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A disease you get when you care for someone: WHO on the Ebola frontline
27+ min ago (761+ words) Two weeks into the latest deadly Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates there are now 906 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including 223 suspected deaths. Early detection and community mobilisation remain critical to saving…...
Hantavirus-hit ship evacuation completed as quarantines begin
2+ week, 3+ day ago (569+ words) The passengers and crew have disembarked from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius in Tenerife and many have returned to their home countries, as the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said the operation demonstrated a "triumph of solidarity. The repatriation…...
Wider hantavirus outbreak risk is "absolutely low, insists UN health agency
2+ week, 6+ day ago (529+ words) The risk of hantavirus spreading to the general population is "absolutely low, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on Friday, as a flight attendant tested negative for the disease after coming into contact with an infected passenger from the…...
UN leads call to prepare "for when digital systems fail
3+ week, 2+ day ago (548+ words) It can be annoying when the wifi signal is cut, but what about if everything digital we rely on were to crash suddenly " from satellites to life-support systems in hospitals? That's the nightmare scenario that the UN is trying to…...
Global rise of cyberattacks exposes limits of technical solutions
3+ week, 3+ day ago (633+ words) The internet reaches into every corner of the world and is vital to everything from health systems and financial markets to public services and election organising. This intense global interconnectedness clearly comes with great benefits, but a cybercrime epidemic is…...
WHO leads response to cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
3+ week, 3+ day ago (351+ words) An outbreak of deadly hantavirus aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has triggered an international public health response. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) is coordinating evacuations and risk assessments following the death of three people and multiple…...
Deepfakes, voice cloning and weaponised AI: Global wake-up call to organised fraud
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (939+ words) The Sawyers from Australia were never really interested in volatile investing. As their retirement age approached, the idea of a low-risk investment for their pension seemed attractive. But one day, after clicking on a seemingly legitimate online advert that offered…...