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Covid outbreaks in Samoa and Vanuatu chip away at Pacific islands’ virus-free status

Case numbers in the two Pacific nations have exploded over past week following first cases of community transmissionRead all our coronavirus coverage

The Guardian - AU

WHO says 64 hospitals attacked since Russian invasion of Ukraine

UN agency condemns the attacks it says are a breach of international law.

Al Jazeera

WHO says there were 64 instances of attacks on health care since Ukraine war started

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it had verified 64 instances of attacks on health care in Ukraine between Feb. 24 and March 21 resulting in 15 deaths and 37 injuries.

Reuters

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Ukraine latest updates: NATO will ‘respond’ to chemical weapons

Ukraine-Russia news from March 24: US President Joe Biden warns Russia against using chemical weapons in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Vaccine uptake in Ukraine has been low – countries receiving refugees need to help people get their jabs

Over 3 million people – half of them children – have now fled Ukraine because of the Russian invasion, according to the UN. This number is estimated to rise to 7 million.

The Conversation

WHO: COVID-19 cases rise for 2nd straight week, deaths fall

The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus cases globally increased by 7% in the last week, driven by rising infections in the Western Pacific

The Independent UK

Covid Ireland: New BA2 variant update, two obvious symptoms and calls for return of one restriction

“It’s a global wave. The WHO said there’s been an 8% increase [in cases worldwide] in the past week. It’s happening again."

Irish Mirror

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False narratives about Covid left us with millions of deaths – will we challenge them now?

To stop another, more severe, pandemic, those misleading stories like thinking the virus would burn itself out can’t be forgotten, says science journalist Debora MacKenzie

The Guardian - UK

Global air pollution levels spiked in 2021 after a drop during 2020 lockdowns, report says

The Amazon rainforest is emitting more carbon dioxide than it absorbs, according to a new pollution report — the opposite of what is supposed to happen.

Tribune News Service

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams seeks 'no tobacco zone' tag for Tirumala

TIRUPATI: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the world's richest Hindu temple body, is in the process of getting the World Health Organisation (WHO) recognition for Tirumala as a 'No Tobacco zone.'

The Times of India

Owain Wyn Evans' brilliant response to troll who called him 'a limp-wristed, effeminate drummer'

The BBC weather presenter received an outpouring of support as he clapped back at the nasty tweet

Manchester Evening News

Some European countries lift COVID curbs too ‘brutally’: WHO

The UN health agency sees cases rising in 18 out of 53 countries in Europe, ‘likely’ due to the BA.2 sub-variant.

Al Jazeera

WHO blames rising Covid cases in Europe on curbs lifted too soon

Regional director says several countries including the UK lifted restrictions ‘brutally’

The Guardian - UK

The Glasgow bootmaker who ordered Freddie Mercury to fit David Bowie with a pair of platforms

It sounds like the kind of thing your mate would claim occurred in a dream, but Alan Mair really did once order Freddie Mercury to fit David Bowie with a pair of boots.

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Irish Mirror

Nine million locked down in China, masks returning in Europe - new Covid wave gripping the world

Countries across Europe and Asia are witnessing a spike in cases due to the BA.2 variant of Omicron

Wales Online

Owain Wyn Evans' brilliant response to troll who called him ‘an effeminate, limp-wristed drummer’

'As you know, I am more than happy with my limp-wristed, effeminate drumming'

The Hindu

BRICS grouping should work together to support vaccine endeavours: Health Minister

He launches BRICS Vaccine R&D Center and Workshop on Vaccine Cooperation through video conference.

Reuters

Refugee crisis strains Moldova's healthcare system - minister

The arrival of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Moldova is putting huge pressure on its health care system and it has appealed for help from the European Union and U.N. agencies, the country's health minister said on Tuesday.

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Luke O'Neill tells RTE's Claire Byrne new Covid strain may be 'most infectious virus we've seen' and is 'impossible to avoid'

Ireland is in the middle of a "global wave" with the WHO showing an 8% increase in cases across the world over the past week

Bangkok Post

Groups sue ministries over PM2.5 problems

Environmental activist groups have filed a lawsuit with the Central Administrative Court against the National Environment Board (NEB) and two cabinet ministers for failing to deal with the country's pressing air pollution problems, saying every citizen has the right to breathe clean air.

Reuters

500,000 refugees from Ukraine have mental health issues-WHO

About half a million refugees from Ukraine who have fled to Poland need support for mental health disorders, and 30,000 have severe mental health problems, the representative for the World Health Organisation in Poland said on Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

No Country Met WHO Air Quality Standards in 2021

Not a single country managed to meet the World Health Organization's (WHO) air quality standard in 2021, a survey of pollution data in 6,475 cities showed on Tuesday, and smog even rebounded in some regions after a COVID-related dip. The WHO recommends that average annual readings of small and hazardous…

Al Jazeera

Malawi begins nationwide polio immunisation campaign

In February, the southern African country recently recorded its first polio case in 30 years.

Reuters

No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021 - data

The Times of India

Why new SARS-CoV2 variant, not Omicron, may fuel 4th wave

NEW DELHI: Recombinant or hybrid variants of SARS-CoV2, which were initially dubbed as one-off cases, are now being monitored closely by World Health Organization (WHO). They are essentially new variants with characteristics of two or more existing variants.

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