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Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has reported that 107,894 new COVID-19 infections have been reported in South Korea over the past 24 hours, and 34 deaths have been reported. According to Yonhap News Agency, KDCA has announced that the number of infections has risen to 20,160,154, while the number of deaths has risen to 25,144. South Korea recorded its highest daily number of COVID-19 infections in 110 days on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections to over 20 million. According to KDCA, 119,922 newly detected COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours. As a result…

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 p.m., 2.81 times the number reported on Sunday. That’s the highest number for a midnight-9 p.m. time period since April 26. The number of cases in South Korea over the past week has averaged 37,660. The daily cases are counted until midnight and announced the following morning. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), 26,299 new infections were confirmed…

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 being treated thoroughly according to approved health procedures, as well as identifying those who have been in contact with the infected person, yet none of them have shown symptoms. Monkeypox is being monitored and followed up in full transparency. The Ministry will announce any cases as soon as they are detected, citing its readiness and ability to handle any development of the disease.…

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, Director General of the WHO, said at a press conference in Geneva that sub-variants of the Omicron strain were increasing the number of cases and the number of deaths. It was Tedros’ suggestion that standards such as mask usage be revived so as to prevent the spread of the disease. Although there has been an increase in cases, the WHO is concerned that…

Russia has registered 3,398 new COVID-19 cases and 39 deaths in the past 24 hours, marking a drop in infections, the COVID-19 response headquarters said recently. A statement carried by Interfax news agency said that, with the newly reported cases and fatalities, Russia’s caseload now stands at 18,462,211, with the death tally rising to 381,583. Meanwhile, 2,496 patients have recovered over the past day, taking the total to 17,888,560. It has been confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) that from 3 January 2020 until 11 July 2022, a total of 18,465,308 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in…

World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the preliminary discovery of two cases of highly contagious Marburg virus disease in Ghana, the first such case in the country if confirmed. In the same family as the more well-known Ebola virus disease, Marburg is a highly infectious viral hemorrhagic fever. Two patients were confirmed to have Marburg virus by Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, based on preliminary analysis of samples taken from the patients. According to standard procedure, the samples were sent to the Institut Pasteur, a WHO Collaborating Centre, in Senegal for confirmation. Symptoms of the two deceased patients of…

More than 541.92 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel COVID-19 globally and 6,741,055 have been reported dead, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019. The top 10 countries by the number of reported cases include the USA, India, Brazil, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Russia, South Korea, Italy and Turkey. The tally is based on reports from health ministries and government officials worldwide. According to the latest World Health Organization pandemic report, the number of new…

During the past 24 hours, 9,435 new COVID-19 infections have been reported in South Korea. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDPCA), the infection toll has reached 18,248,479, while the death toll has reached 24,399. According to the KDPCA, the daily caseload declined from 9,778 the previous day to hover below 10,000 for the sixth consecutive day. For the past week, the daily average number of confirmed cases was 8,618. Among the new cases, 104 were imported from overseas, lifting the total to 33,557. The number of infected people who were in a serious condition stood at…

In cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO), the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) held a scientific symposium on malaria to discuss the latest global developments relating to the illness and to review the UAE’s effective strategy to prevent and control communicable diseases. Dr. Hussain Abdul Rahman Al Rand, Assistant Under-Secretary for Public Health, attended the event in celebration of the country’s 15th anniversary of being malaria-free. Members of the WHO and its Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office attended, along with representatives from Tadweer Company, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) and the National Centre for Malaria Vector Control.

More than 540 million people have been reported to be infected with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) globally, and over 1 million deaths, according to a recent tally by Worldometers. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in December 2019. The USA leads the world in the largest number of infected cases with 87 million patients and the largest number of deaths at just over 1 million. COVID-19 is an infection caused by SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 usually causes mild to moderate symptoms and most patients recover without special treatment. In some cases, it…