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October 30, 2024

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First case of latest mpox variant identified in UK: health authority

Test tubes labeled “Monkeypox virus positive and negative” are seen in this picture taken on May 23, 2022. — Reuters LONDON: An infection with the latest mpox variant, clade 1b, has been identified in the UK for the first time, the UK Health Safety Agency (UKHSA) announced on Wednesday. The agency said the single case was identified in London after the person returned from Africa, adding that the risk to the wider population “remains low”. UKHSA said the person was on holiday and traveled back to the UK on an overnight flight on October 21. They developed flu-like symptoms more

August 14, 2024

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WHO issues global alert as new mpox variant causes emergency

NEW YORK: The World Health Organization (WHO) has once again declared mpox a global public health emergency, marking the second time in two years that the virus has reached this level of international concern. This statement comes in response to an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that quickly spread to neighboring countries, prompting the WHO’s highest level of alert. On Wednesday, an emergency committee was convened to advise WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on whether the current outbreak meets the criteria for a “public health emergency of international concern” (PHEIC). The PHEIC designation is used by the

January 13, 2024

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Another variant of the coronavirus is rearing its head in Pakistan

KARACHI/ LAHORE/ PESHAWAR: Just when Pakistan had completely forgotten about the novel coronavirus, the latest variant of the infectious disease has been detected in the country, posing a major threat to the country’s ever-overwhelming healthcare infrastructure. While provincial health departments have only just begun action to combat the spread of the COVID-19 JN.1 variant, which is already spreading rapidly in the United States of America, they may not have the required infrastructure to successfully contain the virus. For example, the spokesperson of the Sindh Health Department informed the Express Tribune that the provincial capital, Karachi, had no vaccines for COVID-19

January 8, 2024

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Pakistan reports four cases of new variant of COVID-19

After genome sequencing, affected individuals were found to be infected with the JN.1 subvariant An airport employee checks the temperature of a passenger upon her arrival at the Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar on January 27, 2020. — AFP JN.1 subvariant declared as variant of interest. The health minister says there is no need to panic. People asked to take precautionary measures, to use masks. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported four cases of JN.1, a sub-variant of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, on Sunday night, The News reported. Health authorities confirmed the detection of a highly contagious variant, saying the four

January 3, 2024

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NIH issues advisory on new COVID-19 variant

An advisory has been issued to improve preparedness in the prevention and control of the JN.1 subvariant A representational image of the COVID-19 virus. — Unsplash/File ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health (NIH) has issued an advisory regarding the prevention and control of sub-variant JN.1 of COVID-19. The subvariant JN.1 was classified as a variant of concern (VOC) and is essentially an offshoot of the micron variant BA.2.86 subvariant, which is now reported in many countries and is increasing rapidly worldwide. The NIH Centers for Disease Control issued the advisory to help health authorities improve preparedness for disease prevention and

January 1, 2024

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Pakistan likely to receive updated Pfizer vaccines for COVID as new variant spreads

“We will receive 200,000 doses of Pfizer’s new vaccine for COVID-19 from the US in the next few days,” the official said Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are pictured at a vaccination center in Geneva, Switzerland, February 3, 2021. — Reuters The COVID-19 vaccines will be used to vaccinate high-risk groups. New formula effective against currently available variants. “We believe the Saudi authorities will require vaccination,” the official says. Islamabad: Pakistan is likely to receive 500,000 doses of Pfizer’s new COVID-19 vaccine (formulation 2023-24) in January 2024 amid a global surge in cases as the new JN.1 variant spreads worldwide,

December 28, 2023

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The JN.1 variant accounts for nearly half of all US COVID-19 cases: CDC

Health authorities are concerned about the unprecedented accumulation of JN.1 mutations inherited from the maternal variant A representational image showing masked people crossing a busy street. — Unscrew The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that the new variant of COVID-19, JN.1, now accounts for 44.1% of cases in the United States, indicating a significant increase in the prevalence of the rapidly spreading variant. The increase in JN.1 cases is more than double the 21.3% estimate for the week ended Dec. 9, after Thanksgiving, CBS News reported, citing the CDC’s findings. The highest prevalence among other regions

December 21, 2023

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The fastest growing variant of COVID-19 is raising concerns in the global health sector

WHO remains uncertain about JN.1’s ability to overcome immunity conferred by limited-evidence vaccines A patient receives the first of two injections with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in a surgery in Wolverhampton, Britain, December 14, 2020. — Reuters A new sub-variant of the Omicron coronavirus strain named ‘JN.1’ has alerted experts across the global health industry as it has been classified as a ‘variant of concern’ by the World Health Organization (WHO) due to its rapidly increasing spread. Cases of COVID-19 involving the JN.1 variant have been found in many countries around the world, including India, China, the

November 16, 2023

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Tom Approves Shah Rukh as Loki Variant, Praises ‘Devdas’

Hollywood actor Tom Hiddleston, best known for portraying the title character in the hit series Lokirecently expressed his admiration for Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, revealing his desire to see the Indian actor take on a variation of the naughty character. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama, Hiddleston was asked about which Bollywood star he thought could aptly play a variation of Loki. Without hesitation, the British actor replied: “I was about to say Shah Rukh Khan. He would be great. It’s a good variation, I think.” Hiddleston’s support of Khan’s potential as a Loki variant has excited fans

November 12, 2023

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Cat lovers warned as variant of COVID that killed 8,000 cats in Cyprus appears in UK

Residential veterinarian Wendy Jane McCulloch examines 8-year-old cat Ivy in Botanica Inc.’s closed office. as he makes home visits to clients who have had extra safety protocols in place in recent weeks during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manhattan, New York, U.S., March 31, 2020. — Reuters A worrying strain of COVID called F-CoV-23, responsible for more than 8,000 cat deaths in Cyprus, has now appeared in the UK. The infected feline was imported into the country from Cyprus, sparking fears for the health of British pets. Although technically not related to COVID-19, F-CoV-23 is a variant

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