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Why are monkeypox cases suddenly emerging across the world and could the virus have mutated?

Data prior to current outbreaks suggested resurgence of the disease, with waning immunity from smallpox vaccination contributing to spread

The Guardian - AU

WHO honours ASHA workers for their crucial role linking community during COVID-19 pandemic

ASHAs say they are yet to get compensation for death due to frontline duties during pandemic, demands minimum wages

The Hindu

Monkeypox: World ‘cannot take eye off the ball’ over infectious diseases, Oxford vaccine chief warns

Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, calls for immediate investment into pandemic preparedness

The Independent UK

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How worried should you be about monkeypox?

More than 20 cases of rare tropical virus now confirmed in UK

The Independent UK

UN denounces ‘racist’ and ‘homophobic’ coverage of monkeypox

UNAIDS warns some reporting and commentary on the virus has used stigmatising language that could harm public health.

Al Jazeera

Don't Panic Over Monkeypox

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Reason

Expert answers your monkeypox questions: How do you catch it and what are the risks?

There are no specific drugs to treat the disease

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FDA Removes Clinical Hold On Ocugen's COVID Vaccine Trial

The FDA has lifted the clinical hold on Ocugen Inc's (NASDAQ:OCGN) Phase 2/3 trial, OCU-002, for Covaxin (BBV152), a whole virus inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate. In April, the agency paused the trials of the shot, Covaxin, after an inspection of a Bharat Biotech facility by the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed deficiencies…

Benzinga

What countries have reported monkeypox cases so far? All we know amid fears over ‘superspreader’ events

Scientists believe superspreader events may be behind sudden outbreak in cases

The Independent UK

Monkeypox symptoms: What to look for and how it spreads

Tropical disease is now detected in UK, US, Spain and Portugal

The Independent UK

Monkeypox: UN criticises ‘homophobic’ reporting of virus outbreak

Monkeypox is not limited to men who have sex with men, UNAids says

The Independent UK

Monkeypox Q&A: how do you catch it and what are the risks? An expert explains

The latest outbreak of monkeypox has, at the time of writing, reached 17 countries with 110 confirmed cases and a further 205 suspected cases. It’s a fast-moving story, so if you need to catch up on the latest, here are answers to some of the most pressing questions.

The Conversation

Monkeypox isn’t like HIV, but gay and bisexual men are at risk of unfair stigma

The first case of monkeypox in the current outbreak was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 7. The person in question had recently returned to the UK from Nigeria, where they are believed to have contracted the infection. Since then, further cases have been reported in over…

The Conversation

Is monkeypox deadly? What you need to know about the virus

THE first case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Scotland, as the total grows across the UK.

The National (Scotland)

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Monkeypox symptoms according to NHS and how to avoid getting it

Symptoms can appear anywhere between five days to three weeks after contracting the virus

Dublin Live

Monkeypox virus: WHO concerned summer could see virus spread

The community transmission is largely centred in urban areas

The Independent UK

Expert: Monkeypox likely spread by sex at 2 raves in Europe

A doctor who chairs a World Health Organization expert group has described the unprecedented outbreak of the rare disease monkeypox in developed countries as “a random event” that might be explained by risky sexual behavior at two recent mass events in Europe

Reuters

Taiwan fails in bid to join WHO assembly after China pressure

Taiwan's bid to attend the World Health Organization's annual assembly was rejected on Monday, the assembly said, after a campaign of diplomatic pressure from China to isolate the island, which it considers to be one of its own provinces.

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Monkeypox one of 'formidable' challenges facing world, warns WHO

Head of World Health Organisation sounds alarm over disease, drought, famine and war

The Hindu

ASHA workers at forefront of ensuring healthy India: PM Modi

‘Delighted that the entire team of ASHA workers have been conferred the WHO Director-General’s Global Health Leaders’ Award,” the Prime Minister tweeted.

The Times of India

Covid-19: Saudi Arabia bans travel to 16 countries, including India

JEDDAH: Following the re-outbreak of Covid-19 and the rapid surge in the number of daily Covid infections over the past few weeks, Saudi Arabia has banned its citizens from traveling to sixteen countries, including India.

France 24

Ukraine says investigating some 13,000 alleged Russian war crimes

Ukraine is probing about 13,000 cases of alleged Russian war crimes, Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova said Monday. Some 20 countries including Italy, Greece and Denmark announced new security assistance packages for Kyiv during a virtual meeting with allies, according to US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin. Read our live blog to…

The Independent UK

Monkeypox news – live: US releasing monkeypox vaccine from national stockpile for ‘high-risk’ people

Boris Johnson says ‘important we keep an eye’ on virus as Scotland gets first case

The Conversation

Alcohol marketing has crossed borders and entered the metaverse – how do we regulate the new digital risk?

The World Health Organization’s newly released report on regulating cross-border alcohol marketing raises the alarm for countries like Australia and New Zealand, given their light touch towards alcohol advertising.

Reuters

Fate of ancient Athens guides WHO at gathering to plan for next pandemic

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), will have history on his mind when he hosts almost 200 member states at the U.N agency's annual assembly this week.

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