening, contrary to Pyongyang's reports of "progress".

The Hindu

A case for community-oriented health services

The recent global recognition for India’s ASHAs should be used as a chance to iron out the challenges in the programme

The Hindu

India’s excess mortality crossed 7 lakh in 2020

Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat had the highest number of excess deaths due to COVID-19

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