Candida auris, a rare and dangerous fungal infection, is becoming a global health threat that can cause severe illness with a mortality rate ranging from 30% to 60%.
Candida auris has been spreading rapidly throughout the US, and the rest of the world, with potentially deadly consequences due to its difficulty to diagnose and resistance to many antifungal treatments
Government data shows that the number of Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations is on the rise - but from a very low base. Health experts fear summer travel and heatwaves could be among the reasons