Monkeypox & Corona Updates

More than 2 million people in China may die from Covid-19 as the government rapidly abandons pandemic curbs, according to a new study by researchers in Hong Kong. In the absence of a mass vaccination booster campaign and other measures to…
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The World Health Organization is planning to rename monkeypox, designating it as “MPOX” in an effort to destigmatize the virus that gained a foothold in the United States earlier this year, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing people with…
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Delhi on Friday reported its eighth monkeypox case after a Nigerian woman tested positive for the viral infection. The patient is a 30-year-old woman. The total number of monkeypox infections in India now stands at 13. According to a PTI…
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A second US death was linked to monkeypox on Tuesday as health authorities published a study describing how two previously healthy young men experienced inflammation of the brain and spinal cord as a result of the virus. There have been…
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A new study on monkeypox by the US disease control body CDC now suggests that the virus can linger on many common household objects for several days despite regular disinfecting. For this study, a home shared by two monkeypox patients was…
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India intends to develop a strategy to tackle the monkeypox virus. Instead of choosing mass vaccinations, the government intends to develop a strategy that will give immunizations to people who have close contact with infected patients and…
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California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday declared a state of emergency to combat rising monkeypox cases in the state. California is the third US state after New York and Illinois to issue a statewide emergency over the disease. Governor…
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As a result of the recent emergence of instances of monkeypox in India, the Centre has assembled a task group to keep tabs on the situation, provide advice to the government, and assist in the development of diagnostic facilities and…
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A 22-year-old man, suspected to have contracted monkeypox, died in Kerala’s Thrissur district on Saturday, days after returning from high-risk UAE, officials said. Health officials rushed samples of the deceased to the National Institute…
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Spain on Saturday reported its second monkeypox-related death, one day after announcing what is believed to be the first fatality linked to the current outbreak in Europe. "Among the 3,750 patients... 120 have been hospitalised and two…
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