RARE PHOTOS: 219 - The Real Truth

With 30% jump in Covid cases in two weeks, WHO says pandemic ‘nowhere near over’

Covid pandemic remains a public health emergency of international concern, says WHO

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

New Covid variants: How many strains are in circulation and on the rise around the world?

Omicron sub-variants driving up coronavirus cases in UK and being monitored closely

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

IP hinders access to affordable drugs for all

Changes to a global agreement allowing compulsory licensing of COVID-19 vaccines do nothing to improve access in developing economies. Cost is still a barrier.

360info · Jul 13, 2022

How the UK’s rising Covid cases compare to other countries

Omicron sub-variants driving up infections across world, WHO director-general warns

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

New Zealand reports second monkeypox case, unrelated to first

Authorities say the case is in a returned traveller who is now isolating, and is not linked to the first

The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2022

Court Rejects Lawsuit Against China over the COVID Pandemic

From Missouri ex rel. Schmitt v. People's Republic of China, decided Friday by Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. (E.D. Mo.) (fun fact: he's the late Rush Limbaugh's cousin): Amidst the wreckage of the COVID-19 pandemic, plaintiffs across the United States have filed civil suits seeking damages against the People's Republic…

Reason · Jul 11, 2022

GOP resists Democrats’ push for more UN funding despite China’s growing influence

WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers are working in an unusually bipartisan manner to boost federal funding across the government’s spate of defense, technology and international development programs — all in the name of pushing back against long-term strategic security threats emanating from China.

Tribune News Service · Jul 11, 2022

EU recommends second Covid booster for vulnerable and over-60s

Almost all European countries have reported surge in infections, driven mainly by Omicron variant BA.5

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2022

GOP resists Democrats' push for more UN funding despite China's growing influence - Roll Call

House Republicans oppose Democrats' push for more funding support for the U.N., despite China's growing influence within the organization.

Roll Call · Jul 11, 2022

Close eye on BA.2.75, says WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan

PUNE: All countries should keep a close eye on Omicron's BA.2.75 subvariant as there still aren't enough samples globally to analyse its severity, the WHO's chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan told TOI on Saturday.

The Times of India · Jul 9, 2022