The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has admitted that her agency had failed to deal in a proper way with the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
The capital city of Brussels is also opening a new telephone information number, which is especially for all queries which are mostly related to the virus from next week.
The company "Bavarian Nordic", which manufactures the only licensed vaccine for monkeypox, is not sure whether it can meet demand as infections continue to rise around the world, one of its managers, Rolf Sass Sorensen, said.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a public call for proposals for a new name for the monkeypox virus, as the present name can come around as stigmatising or racist.
Amid serious vaccine shortages and increasing case numbers, people in Europe are crossing borders to receive the monkeypox vaccine as authorities in their own nations struggle to provide doses.
A minor has been infected with the monkeypox virus for the first time in Belgium, as per reports on Wednesday evening, based on information from the Sciensano public health institute.
The rate of COVID-19 infections continues to make a slight improvement; however, the number of people dying due to the virus continues to spike, numbering almost 14 per day.
The number of COVID-19 infections & hospitalisations continues to decline after being up for the weeks. But still, the number of deaths due to infection continues to remain high.
From the day since the outbreak of the monkeypox virus in May, close to 12,000 cases have been logged in European Region, as per the statement shared by WHO/Europe on Tuesday.
The Paris prosecutor’s office revealed that some of the arrested individuals appeared in court on Monday. Three men in their early twenties were handed suspended sentences ranging from two to eight months, along with fines of €500 ($570)
In a Tuesday press release, UFC-Que Choisir revealed it filed a formal complaint with the Court of Justice of the Republic against key French government officials, including Agnès Pannier-Runacher, current Minister for Ecological Transition and former Minister Delegate for Industry
The announcement was made during President Macron’s speech at Sorbonne University, where he outlined a vision for a stronger, more autonomous Europe in matters of security and defense
After blending in with other visitors, the group reportedly changed into uniforms, covered the statue with a blanket, and exited through an emergency door. No arrests have been made and the wax figure has yet to be recovered by authorities
The violence followed PSG’s emphatic 5-0 win over Inter Milan in Saturday’s final, the club’s first-ever Champions League title. While most fans celebrated peacefully in the streets of Paris and other French cities, authorities reported widespread rioting, looting, and arson
