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Global Initiative on Digital Health to be launched under India’s G-20 presidency

India and WHO to launch Global Initiative on Digital Health as part of G-20 summit on August 19

The Hindu

Mystery mass death of seals on remote, uninhabited Siberian island under investigation

Carcasses of seals, sea lions and birds were found on Tyuleniy Island in the Sea of Okhotsk by environmental groups who were there to clear up plastic pollution.

LiveScience

Woodstock Festival: 50 mind-blowing facts about the original celebration of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll

The Woodstock Festival became part of rock'n'roll folklore as half a million hippies descended on a farm in upstate New York in 1969

Louder

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WHO, Ministry of Ayush to host first-ever Global Summit on Traditional Medicine

A first-of-its-kind global summit on Traditional Medicine, organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) and co-hosted by the Ministry of Ayush, is set to take place on August 17-18, 2023, at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. Read further on Dynamite News.

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WHO Director-General to inaugurate first ever global summit on traditional medicine

WHO and Ministry of Ayush will host the first-ever global summit on traditional medicine from August 17, which will be inaugurated by Director-General, WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

The Hindu

Monday briefing: The new variant that’s a reminder the pandemic never fully ended

In today’s newsletter: The ‘Eris’ strain of Covid is a reminder that the virus has never fully gone away – but what will it mean for Britain?

The Guardian - UK

Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases

Eris desends from Omicron and is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK

The Independent UK

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Mary-Louise McLaws, epidemiologist who guided Australia through Covid, dies aged 70 from brain cancer

Health minister says professor and WHO advisor was ‘an incredibly calm, articulate voice at a time that was very frightening’

The Guardian - AU

Doctors urge people to stay vigilant against COVID-19 variant EG.5.1

WHO has designated EG.5.1 as a variant of interest; medical professionals advise public to remain vigilant, with only one case reported in India. Vaccine policy remains unclear, but masks, social distancing, and hand washing remain key to preventing spread.

The Hindu

Why are we still ignoring long COVID?

As COVID cases rise once again, we're unprepared for the "mass disabling" event caused by long COVID

Salon

In TB detection, India far from meeting the 2025 goal

India set ambitious goal to “eliminate TB by 2025”, but NSP 2017-2025 failed to meet objectives. Revised NSP 2020-2025 raised bar for precision tests for initial diagnosis, but India is far from meeting target. To meet 2025 goal, NTEP must replace smear microscopy with molecular tests, utilise private sector for…

The Hindu

France sees a slight rebound in Covid-19 with the emergence of ‘Eris’ variant

France has seen a slight rebound in the number of Covid-19 cases since August 1. The numbers of medical procedures and emergency room visits have risen amid the appearance of a new variant nicknamed "Eris". Although there is no cause for panic, experts say it is worth keeping an eye…

France 24

New Covid variant Eris takes hold in France as holidays help spread infections

A new variant of the virus that causes Covid-19, known as Eris, could be linked to more than a third of new cases in France. The World Health Organization has designated the strain a variant of interest, but says the risk to public health is low.

Radio France Internationale

Everything we know about EG. 5, the Covid subvariant dominating the US as hospitalisations rise

Hospital admissions from coronavirus up 12.5 per cent for the week ending 29 July

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Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases

Eris desends from Omicron and is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK

The Conversation

The WHO has declared Eris a 'variant of interest'. How is it different from other Omicron variants?

EG.5 is a family of Omicron variants (descended from XBB.1.9.2) that first appeared back in February 2023.

The Independent UK

Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases

Eris desends from Omicron and is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Can a WHO pandemic treaty help poorer nations in future outbreaks?

Global accord aims to avoid the damage caused during Covid-19 and ensure vaccines and medical equipment are distributed equally to all

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Walking 4,000 Steps A Day Could Help You Live Longer

The lifespan of someone who walks at least 3,967 steps each day can be extended.

The Guardian - UK

WHO declares ‘Eris’ Covid strain a variant of interest as cases rise globally

Health risk of EG.5, which is related to Omicron subvariant, judged to be low but may drive larger wave of infections

The Hindu

St John’s researchers develop software tool to help design supplementary feeding programme under ICDS

Bengaluru researchers design software tool to aid in designing economical supplementary nutrition provisions for ICDS. Tool customised to work as mobile app, funded by WHO-India, based on local food database, designed to minimise cost, free to use, to optimise food provisions for children/pregnant/lactating mothers, to meet nutrient needs, to prevent…

The Independent UK

Can dogs get Covid?

A new Covid variant dubbed as Eris has emerged across the UK - here’s what we know so far

Guitar World

“The kids just went ape”: This menacing riff shaped the playing of Jimmy Page, Pete Townshend and Jeff Beck – and had a guitar tone so aggressive it was banned from the radio

Finally set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this year, Link Wray was a guitar pioneer who – when he released Rumble in 1958 – made the instrument sound more dangerous than anyone before him

The Independent UK

Everything we know about EG. 5, the Covid subvariant dominating the US

Hospital admissions from coronavirus up 12.5 per cent for the week ending 29 July

The Independent UK

Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases

Eris desends from Omicron and is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK

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