Nearly three dozen people in China have been sickened by a newly identified virus from the same family as the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, though there’s no evidence the pathogen can be transmitted from person-to-person.
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Greetings from Michelle in Hong Kong. It’s been a few days of celebration, with the Fourth of July in the US and the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China here in the city. Despite the congratulatory speeches, pomp and gaiety, Covid continues to c…
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One of the highest vaccination rates in the world and growing natural immunity could protect Singapore from a Covid-19 resurgence like those currently engulfing Europe and the U.S., even if another wave hits as expected, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said.
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