Balkhy said the WHO has 51 aid trucks waiting on the Gaza border that have not yet had clearance to enter the Palestinian enclave, where Israel last week slightly eased a total blockade on aid imposed in early March.
The rights NGO said 20 health workers were being held at police headquarters in the capital Addis Ababa, including Mahlet Guuesh, a doctor who was recently interviewed by the BBC.
In addition to airport screenings, health departments in Ohio, Rhode Island, and Hawaii have also reported cases of NB.1.8.1. The earliest U.S. cases date back to late March in California and Washington.
Publix said all the potentially contaminated products have been removed from store shelves. No illnesses have been reported, the company said. Customers can return the pouches to local stores for full refund.
Scientists have warned that the U.S. is at a tipping point for the return of endemic measles, declared eradicated nationally in 2000, and said public health officials should provide urgent endorsement for highly effective vaccines.
The report from state authorities late on Wednesday that the farm was cleared means that if no other cases of bird flu are detected on Brazilian commercial chicken farms over the next 28 days, the country may be considered free of the disease.
Marilena Grassadonia, an LGBT rights activist from the Italian Left opposition party, said the ruling marked a "historic day" which "restores dignity and serenity to the many rainbow families who live in our country".
The report is likely to outline efforts Kennedy has already announced, said Hutt, including studying the safety of vaccines, making changes to the food safety process, and removing some dyes and petroleum-based products from the food supply.
Most people infected with West Nile Virus show no symptoms or only mild flu-like signs such as fever, headache, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes, and skin rashes. These cases usually resolve on their own within a few days.
"This vaccination programme is a hugely welcome intervention at a time when we're seeing very concerning levels of gonorrhoea, including antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea," said NHS consultant epidemiologist Sema Mandal.
"Maldives and Thailand are showing the world that cooperation, partnership, friendship and solidarity is the way forward," said Saima Wazed, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia, at the signing ceremony.
Get updates on your preferred social platform
Follow us for the latest news, insider access to events and more.
