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mpox outbreak a global public health emergency: WHOThe upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR). More… |
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China orders mass testing in Wuhan as Covid spreadsChina suspended flights and trains, cancelled professional basketball league games and announced mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan on Tuesday as widening outbreaks of the delta variant reached the city, reported Saudi Press Agency (SPA). More… |
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Saudi Arabia turns to e-commerce during Covid-19 outbreakRestrictions on movement and trade as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic have led to a significant shift in consumer behavior in Saudi Arabia, with locals increasingly turning to digital channels, said a report by Oxford Business Group (OBG), t More… |
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Top construction expo Samoter postponed amid virus outbreakItaly’s premier earthmoving, site and construction machinery industry expo, SaMoTer has been postponed to May 16 due to the outbreak of Covid-19 in the country. The event was scheduled to take place from March 21 to 25 in the Italian city More… |
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Bahrain to outline plan to combat Zika virusA strategy to combat the threat of a Zika virus outbreak in Bahrain will be enforced today (February 10). The two-fold plan will primarily focus on “mosquito surveillance” at Bahrain International Airport and Khalifa Bin Salman Por More… |
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Iraq cholera outbreak cases rise to 121, no new deathsIraq's first major cholera outbreak since 2012 has risen to at least 121 cases and spread to southern provinces along the Euphrates River, though no new deaths have been reported in days, the health ministry said on Wednesday. More… |
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Cholera outbreaks ‘can be controlled with oral vaccines’The use of oral vaccines is proving to be an effective tool to control outbreaks of cholera, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said. The deadly water-borne disease is a major public health concern from Tanzania to More… |
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South Korea Mers outbreak has 'levelled off'An outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) in South Korea appears to have levelled off, a health official said on Friday, as the country reported just one new patient, a day after Thailand reported its first case. A to More… |
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South Korea Mers cases rise as death toll hits 20South Korea on Wednesday reported eight new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), while another person infected with the virus died, health officials said, bringing to 20 the number of fatalities in the outbreak that began last month More… |
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Worst of Mers outbreak may be over in South KoreaThe Mers outbreak that has spread through health facilities in South Korea may have peaked, although two hospitals that treated people with the deadly respiratory disease have been sealed off, officials said. Middle East Respirato More… |
