North Korea’s virus outbreak ‘getting worse, not better,’ WHO says

North Korea’s virus outbreak ‘getting worse, not better,’ WHO says

LONDON — A senior World Health Organization official has said the UN health agency expects the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea to be “worse, not better”, despite recent claims from the secretive country that it is slowing. At a press conference on Wednesday, Dr. Mike Ryan, WHO’s head of emergencies, contacted the North Korean authorities … Read more

Monkeypox outbreak: What we know so far

Monkeypox outbreak: What we know so far

Just when the world thought the worst of COVID was over, an outbreak of another virus has scientists worried. Cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the UK, Portugal, Sweden, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, the US, Canada and Australia. What worries experts is the unusual spread of the disease. Monkeypox normally circulates in Africa, … Read more

Hepatitis outbreak in children: All you need to know about the likely cause

Hepatitis outbreak in children: All you need to know about the likely cause

Severe inflammation of the liver (hepatitis) has recently been reported in previously healthy children. From April 21 there was 169 confirmed cases of “acute hepatitis of unknown origin” in children in 12 countries, with the vast majority of cases (114) occurring in the UK. Many of the children are under ten years old. What has … Read more

Musk helping restore Tongan internet; virus outbreak growing

Musk helping restore Tongan internet; virus outbreak growing

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Entrepreneur Elon Musk is helping reconnect Tonga to the internet after a volcanic eruption and tsunami cut off the South Pacific nation more than three weeks ago, according to officials, while repairs on an undersea cable are proving more difficult than first thought. The tsunami severed the sole fiber-optic cable … Read more

Samsung Cuts Chip Production In China after Covid-19 Outbreak

Samsung Cuts Chip Production In China after Covid-19 Outbreak

Samsung has decided to temporarily suspend its activities on its chip factory in Xian, China. The decision, announced Wednesday (29), was prompted by new outbreaks of Covid-19 cases in that region of the country, associated with the Ômicron variant of Sars-CoV-2. Located in the central region of the Chinese territory, the capital of Shaanxi province … Read more