Next COVID variant can be cause of concern: WHO warning amid too many variants circulating

Home care organisations based in local communities have called on the Minister for Health to clarify when they will receive the pandemic bonus payment, issued to frontline staff as recognition of their work during the pandemic.

The wealth of Ireland's nine billionaires has increased by €15.55 billion since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report by Oxfam.

Health Ministry data. The total active cases stood at 14,832 on Monday and the daily positivity rate was at 0.69%, as per the Health Ministry data.

WHO Director-General's Global Health Leaders' Award, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that they are at the forefront of the campaign to ensure a healthy India.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - A colorful and fun way to mark Mental Health Awareness Month in Delaware County took place Sunday.The inaugural Hope for Hallie Color Run took place in Swarthmore.RELATED HEADLINES:The one-mile run/walk event and color blast was held at the Cades School where more than 250 people came out.AdvertisementThe foundation to promote teenage mental health awareness is named after Swarthmore teenager and high school track star Hallie Jackson, who died by suicide back in 2019. 

A son who beat his mum to death managed to hide signs that his schizophrenia was getting worse in the weeks before he killed her.

BROOMALL, Pa. - Family, friends and people from across Delaware County showed up Sunday to search for a local business owner. He left his job almost a week ago and has been missing ever since."George, if you’re out there, please contact us.

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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued new advice on the Monkeypox outbreak as it prepares to announce more cases of the virus on Monday (May 23).

Today we are reporting 6,000 community cases, 363 hospitalisations and 9 deaths.

A 28-year-old woman has been arrested after police found her 6-year-old son’s body in the trunk of her bloodied car in a Minneapolis suburb, authorities and family members said.

COVID-19 death toll to 5,24,413.

Justin Thomas of the United States reacts to his birdie putt on the 17th green, the second playoff hole during the final round of the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club on May 22, 2022 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by Andrew Redington/ TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Justin Thomas is a major champion when he least expected it.Thomas matched a PGA Championship record Sunday when he rallied from a seven-shot deficit at Southern Hills, and then saved his most exquisite shot-making for a three-hole playoff to defeat Will Zalatoris.He closed with a 3-under 67, matching the low score of a final round made difficult more by nerves than the wind.

Some products of peanut butter have been recalled in Canada because of possible salmonella contamination.

Philadelphia police investigate a shooting that killed a young male in the Ogontz section. OGONTZ - Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting in the Ogontz section that has killed a male victim.Police were called to the 5800 block of North 16th Street Sunday, about 5:15 in late afternoon, on the report of shots fired.When police arrived, they found a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.

NEW YORK - Charges against rapper 16-year-old Camrin Williams, also known as C-Blu, have been dropped after he allegedly shot an NYPD officer, drawing outrage from multiple groups.Police say that in January, Williams allegedly shot an officer in the leg when the two struggled after he refused police orders.Williams was also on probation for a prior gun case.The officer has recovered from his wound.RELATED: Teen charged with shooting NYPD officer in the Bronx freed on bondOn Friday, the New York City Law Department announced that Williams could not be prosecuted, without providing further explanation. The decision drew a furious response from New York City Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch."This absurd decision should outrage every New Yorker who wants to get illegal guns off our streets. There is no dispute that this individual was caught carrying an illegal gun for the second time.

BBC sitcom, had earlier shared the bleak news with his fans that he was told he wouldn't make Christmas when he was diagnosed with cancer. But the 65-year-old star took to Twitter with the good news this weekend. He revealed the tumour in his liver is also shrinking.

FAIRMOUNT - Philadelphia police are investigating a fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man by four men in Fairmount.According to officials, police responded to the 4900 block of Aspen Street about 4 p.m., Sunday, on the report of multiple gunshots.Arriving officers found the 29-year-old victim had been shot multiple times throughout his body inside a residence in Philadelphia’s Fairmount section. The man died at the scene.Officials say four men were involved in the shooting, though the investigation is ongoing.

Jason Kenney‘s imposition of COVID-19 vaccine mandate and other public health measures, along with the province’s desire for equalization changes, are what “derailed” his leadership, suggests leadership rival Danielle Smith.In an interview with The West Block’s Mercedes Stephenson, Smith said Kenney’s decisions to put in place public health measures as COVID-19 spiked were a miscalculation that led younger voters who normally vote conservative to draw “a line in the sand.”“That brought out a lot of mums and dads in their 30s and 40s who said, ‘We’ve got to do something different here.’ And I think the premier maybe miscalculated when he brought in vaccine passports after saying he wasn’t going to,” Smith said.She added she believes many Albertans feel he also hasn’t taken the referendum to push for changes to the equalization formula seriously enough. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney intends to step down as UCP leader after narrow leadership win When asked about Kenney’s decision to bring in vaccine mandates, which public health experts had recommended at the time, she claimed: “We saw very early on the vaccination wears off” and that people “could still get and transmit, get very sick even if you were vaccinated.”That is inaccurate.The variant currently circulating is Omicron, and a subvariant of that known as BA.2.

A reported armed carjacking Sunday morning led to a teenager struck by a vehicle and Philadelphia police-involved car accident in West Philadelphia. WEST PHILADELPHIA - A reported armed carjacking Sunday morning led to a teenager struck by a vehicle and Philadelphia police-involved car accident.According to authorities, police in West Philadelphia spotted a vehicle Sunday afternoon, around 2:15, at North 53rd and West Thompson Streets, that was involved in an armed carjacking Sunday morning.Police say the vehicle then struck a 16-year-old male on a bicycle.

SEPTA Police ask for help identifying the women in the surveillance photo. CENTER CITY - SEPTA Police are investigating an assault and robbery of a female rider on the Market-Frankford line and are asking the public’s help in identifying the women they say are involved.Officials say the assault and robbery took place around 12:30 in the morning, Sunday, on the westbound train, at the 15th Street Station.The victim got on the train and, according to the official account, saw one of the women involved in the assault on the train and recognized her from a dispute on social media.The woman was said to have approached the victim and started to harass her.

Although COVID-19 cases are declining across the country, chances of getting re-infected with the virus are still possible — especially from the omicron variant — experts say.

The first cases of a new Covid-19 variant of concern have been confirmed in Ireland.

NEW YORK - The NYPD is investigating after a suspect reportedly opened fire on a New York City subway train on Sunday morning, shooting a man and killing him.The New York Post reports that a 46-year-old man was riding a northbound Q train that was pulling into the Canal Street station around 11:45 a.m. when he was shot in the chest by the suspect.The gunman fled the scene before police arrived.

WASHINGTON - A new program launched by the Biden administration offers free internet service to some 48 million households in America.President Biden announced last week that 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service — $30 a month — to people with low incomes. Under the Affordable Connectivity Program, eligible Americans can receive $30 monthly subsidies, making internet service fully paid for with government assistance if they sign up with one of the participating providers.The 20 internet companies that have agreed to lower their rates provide service in areas where 80% of the U.S.

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PHILADELPHIA - Another taste of summer Sunday as the heat sticks around for one more day.A sizzling forecast brings a high of 92 degrees with heat and high humidity making it feel more like 100 degrees.Saturday's heat advisory has been extended until 6 p.m. Sunday as the Delaware Valley experience July and August a little early this year.For the latest forecasts and conditions, download the FOX 29 Weather Authority app.Storms are possible this afternoon, bringing a cold front that will bust the heat for the rest of the week.Temperatures drop back down to the 70s to start next week, until a bit of heat comes back Thursday, ___SUNDAY: Hot, then stormy.

PHILADELPHIA - Another violent weekend across Philadelphia has already seen at least nine separate shootings, some of them deadly.Beginning Saturday night, police say three teens were shot during a festival at Penn's Landing around 9:30 p.m. A 14-year-old boy was shot in the ribs, while two 14-year-old girls were both shot in the foot. Police believe the shooting stemmed from an argument, and the shooter may have targeted the teens.Philadelphia police investigate a shooting that injured three teens at Penn's Landing.

TRENTON, N.J. - Police say two men were shot, one fatally, in Trenton early Sunday morning.A man, identified as 25-year-old Ali Abdullah, was reportedly found with a gunshot wound in the State of New Jersey parking lot on West Hanover Street around 1 a.m. He was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.Police say a second shooting victim arrived at the same hospital by private vehicle while officers were on the scene.

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World Health Organization is estimating that nearly 15 million died directly or indirectly from COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021.WHO provided a range of 13.3 million deaths to 16.6 million between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec.

died of Covid-19 as well as those who died as an indirect result of the outbreak, including people who could not access healthcare for other conditions. 

LONDON - The World Health Organization is estimating that nearly 15 million people were killed either by the coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the past two years, more than double the official death toll of 6 million. Most of the fatalities were in Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas.In a report released on Thursday, the U.N.

New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic (described as “excess mortality”) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021 was approximately 14.9 million (range 13.3 million to 16.6 million). 

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World Health Organization on Tuesday urged countries to maintain surveillance of coronavirus infections, saying the world was “blind” to how the virus is spreading because of falling testing rates.“As many countries reduce testing, WHO is receiving less and less information about transmission and sequencing,” Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference at the U.N. agency’s headquarters in Geneva.“This makes us increasingly blind to patterns of transmission and evolution.” Canada lacks robust COVID-19 detection system amid 6th wave.

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday urged countries to maintain surveillance of Covid-19 infections, saying we are "blind" to how the virus is spreading because of falling testing rates.