May 31, 2022 – The CDC has updated its travel advisory for monkeypox as global cases continue to increase. The risk to the public is still considered low, the CDC said, but travelers should “practice enhanced precautions” and avoid close contact with sick people. The travel advisory shifted from level 1, where travelers are advised … Read more
May 2, 2022 With the Omicron subvariant pushing up COVID-19 case numbers, New York City on Monday raised its COVID alert level from low to medium, meaning some public health rules could be reimposed. The risk level was raised because the city is now averaging more than 200 daily new cases per 100,000 people, city … Read more
April 21, 2022 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory urging state and local authorities to watch for cases of hepatitis in children with adenovirus infection. Nine hepatitis cases in which children tested positive for adenovirus have occurred in Alabama since October 2021 among children aged 1-6, with two … Read more
As with Covid, most children have mild symptoms but a small number need hospital treatment. Source link
Public Heath England wants people to look out for those who may be at risk in warmer weather. Source link
It was already afternoon when Uttar Pradesh’s joint commissioner of police Naveen Arora received an SMS recently, informing him that his vaccination shot was scheduled for the morning at a hospital in Lucknow. Arora had to miss his chance under the drive for frontline workers this time. In Kolkata, field immunisation worker Tinku Banerjee could … Read more
More than 8.1 million people in the U.S. have turned their iPhones and Android devices into pandemic contact-tracing tools, but it hasn’t been of much use when their neighbors, classmates and coworkers aren’t on the same system. Apple and Google co-created “exposure notification” technology to alert phone users if they spent time near someone who … Read more
Flooding, waterlogging expected in Hyderabad, parts of Telangana amid heavy rains prediction Rains LIVE Updates: An Orange alert has been issued in Hyderabad and parts of Telangana amid a heavy to very heavy rains prediction for Monday from the weather department. An Orange alert means – be prepared. According to an advisory, flooding and waterlogging … Read more
A new three-tier system is being introduced in England to help control the spread of coronavirus and prevent the NHS from being overwhelmed. Regions will now be classified as either ‘medium’, ‘high’ or ‘very high’ and each tier has different lockdown rules. This system does not apply in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales. But what … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images The UK’s coronavirus alert level should be raised from level 3 to 4, meaning transmission is “high or rising exponentially”, its chief medical officers have said. It comes after the government’s scientific adviser warned there could be 50,000 new coronavirus cases a day by mid-October without further action. The prime minister … Read more