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Euronews says Europe remains at the “epicentre” of a global monkeypox outbreak, the World Health Organization’s European regional office said on Wednesday.

The Metro says Festivals up and down Europe could speed up the spread of monkeypox, health experts have warned.

Daily Express says The WHO confirmed over the weekend that there have now been 257 confirmed cases of monkeypox worldwide.

The Guardian says the WHO has said the number of reported new Covid-19 cases worldwide decreased by nearly a quarter last week, continuing a decline seen since the end of March.

The Guardian says people who have the Omicron Covid variant tend to have symptoms for a shorter period, a lower risk of being admitted to hospital and a different set of symptoms.

VOA says the WHO says, following a surge of new cases in early March, the number of new worldwide COVID-19 cases and deaths has fallen for a second consecutive week.

The Guardian says several European countries lifted their coronavirus restrictions too soon, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

The Metro says the coronavirus pandemic is not over and the number of older people falling ill with the virus is increasing, experts have warned.

The Independent says the actual number of deaths due to the Covid-19 pandemic may be more than three times higher than official records suggest, according to a new study.

The Metro says The global tally of new Covid cases has fallen by 19% in a week as the death toll plateaus, according to the World Health Organization.