The corona pandemic abruptly changed and limited our lives. According to a study, many parents in the U.S. didn’t want to put up with it. Numerous parents did not leave their children at home despite Corona infection. At least in the U.S., that’s what a survey suggests. According to the study, over a quarter of parents have given false information or deliberately ignored protective measures. According to the study’s authors, this behaviour may have contributed to the spread of the coronavirus, which was published in the journal Jama Network Open.…
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Ukraine – WHO: Among the world’s most severe health emergencies
The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies the situation in Ukraine due to the war as one of eight acute health emergencies worldwide. In the first nine months of last year alone, 14,000 civilian casualties were documented, the UN agency said in a report. 17.7 million people needed humanitarian assistance. 7.5 million Ukrainians were fleeing in Europe, it said.Of 471 attacks with heavy weapons on health facilities worldwide, 448 occurred in Ukraine, the report, presented to the Executive Board by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said. Russia, which attacked Ukraine on…
Read MoreWHO warns against false composure over monkeypox
The number of monkeypox cases worldwide has shrunk significantly, and the outbreaks that first appeared in many countries in 2022 are under control. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva warns against false composure because neither tests nor sufficient vaccines are available, especially in Africa. This could threaten the world: “We could have a virus variant in three years that is much less containable – that’s a real risk,” WHO monkeypox expert Rosamund Lewis told dpa. She urged that doctors and clinics must also continue to consider monkeypox as…
Read MoreWHO: Rise in COVID cases in China casts doubt on the end of global emergency
Several World Health Organization scientists have indicated that the increase in COVID-19 cases in China raises doubts about the end of the global emergency. Experts have suggested that it may be too early to declare a global end to the pandemic emergency, the Guardian newspaper reported. “The question is whether you can talk about a post-pandemic when such a large part of the world is entering the second wave,” said virologist Marion Koopmans, a member of a WHO committee tasked with advising on the status of the coronavirus emergency. “It…
Read MoreTropical storm in the Philippines: already more than 140 dead
The number of victims caused by tropical storm “Nalgae” in the Philippines has continued to rise.So far, 141 deaths have been recorded, the disaster management agency announced on Wednesday. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency for 23 of the island nation’s 81 provinces to speed up reconstruction after heavy flooding and landslides. The state of emergency will allow the government to control prices for necessities and allocate additional funds for relief and reconstruction efforts, among other things, over the next six months. According to the disaster management…
Read MoreInjured after a strong earthquake in the Philippines
At least 26 people have been injured in a major earthquake in the north of the Philippines. The magnitude 6.4 quake occurred at around 11 p.m. (local time) on Tuesday evening in the province of Abra, about 350 kilometers north of Manila, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. The epicenter was located near the town of Lagayan. According to government information, many houses and public infrastructure were also damaged. In some areas, the power went out. Videos circulated on the Internet showed panicked people seeking shelter under…
Read MoreNew Corona rules apply in Germany with immediate effect
FFP2 masks obligation in long-distance trains and buses, lifting the rules in airplanes and Co.: On Saturday, new Corona regulations came into force in Germany. Karl Lauterbach (SPD) expressed his satisfaction with the new Infection Protection Act. However, the health minister warned against Corona variants, with which even recently infected people could become infected again. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has recorded a significant increase in infections. An OP mask was previously sufficient on long-distance trains operated by Deutsche Bahn; an FFP2 mask was only recommended. According to a spokeswoman,…
Read MorePhilippine schools reopen for face-to-face classes today
After more than two years of closure due to the Corona pandemic, most Philippine schools reopened for face-to-face classes on Monday. They were closed in March 2020 because of the pandemic, and from then on, only online classes took place in the island nation in Southeast Asia. Schools were closed for so long in hardly any other country because of the Corona pandemic. In mid-November 2021, 100 more than 61,000 public schools had opened for two months as part of a pilot. They were located in remote locations and were…
Read MoreNorth Korea declares Corona pandemic over
Strongman Kim Jong-un ordered lifting of all protective measures – just three months after the pandemic officially broke out. The world has been battling the Coronavirus for two and a half years, North Korea officially only since mid-May this year. Now, however, the fight is over: Three months after the first confirmation of a Corona outbreak, North Korea says it has defeated the virus. Leader Kim Jong-un has solemnly declared victory in the battle to eradicate the “new coronavirus,” state-controlled media reported Thursday. Incidentally, the virus did not originate in…
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