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Factbox-Italy Feels Health Sector Pinch as Europe Struggles Post COVID-19
Date: October 4, 2023
Factbox-Italy feels health sector pinch as Europe struggles post COVID-19 ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government has warned that a shortage of doctors and nurses in the national health service represents a “real emergency”. To help overcome the crisis, some hospitals are offering contracts to foreign medics to fill the gaps. However, health experts say this...
France Kicks Off Bird Flu Vaccination Despite Trade Backlash Risk
Date: October 2, 2023
France kicks off bird flu vaccination despite trade backlash risk By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) -France began vaccinating ducks against bird flu on Monday to try and stem the virus that killed millions of birds worldwide, a move that prompted the United States to impose trade restrictions on French poultry imports. France has...
England Had 4,500 Heat-Related Deaths During Record-Breaking 2022 – Official Data
Date: September 22, 2023
England had 4,500 heat-related deaths during record-breaking 2022 – official data LONDON (Reuters) – There were an estimated 4,507 heat-related deaths in England in 2022, according to an official study on climate-related mortality published on Friday which showed some signs of an increase in deaths linked to hot weather. Britain recorded its hottest day ever...
China to Manage Monkeypox as Disease on Par With COVID-19
Date: September 15, 2023
China to manage monkeypox as disease on par with COVID-19 BEIJING (Reuters) -China plans to manage monkeypox in the same way it handles infectious diseases such as COVID-19 starting from Sept. 20, health authorities said on Friday, after detecting around 500 cases of the viral infection last month. Monkeypox will be managed under Category B...
England Confirms 34 Covid Cases Linked to Highly Mutated Variant – Uksha
Date: September 8, 2023
England confirms 34 COVID cases linked to highly mutated variant – UKSHA (Reuters) – UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA) said on Friday that 34 COVID-19 cases linked to the highly mutated variant BA.2.86 had been identified in England. The Omicron offshoot carries more than 35 mutations in key portions of the virus compared...
As the Olympics Loom, Paris’s Transport Grid Worries Wheelchair Users
Date: August 31, 2023
As the Olympics loom, Paris’s transport grid worries wheelchair users By Yiming Woo PARIS (Reuters) – With just under a year to go before the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, campaigners are worried would-be spectators using wheelchairs could feel left out of the Games as only a small number of metro stations are accessible without...