Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Iran – EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck southern Iran on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), EMSC said. (Re...
Jul 23, 2022
WHO’s Tedros acted as tie-breaker to break disagreement over Monkeypox designation
ZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) - World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday he had to act as a tie-breaker to resolve a disagreement on whether to declare the Monkeypox outbre...
Jul 23, 2022
Monkeypox outbreak constitutes global health emergency – WHO
By Jennifer Rigby, Natalie Grover and John Revill (Reuters) -The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization's highest level of alert, WHO ...
Jul 23, 2022
Greek authorities evacuate coastal properties on Lesbos as wildfire spreads
ATHENS (Reuters) - Residents were evacuated on Saturday as a wildfire which started in mountainous forests in the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos threatened properties at the beach resort of Vatera. T...
Jul 23, 2022
Pakistan reports polio case to take year’s count to 13
By Saud Mehsud and Jibran Ahmad DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's polio count for the year has risen to 13 with one case reported on Friday as the South Asian nation looks to contain a...
Jul 23, 2022
China says medical insurance fund in the black, responding to concerns
By Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's national medical insurance fund ran a small surplus last year, a healthcare authority said on Saturday, a rare disclosure following public concern that the fund...
Jul 23, 2022
WHO experts split on monkeypox emergency ahead of decision – sources
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - Members of a World Health Organization (WHO) expert group are split over whether the monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, but the agency's dire...
Jul 23, 2022
China’s leaders, Communist Party officials vaccinated against COVID-19 – official
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Leaders of China's government and the Communist Party have been vaccinated against COVID-19 with vaccines made in China, a health official said on Saturday. Zeng Yixin, deputy hea...
Jul 23, 2022
China’s Xinjiang warns of floods, cotton risks amid sizzling heatwaves
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Xinjiang on Saturday warned of more flash floods and mudslides and risks to agriculture as heatwaves swept across the region, accelerating the pace of glacial melt and pos...
Jul 22, 2022
Mainland China reports 817 new COVID cases for July 22 vs 1,011 day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 817 new COVID-19 cases for July 22, of which 164 were symptomatic and 653 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Saturday. That compares...
Jul 22, 2022
