Tue, 21-Oct-2025

England requires negative test for arrivals from China

England

Several countries scrutinized Chinese travelers when China relaxed zero-Covid. UK, France, Spain, Israel, and South Korea also impose testing procedures. WHO requests “real-time” Covid information from Beijing. Prior to boarding an aircraft, travelers arriving in England from China will need to present a negative Covid test, ministers said. Following Beijing’s decision to loosen its zero-Covid … Read more

Strep-A killed 30 children in the UK since mid-September

Strep A

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) claimed 122 persons have died. Three further child fatalities have occurred in Wales and Northern Ireland combined. It said that the data reveals an “out-of-season spike” in strep A. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) claimed 122 persons have died in England as a result of the invasive form … Read more

Strep A infection kills two children in Scotland

Strep A infection

A infection has claimed the lives of two children in Scotland. According to PHS, 2 under-10s died between October and December. PHS reported two mild iGAS deaths in its most recent update. Two children in Scotland have died with the Strep A infection, figures show. according to the numbers. According to Public Health Scotland (PHS), … Read more

Bacterial illness kills fourth child

Bacterial illness

A student at St John’s School in Ealing, west London, died most recently from the bacterial illness. A four-year-old boy from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire passed away last month. The UKHSA stated that it was collaborating with Ealing Council to offer the school public health guidance and support. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has verified … Read more

Diphtheria cases rises, therefore migrants will get a jab

Diphtheria cases rises, therefore migrants will get a jab

Migrants being processed at the Manston processing center in Kent will receive diphtheria vaccination. UK Health Security Agency issued a warning that lodging environments should be regarded as “high-risk for infectious infections”. The number of cross-Channel migrant arrivals this year approaches 40,000. Following the confirmation of numerous instances in England, migrants being processed at the … Read more

Polio virus found in London sewage system samples

Polio virus

The UK has declared a national incident following the detection of poliovirus in sewage samples. The disease may be spreading among “closely linked” persons. If an outbreak is verified, the UK will lose its designation as polio-free, which it has had since 2003. The United Kingdom has declared a national incident following the detection of … Read more

UK announces booster drive to fight ‘tidal wave’ of Omicron

UK announces booster drive to fight 'tidal wave' of Omicron

LONDON, (AFP) – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday warned of a looming “tidal wave” of Omicron, and brought forward a target to give over-18s a booster jab by one month to the end of December. “No-one should be in any doubt: there is a tidal wave of Omicron coming,” he said in a … Read more

Omicron cases in UK rise by 50 pct in one day

UK Omicron cases

BEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. – – – – CANBERRA — South Australian authorities have warned the state’s border could still be slammed shut to interstate travelers in response to the Omicron variant. South Australia (SA) Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said on … Read more