Arcturus: the new Covid variant surging in India A new Covid subvariant that is feared to be the most infectious yet has triggered a surge of infections in India. The Week · Apr 13, 2023
Arcturus: What is the new Covid variant and what are the symptoms? Arcturus can be found in more than 20 nations, including the UK, Singapore, the US, Canada, and Australia Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2023
First human death from H3N8 bird flu is recorded in China The 56-year-old reportedly fell ill in February and died last month Wales Online · Apr 13, 2023
Arcturus: What do we know about the new Covid variant? XBB.1.16 strain detected in 22 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023
New 'Arcturus' Covid variant found in India as compulsory mask-wearing returns The worrying 'Arcturus' Covid variant is more professionally known as an Omicron sub-variant, formally XBB.1.16, and has seen a surge of cases appearing in India. Edinburgh Live · Apr 13, 2023
Ghana is first country to approve Oxford malaria vaccine Breakthrough hailed as highly effective R21 vaccine is cleared by west African country but questions remain over funding The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2023
Premature Mission Accomplished on COVID? As the COVID public health emergency ends, experts say there's a real chance for a new variant to surge Salon · Apr 13, 2023
First Human Death of Common Bird Flu Strain Reported in China The 56-year-old Chinese woman is the third person known to have been infected with the H3N8 virus Caixin Global · Apr 13, 2023
New Covid Arcturus variant found in UK as India forced to bring back mask laws Mask wearing laws have returned in India according to reports Nottingham Post · Apr 13, 2023
New Covid variant sparks fear as India sees huge surge of infections The World Health Organisation said it is currently monitoring the new variant The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023
50 cases of new Covid variant which has seen India bring back masks found in UK 'Arcturus' is a spin-off of the Omicron variant and is believed to be the most contagious variant yet Wales Online · Apr 13, 2023
China reported 1st human death from H3N8 bird flu, WHO says A woman in China was the first person to die of the bird flu subtype H3N8. LiveScience · Apr 12, 2023
'Unprecedented’ situation as two African countries report outbreaks of Marburg virus For the first time, the world is seeing two simultaneous outbreaks of the Marburg virus – one in Equatorial Guinea, the other in Tanzania. The Marburg virus is just as deadly as Ebola, to which it is closely related, but it has been extremely rare until now. France 24 · Apr 12, 2023
New Covid variant 'Arcturus' causes surge in cases as masks become compulsory in some areas It has been made compulsory in some states for people to wear face coverings, which in many areas is the first time this has been done in more than a year Nottingham Post · Apr 12, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2023 India increases Covid booster jab production after surge in cases Mock hospital drills held as new Omicron variant suspected of causing highest number of infections since 2022
Irish Mirror · Apr 12, 2023 Alarm raised after new Covid variant emerges as cases soar in India The country’s health ministry has been organising drills to see whether or not hospitals are prepared to deal with a major influx of patients
The Conversation · Apr 12, 2023 Ukraine war: the devastating effects of conflict on infant mortality rates – new research The brutal war in Ukraine is now over a year old. While estimates of the numbers of civilians killed and injured vary, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has estimated that 8,317 civilians have been killed and a further 13,892 injured from the beginning of the war…
Daily Record · Apr 12, 2023 New 'Arcturus' Covid variant as surge of cases sees face mask rules return The strain, a sub-variant of Omicron, has resulted in a 13-fold increase of cases across India with protection measures put back in place for the first time in a year.
The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023 New Covid variant sparks fear as India sees huge surge of infections The World Health Organisation said it is currently monitoring the new variant
Daily Mirror · Apr 12, 2023 New Covid variant 'Arcturus' emerges with compulsory masks returning after surge The troubling 'Arcturus' Covid variant is more formally known as the Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.16 with most cases coming from India which has seen a recent surge in infections
The Times of India · Apr 12, 2023 H3N8 virus: 56-year-old dies of Avian influenza A(H3N8) in China; know the symptoms, severity of this viral infection Three cases of human infection with an avian influenza A(H3N8) virus have been reported from China, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Tuesday.
Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2023 China records first known human death from H3N8 bird flu, says WHO A woman in China has become the world’s first known human fatality from H3N8 bird flu, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
Reuters · Apr 12, 2023 China records world's first human death from H3N8 bird flu -WHO A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, but the strain does not appear to spread between people.
Al Jazeera · Apr 12, 2023 China reports first human death due to H3N8 bird flu The WHO says the woman, who died in March, probably contracted the virus at a market and the risk of spread is low.
Fortune · Apr 11, 2023 ‘Arcturus,’ a highly transmissible COVID variant eyed by the WHO, appears to have a new symptom. Here's what you need to know XBB.1.16 may not be just another run-of-the-mill Omicron, according to a prominent pediatrician in India.