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The WHO ended the public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 5 May 2023. [1] COVID-19 is expected to circulate indefinitely, but as of 2024, experts were uncertain as to whether it was still a pandemic or had become endemic .
Health and environment Whaling in Iceland Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Svandís Svavarsdóttir announces that all whaling operations will be suspended in the country until 31 August at the earliest, citing welfare concerns after a video emerged of a hunted whale dying in agony over a five-hour period.
Health and environment 2020–2023 H5N1 outbreak Brazil reports the deaths of 522 seals along the coast of Rio Grande do Sul , attributing the cause to avian flu .
Health and environment. 2023 Chinese pneumonia outbreak. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that Chinese authorities have not detected any unusual or new pathogens in the recent increase of respiratory diseases among children in northern China. The WHO continues to monitor the situation. (AFP via NDTV) Mpox in the Democratic Republic ...
2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions. The Blue Lagoon is closed by Icelandic authorities as a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula is expected in the "coming hours". (The Independent) The town of Grindavík is evacuated due to potential magma intrusion beneath the town. (Iceland Monitor) Health and environment
Health and environment. 2023 dengue outbreak in Bangladesh. Nearly 1,000 people have died of dengue fever in Bangladesh in recent weeks, in the country's most severe outbreak of the disease so far. A bluetongue disease outbreak in the Netherlands has spread to 319 sheep and cattle farming companies. Law and crime. 2023 Rotterdam shootings
Health and environment. 2023 European heat waves. The Italian health ministry issues an "extreme" health risk warning for 16 cities, including Florence and Rome, as the European Space Agency reports that potential record-breaking temperatures of up to 48 °C (118 °F) could be reached. International relations. North Korea–Russia relations
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain a major public health challenge in the United States. CDC estimates that there are approximately 19 million new STIs yearly. The country experienced a reduction in reported STIs early in the COVID-19 pandemic, likely due to reduction in care devoted to them, but rates have rebounded in ensuing years. [18]