WHO declares Covid-19 is no longer global health emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared that Covid-19 no longer represents a global health emergency, a major step towards the end of the pandemic that has killed more than 6.9 million people, disrupted the global economy and ravaged communities. The global health agency’s emergency committee met on Thursday and recommended the UN organization declare an … Read more

Monkeypox cases in Ireland raise to 97 in a week

97 new cases of monkeypox have been reported in Ireland, according to the HPSC’s most recent data. More than 25,000 cases of the virus have been confirmed in Europe, North America and other countries worldwide where it is not endemic. The majority of confirmed cases in Ireland, according to the HPSC, are not related to … Read more