The World Health Organisation has confirmed 63 cases of Ebola Virus infection, including 29 deaths in Uganda, calling for clinical trials of new vaccines in the country.
Ghebreyesus said 10 infected health workers, four of whom had died; and four people had recovered and were receiving follow-up care. In a related development, Ghebreyesus said although the deadly flood waters in Pakistan had stopped rising, the dangers were surging. Amidst new outbreaks of malaria, cholera, and dengue, WHO is focusing on supporting people in camps, those living along the roadside, individuals cut off by flood waters, and populations returning to their destroyed villages and homes.
Meanwhile, he noted that influenza season was starting in the Northern hemisphere. Measures to curb COVID-19 also help reduce the flu and he reminded everyone to get flu vaccine. “In Syria, more than 10,000 suspected cases of cholera have been reported just in the past six weeks.
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