Global Health Emergency

• WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency

  Monkeypox outbreaks are now seen as a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Saturday.

  Health

  Jul 23, 2022
  
• Is monkeypox now a global crisis? WHO to consider again

  African officials say they are already treating the continent's epidemic as an emergency. But experts elsewhere say an emergency declaration is unnecessary.

  Health

  Jul 21, 2022
  
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• WHO to discuss declaring monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency

  Declaring monkeypox to be a global emergency would mean the U.N. health agency considers the outbreak to be an ``extraordinary event''.

  Health

  Jun 23, 2022
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• Ottawa not ruling out possibility of quarantine for coronavirus evacuees: Hajdu

  But Health Minister Patty Hajdu said quarantine would only be used on advice of health officials.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2020
• Pilots, flight attendants file lawsuit to get American Airlines to halt China flights

  China has reported nearly 10,000 cases and 213 deaths, but the virus has spread to 18 countries often by plane passengers.

  World

  Jan 30, 2020
• Doctor on front lines of SARS outbreak says Canadian hospitals prepared for coronavirus

  "Our experience with SARS was that it's not great to make stuff up as you go along," Dr. Michael Gardam explained.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2020