Ruwani becomes third elephant to die from herpes virus

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Ruwani becomes third elephant to die from herpes virus at Zurich Zoo

Another elephant has died at Zurich Zoo from the herpes virus, the park said on Saturday, the third to die there from the condition since the end of June. Ruwani, a five-year-old elephant cow, died on Saturday morning after succumbing to Elephant ..
New coronavirus cases continue to rise in Qatar

The number of daily average cases among the community and among travelers has seen an increase this week in the weekly status report of the Ministry of Public Health. No death has also been reported in the last seven days, taking the death toll to 68..
Ghana confirms first cases of deadly Marburg virus

Ghana has confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. It says both patients died recently in hospital in the southern Ashanti region. Their samples ca..
Qatar seeing spike in virus cases and hospitalisations

A senior Ministry of Public Health official has urged the people in Qatar to take the fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine four months after the third and wear masks in closed and crowded public places as infections are on the rise in the country. &q..
Saudi Arabia lifts all precautionary measures related to Coronavirus

Saudi Arabia announced on Monday the lifting of measures that had been taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including the requirement to wear face masks in closed places, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported, citing an interior ministry statemen..
India reports highest coronavirus daily cases since March 2

India reported 7,240 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Thursday, its highest number of daily cases since March 2. India's financial capital Mumbai, which has seen a rapid rise in cases, reported 1,765..
North Korea says new fever cases under 100,000 as virus fight heats up

North Korea's daily fever cases dropped to below 100,000 for the first time, state media said on Saturday, less than three weeks after the country's first acknowledgement of a COVID-19 outbreak. The isolated country has been in a heated ba..
Monkeypox can be contained if we act now, WHO says

Countries should take quick steps to contain the spread of monkeypox and share data about their vaccine stockpiles, a senior World Health Organization official said on Friday. "We think that if we put in place the right measures now we probab..
What is monkeypox and how is it transmitted? MoPH Qatar explains

Confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported in nearly 20 countries across the globe so far. In line with this, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) shared valuable information about the viral disease. In a statement on Twitter..

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