Again this week the WHO epi update advised that the Western Pacific region had recorded an increase in new COVID-19 cases and deaths (up 32 and 22 percent respectively), while all other regions saw declining case numbers, and only the Eastern Mediterranean region reported a rise in new deaths (up four percent). On a country level, Germany and South Korea registered more than one million new cases but the increase was steepest in the latter, up 69 percent.
In related news:
- Findings from a National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) study reinforce public health measures needed to limit the spread of the Omicron variant.
- Background on long covid from New Scientist and what is on the horizon for treatment options.
- Contraception needed when taking COVID-19 antiviral medication Read more
- An article in The Conversation explains why Australia might experience a ‘bounce back’ in respiratory infections like the flu and whooping cough this year.
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