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South Korea reports over 88,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
South Korea reported 88,384 newly reported COVID-19 infections and 25 deaths in the past 24 hours, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Yonhap News Agency quoted KDCA as saying that the infection toll rose to…
South Korea reports more than 100K new COVID-19 cases
South Korea reported 100,285 new COVID-19 infections and 25 deaths in the past 24 hours, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Yonhap News Agency quoted KDCA as saying that the infection toll rose to 19,446,946 and…
Monkeypox cases cross 14K globally, with 700 diagnosed in Netherlands
Monkeypox cases worldwide crossed 14,000 last week, with six countries reporting their first cases last week, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to reconvene the Emergency Committee to evaluate public health implications. In its…
New York City suburb finds first case of polio in nearly a decade
The first confirmed case of polio in the United States since nearly 10 years has been diagnosed in an adult from a suburban area of New York City, state and local health officials announced. The person experienced paralysis a month ago and…
COVID-19 outbreak prompts lockdowns in China with 148 new cases reported
China's National Health Commission reported 148 new highly contagious COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours. A report from Xinhua news agency quotes the Commission as saying there have been no more deaths in China, bringing the total to…
WHO – COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths linked to transmissible Omicron variant
Globally, there has been a significant increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 reported over the past six weeks, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). There have also been an increase in deaths, but they have not been…
COVID-19 cases spike in South Korea and triple to above 70K
COVID-19 cases in South Korea nearly tripled Monday from the previous day amid a resurgence of infections and the rapid spread of a highly contagious strain of omicron sub-variant. Local governments reported 70,497 additional cases as of 9…
Daily COVID-19 tally in Japan exceeds 100K for the first time since February
As the country enters a seventh wave of infections caused by the highly transmissible BA.5 Omicron sub-variant, the daily COVID-19 cases in Japan topped 100,000 for the first time since early February. Government officials announced on the…
First monkeypox case has been reported in Saudi Arabia
An individual returning from outside the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, specifically Riyadh, has been diagnosed with monkeypox. Reports from Saudi Press Agency (SPA) state that the Ministry of Health KSA has assured everyone that the patient is…
Deaths due to COVID-19 caused by new Omicron strain worry WHO chief
As a new wave of infections spreads across Europe and the US, the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged governments and health care institutions to take immediate steps to stop the spread of COVID-19. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,…