100,000 daily new HIV infections in Nigeria, NGO raises alarm
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Heartland Alliance has raised the alarm over the scale of HIV infections in Nigeria, currently said to be tallying 100,000 new…
Social distancing to be SCRAPPED from next month - but masks stay as government plans for full reopening of hospitality and return of live events
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe social distancing rule will be scrapped but masks will remain under government plans for the final easing of restrictions on June…
Government told to 'discourage' foreign holidays to protect UK from COVID variants
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on coronavirus has told the government to “discourage all international leisure travel” to protect the UK from COVID-19…
Hong Kong plan to force Covid vaccines on foreign domestic workers sparks alarm
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHong Kong’s government has sparked discrimination concerns over plans to force hundreds of thousands of foreign domestic workers to be vaccinated against…
Thousands of doctors planning to leave the NHS citing pandemic stress and burnout
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThousands of doctors are planning to leave the NHS in the coming year, exhausted by the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
Two pandemics: as we ease up, virus sweeps the world’s poor
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorld leaders have been warned that unless they act with extreme urgency, the Covid-19 pandemic will overwhelm health services in many nations…
India's record day of Covid deaths: 3,689 are killed by virus
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia‘s coronavirus crisis has hit a grim new record, with 3,689 deaths recorded on Sunday – the highest 24-hour rise since the pandemic…
Demand for contraception and treatment for STIs soars after post-lockdown sex boom
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDemand for condoms and emergency contraception has increased after lockdown restrictions eased across the UK. Read More
Fear in Africa that new Covid wave could overwhelm fragile health systems
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHealth officials fighting the pandemic in Africa say they are watching the crisis in India “with total disbelief” and have warned that…
Doctor issues health warning about rubbing yourself dry with a towel - 'resist the urge'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteShowering provides numerous health benefits, the most obvious are those that affect the skin. Read More