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Future zoonotic disease pandemics set to turn deadlier, kill 12 times as many people by 2050 due to climate change
The team found that from 1963 to 2019, 3,150 outbreaks had claimed a staggering 17,232 lives in 24 …
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US House Committee says China delayed releasing COVID-19 information for weeks and lied about sharing it immediately
The weeks-long delay cost the world valuable time in creating COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, the…
Matthew Loh
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Bill Gates says there's 'way above' a 5% risk we haven't seen the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Microsoft cofounder told the FT the pandemic could yet generate a coronavirus variant "even mor…
Sam Tabahriti
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Bill Gates says he warned us about the pandemic in his 2015 TED talk — but '90% of the views were after it was too late'
Gates' 2015 TED talk, in which he said the world was "not ready for the next epidemic," has more th…
Allana Akhtar
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Coronavirus epidemic first hit over 21,000 years ago, says a study
The most recent common ancestor of sarbecoviruses — the family of coronaviruses to which SARS-CoV b…
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WHO chief Ghebreyesus vows to "push until we get the answer" on Covid-19 origins
"We need to continue to push until we get the answer," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters, r…
ANI
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Oman reports new cases of black fungus in COVID-19 patients following 'epidemic' of the infection in India
Mucorymycosis, which has a 50% mortality rate, has been seen in patients with particularly severe c…
Charles Davis
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Lok Sabha passes bill that punishes those who attack health workers or doctors
A bill which proposed protection to frontline workers, including healthcare professionals, was pass…
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Can AI spot the next pandemic before it starts?
Pandemic has made us realize the importance of preparedness and the need to predict and prevent suc…
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Long-suffering SARS patients offer clues about the worrisome futures that may await COVID-19 long-haulers
A SARS researcher thinks it's possible that some people with long-lasting COVID-19 symptoms may nev…
Aria Bendix
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China will drop COVID-19 restrictions and quarantines for visitors starting in January
China has had strict COVID-19 restrictions longer than many countries, but the latest news shows ho…
Juliana Kaplan
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Seasonal influenza cases rising in India — here’s what we know so far about the flu
The cases of seasonal influenza saw a steep rise this post-monsoon season, as compared to the last …
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Uttar Pradesh extends Epidemic Act across the state till June 30 in surge of COVID-19 cases
The ACS Health said that the Epidemic Act, which was enforced earlier till March 31, has been …
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What is the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance — key provisions up for Parliament's consideration
The Indian government is preparing to introduce over 20 bills for discussion in the monsoon session…
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Epidemiologists debunk the 14 biggest coronavirus myths
COVID-19 and misinformation that surrounds the disease are still spreading. We bring back Syra Mada…
Michelle Yan,Abby Tang
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'Herd immunity doesn't seem to work for Covid-19, need to be careful'
After Delhi seemed to be overwhelmed by the Covid-19 catastrophe, a respite may be in sight with th…
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Liquor in Rajasthan set to get more expensive as the government increases surcharge from ₹1.5 to ₹30
Battling a fierce financial crisis amid the COVID-19 epidemic, the Rajasthan government on Tuesday …
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New York City's average life expectancy may have dipped by 5 years due to the coronavirus. Here's how that compares to past epidemics.
The 1918 flu pandemic resulted in a 12-year decrease in life expectancy in the US, but the decline …
Aria Bendix
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Trump announces USD 19 bn relief for farmers amid COVID-19 epidemic
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said US farmers have been hit hard by a sharp shift in demand, …