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Toyota has suspended a night shift operation (on July 27) at one production line of its Takaoka factory in central Japan because of a Covid-19 outbreak. In a statement the company said eight line workers (ages and genders – three males in 20s, a male in 30s, three males 40s, a female in 30s) were infected at the Takaoka Plant in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Toyota said it was necessary to suspend operation for…

The worldwide monkeypox outbreak began in early May 2022. Since then, more than 15,000 cases of monkeypox have been identified across more than 60 countries. Disease caused by the monkeypox virus typically involves a few days of fever and lymph node swelling followed by a rash, which can leave scars. Most cases in the current outbreak have resolved without hospitalization or the need for medication. As of July 20, there have been five deaths, all of them in Africa. Monkeypox is related to the smallpox virus,…

The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak, which has affected nearly 17,000 people in 74 countries, to be a global health emergency – the highest alarm it can sound.  "I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference.He said a committee of experts who met on Thursday was unable to reach a consensus, so it fell to him to decide whether to trigger the highest alert…

Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesThe World Health Organization has activated its highest alert level for the growing monkeypox outbreak, declaring the virus a public health emergency of international concern.The rare designation means the WHO now views the outbreak as a significant enough threat to global health that a coordinated international response is needed to prevent the virus from spreading further and potentially escalating into a pandemic.Although the declaration does not impose requirements on national…

Dogecoin and Shiba Inu are fighting hard as investors are looking at a “long-term outbreak Two of the most popular meme coins with the same dog as a mascot are having a tough face-off. Every now and then you will find Dogecoin and Shiba Inu overriding each other in the top crypto chart. At the end of the latest bear season, these two cryptocurrencies have experienced a great rise of 23.41% and 27%, respectively and the investors are already envisioning a ‘long term outbreak’ for these two. Regardless of the…

Ab electron microscopic image of the Marburg virus.Image: CDC/Frederick MurphyA deadly cousin of the Ebola virus has made its way to a new part of the world. This week, World Health Organization officials announced that the African nation of Ghana is now experiencing its first documented outbreak of Marburg. At least two people have contracted the disease so far, both of whom have died.Marburg is caused by the Marburg virus, named after the German town where one of the first documented outbreaksof the virus occurred in…

Samsung Electronics will temporarily shut down its flagship store in China amid growing fears of the spread of the Novel Coronavirus, company officials here said on Monday.Samsung will close its flagship store in downtown Shanghai until Sunday, the company said. The 800-square-metre store, the largest Samsung store in China, opened last October and sells various products, from smartphones to tablets."We decided to temporarily close the store for safety," a company official said. "The operation of the store will depend on…

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday the coronavirus pandemic would hurt sales of smartphones and consumer electronics this year, while demand from data centres would fuel a recovery in memory chip markets.Chief Executive Kim Ki-nam said the coronavirus and US-China trade disputes were casting a shadow over the outlook for the South Korean tech giant, whose Galaxy smartphones vie with Apple's iPhones for global dominance.“The global smartphone market was expected to turn to growth this year, but with virus showing signs…

A person arrives to receive a monkeypox vaccination at the Northwell Health Immediate Care Center at Fire Island-Cherry Grove, in New York, U.S., July 15, 2022. Eduardo Munoz | ReutersThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed more than 1,400 monkeypox infections across 44 states and territories in the U.S. and said it expects the outbreak to grow.CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the demand for monkeypox vaccines is outstripping the available supply, which has led to long lines in places such as…