Why bird flu is a step closer to infecting humans but there’s no need to panic just yet
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBird flu is a step closer to being a human virus after it was found to have infected otters and foxes and mutated…
Ambulance workers in England to strike again in January
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAmbulance staff in five areas of England are to stage two further strikes in January, union leaders say. Read More
India finds four cases of Covid variant that is driving up disease numbers in China
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia has detected four cases of the BF.7 strain of the coronavirus that has been behind the spike in cases in China. Read…
UK is three times more likely to accept asylum seekers than France, report findsUK is three times more likely to accept asylum seekers than France, report finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAsylum seekers are three times more likely to be accepted in the UK than France, a new report by an anti-migration think-tank…
Turkey travel warning over 'medical tourism' following deaths of 22 Brits
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAwarning has been issued to people who intend to travel to Turkey for medical treatments following the deaths of 22 British nationals….
Half of Shanghai's population of 25 million 'could have COVID by end of next week'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Shanghai hospital has told its staff to prepare for a “tragic battle” with COVID-19 as it expects half of the city’s…
Two years after Covid food still tastes rotten
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThousands of people who had Covid-19 at the start of the pandemic are still finding that certain foods, toiletries and even their…
Another FIVE children die of Strep A as UK's death toll hits 24
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnother five children have died from Strep A as the bug continues to sweep post-lockdown Britain. Read More
Haiti receives its first batch of cholera vaccines to tackle deadly outbreak
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Haiti today received around 1.17 million doses of oral cholera vaccines as…
Covid-19: Indians told to mask up amid China coronavirus surge
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia’s health minister has called for a return to Covid-appropriate behaviour, including wearing masks in public, as the country steps up surveillance…