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US preparing to deploy monkeypox vaccines amid mor...
The United States is preparing to give monkeypox vaccines to close contacts of people infected and to deploy treatments, with five...
Risk of monkeypox spreading widely 'very low'
The risk of monkeypox spreading widely among the general population is very low and transmission can be stopped outside endemic co...
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Monkeypox can be stopped outside endemic countries...
The monkeypox outbreaks in non-endemic countries can be contained and human-to-human transmission of the virus stopped, the World...
![Pfizer Covid vaccine for under-fives effective with three doses](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/ac/e7/a7/Pfizer-Covid-vaccine-for-under-five-065082_small.jpg)
Pfizer Covid vaccine for under-fives effective wit...
The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine is safe and effective for children aged six months to under five years when given in three doses...
![Biden says 'extra efforts' not needed against monkeypox](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/44/5d/11/Biden-says--extra-efforts--not-need-693161_small.jpg)
Biden says 'extra efforts' not needed against monk...
The United States has enough vaccines to deal with a potential outbreak of monkeypox and "extra efforts" are not needed to prevent...
![Australian swimmer Chalmers to 'take some time' for mental health](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/dc/d2/0b/Australian-swimmer-Chalmers-to--tak-942313_small.jpg)
Australian swimmer Chalmers to 'take some time' fo...
Australia's Olympic gold medallist Kyle Chalmers will be "taking some time for me and my mental health" as he hit out at media cov...
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Chinese province of nearly 100 million to Covid te...
The Chinese province of Henan has ordered its nearly 100 million people to take a Covid test every two days, an unprecedented step...
![Ukraine war, pandemic push colour WHO international meet](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/d0/d9/65/Ukraine-war--pandemic-push-colour-W-623415_small.jpg)
Ukraine war, pandemic push colour WHO internationa...
The "devastating" Ukraine war loomed large Sunday as the World Health Organization opened its main annual assembly, threatening to...
![Biden warns of potentially 'consequential' monkeypox spread](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/21/d6/fa/Biden-warns-of-potentially--consequ-222962_small.jpg)
Biden warns of potentially 'consequential' monkeyp...
Monkeypox has caught the attention of US President Joe Biden, who said Sunday that people should be on guard against the disease w...
![Shanghai partly resumes public transport in patchy reopening](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/33/8f/00/Shanghai-partly-resumes-public-tran-934451_small.jpg)
Shanghai partly resumes public transport in patchy...
Shanghai partially restarted public transport Sunday, signaling a gradual reopening after nearly two months sealed off from the ou...
![Ukraine war, pandemic push to colour WHO international meet](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/d0/d9/65/Ukraine-war--pandemic-push-to-colou-815058_small.jpg)
Ukraine war, pandemic push to colour WHO internati...
The Ukraine war looms large as the World Health Organization opens its main annual assembly Sunday, threatening to overshadow effo...
![Monkeypox: a rare disease with low fatality rates](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/80/69/c9/Monkeypox--a-rare-disease-with-low--115663_small.jpg)
Monkeypox: a rare disease with low fatality rates
Several cases of monkeypox have been detected in North America and Europe since early May, sparking concern that the disease, ende...
![A higher wall, a Covid policy make the US border more deadly](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/21/fe/2c/A-higher-wall--a-Covid-policy-make--260652_small.jpg)
A higher wall, a Covid policy make the US border m...
Horrific fractures, punctured lungs and a traumatic miscarriage: Jay Doucet has seen the severity of his patients' injuries worsen...
![Rare monkeypox outbreaks detected in N.America, Europe](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/05/fc/c9/Rare-monkeypox-outbreaks-detected-i-342496_small.jpg)
Rare monkeypox outbreaks detected in N.America, Eu...
Health authorities in North America and Europe have detected dozens of suspected or confirmed cases of monkeypox since early May,...
![Japanese man given $360,000 of Covid aid by mistake arrested](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/b8/52/04/Japanese-man-given--360-000-of-Covi-252032_small.jpg)
Japanese man given $360,000 of Covid aid by mistak...
A Japanese man given $360,000 in Covid-19 aid by mistake has been arrested after saying he gambled away the money online, police s...
![Pfizer Covid pill preventing hospitalizations and deaths: White House](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/eb/e2/c0/Pfizer-Covid-pill-preventing-hospit-558553_small.jpg)
Pfizer Covid pill preventing hospitalizations and...
Pfizer's anti-Covid pill Paxlovid is helping stave off hospitalizations and deaths amid the United States' latest wave of infectio...
![Mozambique detects polio case after Malawi outbreak](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/38/0e/4f/Mozambique-detects-polio-case-after-836682_small.jpg)
Mozambique detects polio case after Malawi outbrea...
Mozambique has detected its first case of wild poliovirus in three decades, following an outbreak in neighbouring Malawi in Februa...
![Half of new UK nurses 'from abroad': council](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/da/80/c2/Half-of-new-UK-nurses--from-abroad--585698_small.jpg)
Half of new UK nurses 'from abroad': council
Nearly half of new UK nurses and midwives are from abroad, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) said on Wednesday, prompting co...
![Kim slams negligent officials over spiralling N. Korea Covid outbreak](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/7a/cb/38/Kim-slams-negligent-officials-over--498635_small.jpg)
Kim slams negligent officials over spiralling N. K...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the negligence and laziness of state officials worsened the country's Covid outbreak, state m...
![In New York, nail salon workers fight for their rights](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/6d/b9/b4/In-New-York--nail-salon-workers-fig-865001_small.jpg)
In New York, nail salon workers fight for their ri...
They are the artisans of affordable beauty on almost every New York City street corner. But migrant nail salon workers endure low...
![Japan to trial group tours in move to ease Covid border rules](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/93/8b/23/Japan-to-trial-group-tours-in-move--670771_small.jpg)
Japan to trial group tours in move to ease Covid b...
Japan will trial small group tours with travellers from the US, Australia, Thailand and Singapore from this month, the government...
![Shanghai says 'zero-Covid' achieved but millions still in lockdown](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/3b/32/dd/Shanghai-says--zero-Covid--achieved-235771_small.jpg)
Shanghai says 'zero-Covid' achieved but millions s...
Shanghai on Tuesday declared it had achieved "zero-Covid" across all its districts, sparking derision on social media as millions...
![North Korean military ramps up Covid response as outbreak grows](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/4e/fe/8c/North-Korean-military-ramps-up-Covi-651057_small.jpg)
North Korean military ramps up Covid response as o...
North Korean military medics ramped up the distribution of medicines to fight a growing coronavirus outbreak, state media said on...
![N. Korea's Kim slams officials over pandemic response, deploys army](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/4f/9a/49/N--Korea-s-Kim-slams-officials-over-563011_small.jpg)
N. Korea's Kim slams officials over pandemic respo...
North Korea's Kim Jong Un criticised "irresponsible" officials over the country's pandemic response and ordered the army to help d...
!['I feel free': France lifts Covid mask rule on public transport](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/a9/8c/54/-I-feel-free---France-lifts-Covid-m-200670_small.jpg)
'I feel free': France lifts Covid mask rule on pub...
Face masks are no longer required in metros, trains and planes in France from Monday, as French authorities lifted one of the last...
![Hong Kong triad party raid nets police HK$1mn in Covid fines](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/e1/45/9f/Hong-Kong-triad-party-raid-nets-pol-266255_small.jpg)
Hong Kong triad party raid nets police HK$1mn in C...
A raid on a Hong Kong triad leader's birthday party resulted in police issuing more than HK$1 million ($127,388) in fines for brea...
![Zimbabwe healthcare bleeds amid mass nurse exodus](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/af/43/3b/Zimbabwe-healthcare-bleeds-amid-mas-842162_small.jpg)
Zimbabwe healthcare bleeds amid mass nurse exodus
Virginia Mutsamwira says she treats four times the number of patients she should ideally handle at a township clinic in Harare, th...
![North Korea's Kim slams officials over pandemic response, deploys army](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/4f/9a/49/North-Korea-s-Kim-slams-officials-o-186727_small.jpg)
North Korea's Kim slams officials over pandemic re...
North Korea's Kim Jong Un criticised "irresponsible" officials over the country's pandemic response and ordered the army to help d...
![Kim slams North Korea pandemic response, deploys army](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/4f/9a/49/Kim-slams-North-Korea-pandemic-resp-662676_small.jpg)
Kim slams North Korea pandemic response, deploys a...
Kim Jong Un slammed North Korea's pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said Monday, as...
![Covid-hit Shanghai announces gradual reopening of businesses](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/e3/bb/85/Covid-hit-Shanghai-announces-gradua-566222_small.jpg)
Covid-hit Shanghai announces gradual reopening of...
Shanghai announced a gradual reopening from Monday of businesses, though it remains unclear when the millions of people still lock...
![N Korea reports 15 more 'fever' deaths amid Covid outbreak](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/5a/05/ed/N-Korea-reports-15-more--fever--dea-166521_small.jpg)
N Korea reports 15 more 'fever' deaths amid Covid...
North Korea on Sunday reported 15 additional deaths from "fever", days after officially confirming its first-ever Covid-19 cases a...
![N.Korea reports 15 more deaths from 'fever' amid Covid outbreak](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/5a/05/ed/N-Korea-reports-15-more-deaths-from-655864_small.jpg)
N.Korea reports 15 more deaths from 'fever' amid C...
North Korea on Sunday reported 15 additional deaths from "fever" after the country recently announced its first-ever cases of Covi...