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1st highly likely monkeypox case in Finland; Denmark to get vaccines: Top points
As countries with cases of monkeypox are opting for vaccination against the virus, a study by the medical journal Lancet said that antiviral drugs might have the potential to shorten the symptoms and also reduce the amount of time a patient is contagious.
Updated on May 26, 2022 07:05 AM IST
Written by Harshit Sabarwal | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, New Delhi
Tedros Ghebreyesus, re-elected as WHO chief: Official
- Sources in the room said he had received 155 of the 160 votes cast.
Published on May 24, 2022 09:57 PM IST
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PM Modi as 1-million+ all-women ASHA workforce honoured by WHO: 'Delighted'
ASHA workers - at the forefront of rural health services - have been honoured by the WHO.
Published on May 23, 2022 08:41 AM IST
Monkeypox: UK confirms local transmission, WHO expects more cases
- “Available information suggests that human-to-human transmission is occurring among people in close physical contact with cases who are symptomatic”, the agency said.
Updated on May 23, 2022 04:29 AM IST
Agencies |
'Highly unusual': WHO on monkeypox spread outside Africa without travel links
Monkeypox: The WHO has said the cases are expected to grow as 12 nations record patients infected with the rare virus.
Published on May 22, 2022 09:10 AM IST
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