London: Latest data released by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) showed the number of confirmed monkeypox cases in the country has reached 1,076. According to UKHSA, up to June 26, 2022, there were 1,076 laboratory confirmed cases in the UK. Of these, 27 were in Scotland, five in Northern Ireland, nine in Wales and […]
London: The UK has detected a deadly haemorrhagic fever with “pandemic potential”, the country’s health officials have said. Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness, similar to Ebola, and people become infected through exposure to food or other items that have been contaminated with urine or faeces of infected rats. According to the UK […]
London: People getting infected with Omicron are 50 per cent to 70 per cent less likely to need hospital care compared with previous Covid-19 variants, says an analysis. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said its early findings are “encouraging” but the variant could still lead to large numbers of people in hospital, reports the […]
