Infectious diseases
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New data links Covid-19’s origins to raccoon dogs at Wuhan market
Analysis of gene sequences by international team finds Covid-positive samples rich in raccoon dog DNANewly rel…
- Global development, Global health, India, Infectious diseases, Microbiology, Science, South and Central Asia, World news
Virus outbreak in West Bengal leaves 19 children dead and thousands in hospital
Indian state in crisis after adenovirus hits 12,000 people this year and families with sick children camp outs…
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How seriously should we take the US DoE’s Covid lab leak theory?
Department of Energy’s updated report on origins of coronavirus pandemic jars with most scientists’ assessment…
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WHO says avian flu cases in humans ‘worrying’ after girl’s death in Cambodia
Child died and father tested positive for H5N1, prompting fears of possible person-to-person transmissionThe d…
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Bird flu: 11-year-old girl in Cambodia dies after being infected
Case is the country’s first known human infection with H5N1 strain since 2014, health minister saysAn 11-year-…
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China claims Covid wave is ‘coming to an end’ as tourism and factory activity rebound
Government figures, which cannot be verified, showed big rises in travel and hospitality activity during lunar…
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‘It was all for nothing’: Chinese count cost of Xi’s snap decision to let Covid rip
After three years of lockdowns, the country was ill prepared for its abrupt ‘freedom’. Now, with some estimati…
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China claims Covid wave has peaked with severe cases, deaths falling fast
But reporting from inside China during the lunar new year period suggests rates of infection and fatalities ex…
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Chinese flock to Hong Kong to get private Covid booster shots
Travel packages also advertised in Macau as interest grows in mRNA vaccines unavailable on mainlandPrivate ser…
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China isn’t following the science in dealing with its Covid outbreak | Letters
Readers take issue with an article by the Chinese ambassador to the UK about his country’s coronavirus respons…
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Labor flags wastewater tests on inbound planes as mandatory Covid checks for China arrivals resumes
Health minister defends country-specific testing as necessary due to ‘absence of comprehensive information’ on…
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China’s President Xi battles to save face as Covid U-turn weakens his grip on power
Despite public bullishness, overflowing hospitals across the country suggest its leader may have made a huge m…
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Covid test for travellers from China could have been avoided, says MP
Steve Brine said the restriction on people arriving from China to England was only required because Beijing wa…
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WHO urges Covid data ‘transparency’ as China prepares to open borders
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says WHO officials stressed to Beijing the importance of sharing data ahead of easi…
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Why did China relax its Covid policy – and should we be worried?
After long pursuing a strict zero-Covid regime, restrictions have been lifted in China as new variants emergeA…