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How to protect ourselves against mpox

Less than a week after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a global public health emergency, the Philippines reported its first mpox (monkeypox)...

Thailand reports suspected case of new mpox strain

Bangkok, Thailand—Thailand on Wednesday reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared...

DA Bicol urges LGUs to intensify efforts as ASF spreads in 12 municipalities

The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Bicol is calling for urgent cooperation from local government units (LGUs) as African Swine Fever (ASF) cases resurface...

WHO: Mpox ‘not the new Covid’

Geneva, Switzerland—The mpox outbreak is not another Covid-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday, because much is already known about the virus and the...

Western Visayas courts implement mandatory face mask policy amid rising COVID-19 cases

In response to a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Regional Trial Courts in Western Visayas swiftly reinstated strict face mask requirements for all employees,...

WHO declares mpox a global health emergency

Geneva, Switzerland—The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over...

Negros Oriental intensifies ASF testing as new cases loom

Negros Oriental is ramping up testing on hog blood samples across towns and cities after the detection of African swine fever (ASF) in Valencia...

Father of girl who died from bird flu positive now for virus

The father of an 11-year-old Cambodian girl who died this week from bird flu has tested positive for the virus, health officials said on...

COVID-19 cases, deaths dropping, WHO data says

Despite its continued global health emergency status, COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined, according to data from the World Health Organization. Based on its latest...

COVID slows down; WHO mullslowering alert level on pandemic

COVID-19 has significantly slowed down, but still kills thousands across the globe. The World Health Organization (WHO) has begun discussions—its 14th meeting since the start...

China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80 percent

The number of daily Covid-19 deaths in China has fallen by nearly 80 percent since the start of the month, authorities have said, in...

Most long Covid symptoms clear up in a year for mild cases: study

Most symptoms from long Covid clear up within a year for people who had mild initial infections, a large Israel study said Thursday, with...

‘Total mess’ in China’s rural east as Covid wave hits hard

By Matthew Walsh Exhausted doctors working overtime, tests and treatments nowhere to be found, and under-resourced clinics inundated with patients -- in Anhui, one of...

Why China’s Covid wave is stirring fear

By Laurie Chen China is experiencing a huge Covid-19 surge after years of hardline containment restrictions were dismantled last month. A growing number of countries are...
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