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Half of Shanghai achieves 'zero COVID'; city presses on with 'unsustainable' fight

China hit back on Wednesday against what it called "irresponsible" comments by the head of the World Health Organization, who described the country's uncompromising and increasingly painful "zero COVID" policy as "not sustainable."

Reuters

This food regulator needs to step up to the plate

The FSSAI should be impartial and uninfluenced by the same food industry which it has to control and regulate

The Hindu

When India challenged global HIV data and won

It has now countered WHO’s COVID death estimate, saying methodology used is incorrect

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China’s zero-Covid policy is not sustainable, WHO director general says

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls for shift in approach as scores of Chinese cities remain in strictly enforced lockdown

The Guardian - UK

WHO chief says China's zero-COVID policy not 'sustainable'

The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday China's zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy is not sustainable given what is now known of the virus, in rare public comments by the U.N. agency on a government's handling of the pandemic.

Reuters

WHO chief says China’s 'zero-COVID' policy not ‘sustainable’

The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday China's zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy is not sustainable given what is now known of the virus, in rare public comments by the UN agency on a government's handling of the pandemic. "We don't think that it is sustainable considering the behavior…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO says China’s zero-COVID strategy unsustainable

UN health agency officials say that any measure to tackle a coronavirus outbreak should show respect for human rights.

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Test, test, test? Scientists question costly mass COVID checks

For many people worldwide, having cotton swabs thrust up their nose or down their throat to test for COVID-19 has become a routine and familiar annoyance.

Reuters

WHO calls on Pfizer to make its COVID pill more available

The head of the World Health Organization has called on Pfizer to make its COVID-19 treatment more widely available in poorer countries

The Independent UK

At least 3,000 have died in Ukraine for want of disease treatment -WHO

The World Health Organization's European chief said on Tuesday that at least 3,000 people had died in Ukraine since Russia's invasion in February because they had been unable to access treatments for chronic diseases.

Reuters

Explained | What is the monkeypox virus and how is it transmitted?

The first case of the virus in humans was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in a nine-year-old boy.

The Hindu

Who is the best Doctor Who?

Ncuti Gatwa has been announced as the next Doctor - but how will he measure up to his many predecessors?

Manchester Evening News

Monkeypox: What we know about rare virus as infection confirmed in England

Only 8 cases of disease have previously been reported in UK

The Independent UK

Exit Stage Left by Nick Duerden – what happens once the hits have dried up?

These profiles of ageing rockers ponder whether it’s better to burn out, fade away or buy a house in London

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Letters to the Editor — May 10, 2022

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Why the COVID-19 numbers matter

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

The Independent UK

Monkeypox: What we know about rare virus as infection confirmed in England

Only 8 cases of disease have previously been reported in UK

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Inconvenient truth: Why the Modi govt is choosing ‘denial’ as its response to WHO’s Covid death toll

On May 5, the World Health Organisation finally bit the bullet and published its report on excess deaths associated with Covid-19.

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What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant found in UK

XE combines genetic characteristic of the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 variants, in what is known as a “recombinant”

Asharq Al-Awsat

77% of the Displaced in Yemen Are Women, Children

An estimated 77 percent of the 4.3 million people displaced in Yemen are women and children, according to factsheets released by UNDP. Marib hosts over 60 percent of all Yemeni refugees and asylum-seekers who escaped the hell of Houthi militias that turned the country to one of the world’s largest…

Reuters

Taiwan says 'very difficult' to get WHO invite, but trying hard

It will be "very difficult" for Taiwan to get an invite to a major World Health Organization meeting this month, but efforts are continuing, Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Warning over new sub-variants

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning over the emergence of three Omicron sub-variants that have the potential to transmit Covid-19 faster and infect the lungs, says the Ramathibodi Hospital's Center for Medical Genomics (CMG).

Daily Mirror

Doctor Who's new Time Lord is Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa as Jodie Whittaker bows out

The Rwandan-Scottish actor says he is 'deeply honoured' to be cast as the Time Lord after finding fame playing Eric Effiong on the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education

The Guardian - UK

Odesa hit by missiles as Ukraine claims it has sunk second Russian ship

Drone attack at Snake Island results in apparent destruction of landing craft as counter-offensive in north gathers pace

The Guardian - UK

Sweden? Japan? UK? Debates over who had a ‘good’ Covid won’t end

The WHO has spoken but even its huge new report will not settle arguments about pandemic strategies

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