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New York city is confronting polio as officials struggle to vaccinate vulnerable populations against monkeypox and adjusting to new Covid guidelines.
This is an increase of four cases from Wednesday 3 August.
It is not confirmed if the deaths were actually caused by monkeypox, with autopsies still ongoing.
46 Covid-19 related deaths were reported in the first 19 days of this month.
Monkeypox resembles smallpox but is less dangerous and contagious.
Nearly 14,000 cases have been reported from more than 70 countries
24.7 million children missed their first dose of the measles vaccine, while 3.5 million missed the first vaccine for HPV.
All 28 patients with monkeypox are men and the majority are aged between 25 and 44.
None of those who contracted the virus have needed to be hospitalised.
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said additional cases of hepatitis had been identified in Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain.
There were 121 Cryptosporidium cases recorded in the Mid-West region in 2021
The lockdown and a suspension of public transport will last until March 20.
The city is struggling to cope with a record number of cases and healthcare facilities are beginning to overflow.
The Reds cancelled a training session on Tuesday.
The Magpies confirmed that their request to have Sunday’s game at St Mary’s postponed has been accepted.
Philippe Coutinho, Sergino Dest and Abde Ezzalzouli are the latest players to contract coronavirus at the Catalan club.
The French club have been awarded 28-0 scoreline and five match points.
At this stage, it is not clear if Tuesday night’s match at Brentford will be able to go ahead as planned.
Ahead of their Europa Conference League game against Rennes on Thursday night, the Italian coach says he expects more Tottenham employees to test positive.
It’s bad news for the Premier League club as they face into a busy period of fixtures.
China is battling its largest outbreak in months by testing entire cities and locking down millions.
The World Cup winners have “a large group” of players back on the pitch today.
South Africa is currently in the midst of an alarming third wave of Covid-19.
Over the past fortnight there have been 800 confirmed cases in Limerick.
“We have not seen this level of infection in the community since early March, which is a very worrying trend,” Dr Mai Mannix.
A spokesperson for the company says it is “a fluid situation”.
UL’s President, Professor Kerstin Mey made the announcement on Twitter this afternoon.
The first batch of coronavirus vaccines arrived in New Zealand today.
The club’s training centre was first closed after registering 15 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday.
Newcastle’s game against Villa will now take place on January 23, during the FA Cup fourth-round weekend.
None of the first team or staff – including manager Dean Smith – will attend tonight’s game as Covid-19 has swept through the squad.
“It has been uncommon to see an outbreak of this scale among a school population,” a HSE letter sent to parents said.
The match was due to be played on Friday.
The outbreak was traced back to an asymptomatic patient.
The suspected outbreak has led to the postponement of a firearms trial at the Special Criminal Court.
Widespread testing has been carried out across the campus.
There is concern across the continent.
Cavan has the highest incidence rate in Ireland, with more than 1,000 cases per 100,000 people.
The medical ward at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise is no longer accepting new patients.
Residents and staff who tested positive are now isolating.