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23.05.2023 / 18:17

Health bosses warn world needs to prepare for 'disease deadlier than Covid'

The world needs to learn from the Covid-19 pandemic in order to prepare for "even deadlier" viruses in the future, a World Health Organisation (WHO) chief has warned.

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Need to boost global health equity: Modi at World Health Assembly

NEW DELHI : The covid-19 pandemic highlighted the need for collective effort in building resilient global systems and boosting the global health equity, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the 76th Session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland on Sunday via video message. PM congratulated the World Health Organization on completing 75 years and expressed confidence that global health agency would be setting goals for the next 25 years when it reaches 100 years of service.

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Covid-19 is no longer global health emergency - WHO

Covid-19 no longer represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization has said, a major step towards the end of the pandemic that has killed more than 6.9 million people, disrupted the global economy and ravaged communities.

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US to end international travellers' vaccine requirement

The White House has announced an end to Covid-19 vaccine requirements for travellers to the United States and for government employees across the world's biggest economy.

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Pfizer, BioNTech propose EU pays half for each cancelled Covid dose - FT

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's new proposal to the European Union, amid a glut of Covid-19 shots, includes a provision for member states to pay half price, or about €10, for each of about 70 million cancelled doses, the Financial Times has reported.

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Covid-like deadly pandemic could hit the world in next decade

Covid-19 could take place in the next decade as viruses emerge more frequently, with rapid vaccine rollout the key to reducing fatalities, according to a predictive health analytics firm. Climate change, growth in international travel, increasing populations and the threat posed by zoonotic diseases contribute to the risk, according to London-based Airfinity Ltd.

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US ends Covid-19 emergency status

US President Joe Biden has officially ended the Covid national health emergency that for more than three years underpinned extraordinary efforts to provide care for a country where more than a million people died from the disease.

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Medium-risk adults don't need extra Covid vaccines, says WHO

The World Health Organization has said it is no longer recommending additional Covid-19 vaccine booster doses for regular, medium-risk adults, saying the benefit was marginal.

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Raccoon dog data sparks new debate about Covid origins

New evidence that raccoon dogs were at the Chinese market where Covid is suspected to have first infected humans has reignited debate over the origin of the pandemic.

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Ajay Banga, US nominee for World Bank President, scheduled to meet PM Modi, FM Sitharaman tests positive for Covid

Ajay Banga's New Delhi visit on 23-24 March is the final stop on his three-week global tour that began in Africa before progressing to Europe, Latin America and Asia. World Bank presidential nominee Ajay Banga has tested positive for COVID-19 during a routine testing in New Delhi. Banga was travelling on the last leg of his world tour, and is currently quarantining in isolation, the Department of Treasury said on Thursday.

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Biden signs law declassifying US intel on Covid origin

US President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill requiring the release of intelligence materials on potential links between the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

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World's happiest countries for 2023 — Here's where the US ranks

FILE IMAGE - People celebrate Midsummer eve at Kaivopuisto Park in Helsinki, Finland, on June 24, 2022. Midsummer Festival is an important festival and also one of the national holidays in Finland.

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Here are the world’s best airports for customer experience, according to passengers

Travelers wait to check-in at the American Airlines counter at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, US, on Dec. 27, 2022.

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World Bank to support India with $1 billion to boost public health infra

The COVID-19 pandemic brought to the fore the urgent need for pandemic preparedness and health system strengthening around the world and was a stark reminder that pandemic preparedness is a global public good New Delhi : The World Bank and India on Friday signed two complementary loans of $500 million each to support and boost the country’s public healthcare system. Through this combined financing of $1 billion, World Bank will support India’s flagship Pradhan Mantri-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), to improve public healthcare infrastructure across the country, the multi-lateral agency said in a statement.

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Hancock says disclosure of Covid messages a 'massive betrayal'

Former British health secretary Matt Hancock has said he is victim of a "massive betrayal and breach of trust" after the disclosure of WhatsApp messages revealing the inside working of government during the coronavirus crisis.

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FBI director says Wuhan lab leak likely caused Covid pandemic

FBI Director Christopher Wray has said the agency has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, likely caused the Covid-19 pandemic.

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World's longest Covid-19 mask mandate: This city is scrapping it after 945 days

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Japan to drop mask guidance, relax Covid strategy

Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical classification for Covid-19, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said today.

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Hong Kong offers free flights to lure back visitors after Covid

Hong Kong leader John Lee has unveiled a promotion campaign that will include 500,000 free flights to lure visitors, businesses and investors back to the financial hub after more than three years of tough Covid-19 curbs.

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WHO says Covid still an international emergency

Three years to the day after the World Health Organization sounded the highest level of global alert over Covid-19, it said the pandemic remains an international emergency.

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World governments using COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance

JERUSALEM (AP) - Majd Ramlawi was serving coffee in Jerusalem’s Old City when a chilling text message appeared on his phone."You have been spotted as having participated in acts of violence in the Al-Aqsa Mosque," it read in Arabic. "We will hold you accountable."Ramlawi, then 19, was among hundreds of people who civil rights attorneys estimate got the text last year, at the height of one of the most turbulent recent periods in the Holy Land.

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Around 90% of world population has some resistance to Covid: WHO

The World Health organization (WHO) estimated that 9% of the world population now had some resistance to Covid-19, but warned that a troubling new variant could still emerge. "WHO estimates that at least 90 percent of the world's population now has some level of immunity to SARS-CoV-2, due to prior infection or vaccination," said Tedros, referring to the virus that causes Covid-19 disease. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said gaps in vigilance were leaving the door open for a new virus variant to appear and overtake the globally dominant Omicron.

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Chinese capital steps up Covid measures as cases quadruple

China's capital, Beijing, has dialled up measures to stop Covid, strengthening public checks and locking down some residential compounds after a quadrupling of its case load in recent weeks, just as a key Communist Party congress entered full swing.

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Japan reopens to tourists as last Covid measures eased

Japan has reopened its doors to tourists after two-and-a-half years of tough Covid-19 restrictions, with officials hoping an influx of travellers enticed by a weak yen will boost the economy.

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Covid wave looms in Europe as booster campaign makes slow start

A new Covid-19 wave appears to be brewing in Europe as cooler weather arrives, with public health experts warning that vaccine fatigue and confusion over types of available vaccines will likely limit booster uptake.

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Protecting the vulnerable is critical in overcoming crisis – World Bank

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The World Bank on Thursday (6) announced that debt restructuring and the implementation of a deep reform program are critical for Sri Lanka’s economic stabilization.Sri Lanka’s real GDP is expected to fall by 9.2 percent this year and a further 4.2 percent in 2023, said the World Bank in its twice-a-year update, underscoring the need for Sri Lanka to build resilience.Beset with Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, Pakistan’s catastrophic floods, a global slowdown, and impacts of the war in Ukraine, South Asia faces an unprecedented combination of shocks on top of the lingering scars of the COVID-19 pandemic, said the World Bank in a statement titled "Unprecedented Shocks Rattle South Asia, Exacerbating Challenges and Dampening Growth."“Protecting the vulnerable is critical as Sri Lanka fast tracks deep reforms to navigate the deepening economic crisis.The crisis calls for immediate action to protect the poorest and most in need while also focusing on strengthening the social protection system,” said Faris H. Hadad-Zervos, World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka. “In the face of the economic crisis, poverty estimates doubled to 25.6 percent between 2021 and 2022, increasing the number of people living in poverty by 2.7 million.

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Kyiv residents asked to wear masks as Covid cases surge

Authorities in the Ukrainian capital have asked residents to resume wearing face masks due to a surge in Covid cases and a health system battered by the Russian invasion.

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Sweden to stop offering Covid vaccine to teenagers

Sweden's Public Health Agency has said it was no longer recommending that children aged 12 to 17 get vaccinated against Covid-19, citing the "very low risk" for the group.

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Blood on your hands, says WHO official if world steps back on tackling Covid now

Reuters, WHO senior adviser Bruce Aylward warned that richer nations must not step back from tackling Covid-19 as a global problem now, ahead of future potential waves of infection. Aylward co-ordinates the ACT-Accelerator, a partnership between WHO and other global health bodies to help poorer countries access COVID-19 tools.

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Denmark to lift Covid-19 ban on mink farming

After a controversial cull of all minks in Denmark due to a coronavirus variant, the world's former top exporter will once again allow mink farming, its agriculture ministry has announced.

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Japan lifts Covid restrictions on foreign tourists

Japan has announced that it will lift tough Covid restrictions on foreign tourists, reopening the borders after two-and-a-half years.

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US president says Covid pandemic 'is over'

US President Joe Biden has said the Covid-19 pandemic "is over," even though the country continues to grapple with coronavirus infections that kill hundreds of Americans daily.

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WHO renders two Covid-19 antibody therapies 'obsolete'

Two Covid-19 antibody therapies are no longer recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), on the basis that Omicron and the variant's latest offshoots have likely rendered them obsolete.

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End of Covid-19 pandemic ‘in sight’, says World Health Organisation

The end of the Coronavirus pandemic is 'within sight' according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), as weekly deaths from the virus around the world hit the lowest level since March 2020.

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End of Covid pandemic 'in sight' - WHO

The number of newly reported Covid-19 cases has dropped dramatically, the World Health Organization has said, urging the world to seize the opportunity to end the pandemic.

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Human development set back 5 years by Covid, other crises - UN report

A United Nations report argues that an unprecedented array of crises, chiefly among them Covid-19, has set human progress back five years and fueled a global wave of uncertainty.

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'Just one breath': World's first inhaled Covid vaccine approved | 10 points

CanSino’s Ad5-nCoV for emergency use as a booster dose, China has become the first country to approve a needle-free, inhaled version of a Covid-19 vaccine, said an official statement quoted by news agency Bloomberg. The inhaled Covid-19 vaccine, made by Tianjin-based CanSino Biologics Inc, has pushed the company's shares up by 14.5% on Monday morning in Hong Kong, the organization said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday. The vaccine, which had undergone human testing in March 2020, is a new version of CanSino's one-shot Covid drug.

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Team Canada bags gold at women’s world hockey championship beating U.S.

Canada defended its title with a 2-1 win over the United States in the women’s world hockey championship final Sunday.Brianne Jenner scored twice in the second period and goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens made 20 saves in Canada’s net.Abby Roque scored for the Americans with Nicole Hensley stopping 17 shots in the loss. Hilary Knight passes Hayley Wickenheiser for women’s world hockey championship record The Canadians won gold in a third major international event in the span of a year.They edged the U.S.

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Chinese people brawl over food amid world's strictest Covid-19 lockdown

China have been filmed fighting over food after the world’s strictest lockdown has been announced, leaving them desperate to stockpile.With a population of 21million people, Chengdu has been plunged into strict new laws after just 157 infections as China tries to eliminate Covid entirely with its “Zero Covid” policy. Images posted on the site Whats On Weibo have shown people with cars full of goods, damaged shops and people climbing all over stalls.

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China imposes Covid-19 lockdowns for millions around Beijing

Millions of people in areas surrounding China's capital were ordered into lockdown, with authorities doubling down on efforts to contain Covid-19 ahead of a key ruling Communist Party meeting this year.

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Long Covid costs Australia millions of working days

Long Covid has already cost the Australian economy three million working days this year, according to a government analysis seen by AFP, significantly worsening the country's acute labour shortages.

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One million Covid-related deaths so far this year - WHO

The World Health Organization announced today that one million people with Covid-19 have so far died in 2022, calling it a "tragic milestone" when all the tools existed to prevent deaths.

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Is the world witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases again? Covid-19 top 10 updates this week

Covid-19 infections have suddenly shot up. The WHO weekly report on the pandemic issued late Tuesday, noted that there were more than 11 million new Covid-19 infections last week - about an 8% rise - and 43,000 new deaths, as per news agency PTI report.

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Manitoba sees 18 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, nearing 1,500 at 6-month mark

18 new cases of COVID-19 in the province as of Sunday morning.The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.1 per cent. Coronavirus: A look ahead for pandemic in Manitoba The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 1,428.Of the new cases announced Sunday:The province says there are currently 239 known active cases and 1,173 individuals have recovered from COVID-19.There are 15 people in hospital and three people in intensive care.

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Manitoba sees 29 new COVID-19 cases Sunday; more than 400 active in province

29 new cases of COVID-19 as of Sunday morning. This brings the total number of cases in Manitoba to 1,323.The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.2 per cent.

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Second World War veteran denounces slow COVID-19 reaction at Ste. Anne’s Hospital

There are two confirmed COVID-19 cases at Ste. Anne’s Hospital for veterans in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, and a 97-year-old Second World War veteran is denouncing the hospital for its slow reaction to the coronavirus crisis.

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Coronavirus: First drive-thru COVID-19 testing centre opens in Winnipeg

The first drive-thru testing centre for COVID-19 opened in Winnipeg on Saturday.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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