Virus
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China
China study warns of possible new ‘pandemic virus’ from pigs
A new flu virus found in Chinese pigs has become more infectious to humans and needs to be watched closely…
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China
Chinese premier visits virus epicentre as death toll hits 80
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday visited Wuhan, the epicenter of an outbreak of a new coronavirus that has killed 80 and…
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‘Draconian’ travel curbs needed to halt the spread of the virus: scientists
Governments need to implement “draconian” travel curbs to stop a mystery coronavirus in China becoming a global epidemic, a team…
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China
China virus deaths hit 17, heightening global alarm
The number of reported deaths from the new strain of coronavirus that has gripped China rose to 17 on Wednesday…
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China
New coronavirus cases rise to 571 in the Chinese mainland
Cases of the new coronavirus pneumonia disease rose to 571 on the Chinese mainland as of Wednesday, including 95 in…
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China
China confirms human-to-human transmission as SARS-like virus spreads
A SARS-like virus that has spread across China and reached three other Asian nations is contagious between humans, a government…
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China believes the new virus behind mystery pneumonia outbreak
BEIJING: China believes a mysterious pneumonia outbreak that struck 59 people is caused by a new strain of virus from…
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Africa
Too many in Congo’s Ebola outbreak are dying at home
Two-month-old Lahya Kathembo became an orphan in a day. Her mother succumbed to Ebola on a Saturday morning. By sunset…
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