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Global COVID-19 activity remains mixed, although up in Western Pacific and Africa

Thu, 2023-06-01 21:32 — mike kraft

Global COVID-19 activity remains mixed CIDRAP

Cases and death continued to decline globally over the past 4 weeks, with hot spots reported in a few countries as XBB Omicron variant proportions continue to shift, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its latest weekly update.

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Activity is up, however, in two regions: the Western Pacific by 10% and Africa by 3%. Deaths declined or were stable in all six regions.

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Residents of Panamanian Community Forced To Move As Caribbean Island Sinks

Mon, 2022-11-07 15:07 — mike kraft

100-Year-Old Community Forced To Move As Caribbean Island Sinks

Residents of Gardi Sugdub are the first to be moved by the government to the Panama mainland as the sea rises, but several other communities will soon be impacted.

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Country- by- country report on vaccines delivered to poorer nations by international agency

Fri, 2022-08-26 13:59 — mike kraft

Factbox: Vaccines delivered under COVAX sharing scheme for poorer countries The COVAX facility, backed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), has delivered 1.63 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to 146 countries, GAVI data shows. Reuters Reuters

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Worldwide COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to drop except in Western Pacific - WHO

Wed, 2022-03-09 14:26 — mike kraft

COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to drop globally, WHO says LONDON (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths globally have continued to fall in the past week, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, with only the Western Pacific reporting an increase in COVID-19. AP NEWS

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CDC adds South Korea, other countries to high risk travel category

Tue, 2022-02-15 15:49 — mike kraft

More than half of all travel destinations are 'very high' risk The CDC designated a half dozen new places "very high" risk for travel on Monday, including South Korea and French Polynesia. Almost 140 destinations are now at Level 4, the highest risk category. By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN CNN

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New Virus Waves Hit Developing Countries, Not Just India

Tue, 2021-05-04 13:43 — mike kraft

It’s Not Just India. New Virus Waves Hit Developing Countries It’s not just India. Fierce new Covid-19 waves are enveloping other developing countries across the world, placing severe strain on their health-care systems and prompting appeals for help. Jinshan Hong,Randy Thanthong-Knight,Jason Scott Bloomberg

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Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests

Tue, 2021-01-26 15:05 — mike kraft

Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests, as climate change nudges global temperatures ever higher. Yereth Rosen U.S.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests, as climate change nudges global temperatures ever higher.

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Major new climate study rules out less severe global warming scenarios

Thu, 2020-07-23 13:18 — mike kraft

Major new climate study rules out less severe global warming scenarios The study found the planet is most likely to warm 4.1 to 8.1 degrees if carbon dioxide doubles from preindustrial levels. Washington Post

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More than 150 countries sign up for global vaccine plan

Wed, 2020-07-15 20:25 — mike kraft

More than 150 countries sign up for global vaccine plan LONDON (AP) — More than 70 rich countries have signed up to a global coronavirus vaccine initiative intended to ensure that any effective shots are fairly distributed around the world - but which... AP NEWS

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Ebola crisis points to wider global threat on a par with al-Qaida, warns UK medic

Sat, 2015-03-28 01:35 — mike kraft

THE GUARDIAN by Lisa O'Carroll March 27, 2015

Ebola should be seen as an early wake-up call to world leaders of the potential for an international health disaster in the same way that the 1998 US embassy bombings highlighted the possibility of further attacks by al-Qaida, a leading British medic in Sierra Leone has warned.

Dr Oliver Johnson has called for “a big political shakeup” at the World Health Organisation and says Britain’s Department for International Development must decide whether to “nationalise” aid and deploy the army the next time a humanitarian emergency hits.

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