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FILE – In this April 15, 2020 file photo, the logo and building of the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The U.N. health agency says Europe stood out as the only major region worldwide to report an increase in both coronavirus cases and deaths over the last week, with double-digit percentage increases in each. The World Health Organization said Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 that cases in its 53-country European region, which includes former Soviet republics in Central Asia, recorded an 18% increase in COVID-19 cases over the last week. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, file)
GENEVA — Advisers to the World Health Organization are holding a special session to flesh out information about a worrying new variant of the coronavirus that has been detected in South Africa, though its impact on COVID-19 vaccines may not be known for weeks.
The technical advisory group on the evolution of COVID-19 was meeting virtually to discuss the so-called B.1.1.529 variant that has caused stock markets to swoon and led the European Union to recommend a pause in flights to southern Africa.
The group could decide if it's a "variant of concern" — the most worrying type, like the well-known delta variant — or a "variant of interest," and whether to use a Greek letter to classify it.
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FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (PIX11) — One local health center celebrated an important milestone in Brooklyn today. It's a critical step toward providing access to quality care to women of color.
The Bronx's Morris Heights Health Center is one of the city's largest community health centers, with 30 locations located in New York City's underserved neighborhoods. Now, it's expanding its reach to the Brooklyn community. Health care and local government officials gathered at the new 2,500-square foot facility to mark the occasion, which will serve as a one-stop medical provider for thousands of residents across the borough.
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NEW YORK (PIX11) — A cold day in the New York region got even colder overnight on Friday. With wind chills ranging from the single digits to below zero in the tri-state region, medical experts warn that the extreme cold has to be taken seriously.
An expert who tracks weather extremes over time agrees, but also points out that the region has seen much worse. Still, the deep freeze is bad enough to cause hazardous conditions, as Dr. Nyle Khan, an attending physician in the Long Island Jewish Medical Center Emergency Department, told PIX11 News.
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