Health costs pushed or worsened poverty for over 500 mln --World Bank and WHO

Dec

Health costs pushed or worsened poverty for over 500 mln More than half a billion people globally were pushed or sent further into extreme poverty last year as they paid for health costs out of their own pockets, with the COVID-19 pandemic expected to make things worse, the World Health Organization and the World Bank said on Sunday. Manas Mishra Reuters

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WHO Brief says Overall risk from Omicron remains high as many questions remain

Dec

Overall risk from Omicron remains high as many questions remain, WHO says The overall risk from the Omicron variant remains high, and more information is still needed about the variant, the World Health Organization said in a technical brief about the variant, published Friday. By <a href="/profiles/meg-wagner">Meg Wagner</a> and Melissa Macaya, CNN CNN

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Wisconsin, other midwest hospitals facing new COVID surge

Dec

Hospitals in the Midwest Face New COVID Surge Amid increasing Delta cases, staffing is down, and Omicron looms Jennifer Henderson medpagetoday

Nearly 2 years into the pandemic, hospitals in the Midwest are getting hit with a staggering new surge.

Capacity is strained, and so is staff. And no one knows for sure what the Omicron variant will bring.

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California: First Omicron case found in San Diego, state's medical director harassed by anti-vaxxers

Dec

1st Case of COVID Omicron Variant Found in Fully Vaccinated and Boosted San Diegan On Thursday, San Diego officials reported the first case of a local patient who had tested positive for the omicron variant of COVID. Brenda Gregorio-Nieto,Eric S. Page,The Associated Press NBC 7 San Diego

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Omicron: Preliminary data suggest it is more transmissible and milder than delta; WHO warns against complacency

Dec

Covid-19 live updates: Preliminary data suggest omicron is more transmissible, causes milder cases than delta, WHO says WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against drawing “firm conclusions”, as he said it is “too early to be sure.” Washington Post

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WHO: Weekly COVID cases dip in Europe after weeks of gains but up in Africa

Dec

WHO: Weekly COVID cases dip in Europe after weeks of gains | AP News GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s European region has recorded a slight drop in both COVID-19 cases and deaths last week after facing a string of weekly increases. AP NEWS

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