May 20, 2022 WHO meeting over monkeypox virus spread: report The WHO is meeting about global outbreaks of the monkeypox virus. The agency tweeted Friday that infection was confirmed in 80 people.
May 19, 2022 COVID lockdown in China metropolis loosening this weekend China's lockdown in Shanghai is loosening after an outbreak of COVID killed 580 people. Millions of residents were confined to their homes for weeks, reporting shortages of food and medicine.
May 19, 2022 Monkeypox virus: What to know Monekypox virus infections are being reported globally, including in the U.S. Cases have also been reported in the U.K., Spain and Portugal.
May 18, 2022 Massachusetts confirms first monkeypox case in United States this year The first cases of monkeypox in the United States this year was discovered in Massachusetts on Wednesday, health officials announced.
May 18, 2022 WHO calls ‘zero-COVID’ policy in China 'not sustainable' due to omicron The WHO's leader labeled China's "zero-COVID" pandemic strategy "not sustainable" due to the spread of the omicron variant.
May 8, 2022 Los Angeles County health officials ask residents get COVID tests before celebrating Mother’s Day Los Angeles County health officials have warned residents to exercise caution on Mother’s Day with COVID-19 cases once again rising.
May 3, 2022 NYC COVID-19 cases, alert level rise New York City's COVID-19 alert level has been upgraded to "medium." According to the state's health department, citing data as of April 29, there have been more than 200 new cases per 100,000 people in the city over the last seven days.
April 29, 2022 WHO, UNICEF warn about ‘perfect storm’ for measles in children UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) are warning communities about what they say is a "perfect storm" of conditions for measles outbreaks in children. The agencies said that reported worldwide measles cases increased by 79% in the first two months of 2022, compared to the same time period last year.
April 28, 2022 Taiwan facing largest COVID outbreak so far Taiwan is facing its worst COVID-19 outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic.
April 28, 2022 Beijing classes go online as COVID-19 restrictions tighten Beijing is closing all city schools in an effort to prevent a wider COVID-19 outbreak in the Chinese capital.
