NEW YORK, US - Governments agreed on a way forward to update disease outbreak regulations ahead of meetings to draft new global guidelines for tackling pandemics, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. According to United Nations News Center, the two processes are complementary. They are guided by the need of...
Bahrain denies Amnesty claim that tuberculosis spreads in jails
The Bahrain government on Saturday denied there were "active" cases of tuberculosis in its prisons after the Amnesty International rights watchdog accused authorities of failing to check the spread of the contagious bacterial infection.
Palestinian farmers battle foot-and-mouth outbreak
An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the West Bank early this year has killed thousands of livestock, pushing Palestinian farmers already living under occupation to the brink of bankruptcy.
Iraq battles with outbreak of deadly nose-bleed fever
Spraying a cow with pesticides, health workers target blood-sucking ticks at the heart of Iraq's worst detected outbreak of a fever that causes people to bleed to death. The virus has no vaccine and onset can be swift, causing severe bleeding both internally and externally and especially from the nose.Working with partners to understand cause of monkeypox: WHO
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The world's second-biggest economy was already losing steam in the latter half of last year with a property slump and regulatory crackdowns.
Pfizer already working on Covid vaccine targeting Omicron: CEO
Bourla likened the situation to the scenario earlier this year when Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech developed a vaccine in 95 days against Delta which ultimately was not used.
Iran fears Covid variant outbreak could hit it harder
Official data put Covid toll in Iran at 84,000 Tehran, nine other cities highest-risk places Iran has struggled to keep the Covid pandemic under control, and now it must prepare for a worse case of the virus hitting them. President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday said that Iran will be hit...
