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Health
Evacuation begins: Cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak reaches Canary Islands
The MV Hondius, the luxury cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak in the Atlantic Ocean, has…
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Health
How does hantavirus spread and what are the symptoms?
A health alert on board the MV Hondius cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has raised questions about hantavirus, a…
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Health
Hantavirus spreads from cruise ship to land: Swiss case raises fears of wider outbreak
The deadly hantavirus outbreak on board the MV Hondius cruise ship has taken on an international dimension after a new…
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World
Denials of access, delays, and impediments continue in Gaza: World Health Organization
Humanitarian operations in Gaza continue to face denials of access, delays, impediments, and multiple dangers amid the ongoing conflict, said…
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America
US bans entry of non-US citizens from Brazil over virus
The US announced Sunday that it is suspending the entry of non-US citizens traveling from Brazil due to the coronavirus…
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Asia
Death toll rises to 259 in China’s coronavirus outbreak
The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak has climbed to 259, the National Health Commission said. A…
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Asia
Death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak rises to 106
The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak has climbed to 106, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday.…
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Breaking
WHO calls for global fight against tobacco
The World Health Organization (WHO) called for global action against the tobacco industry as it marked World No Tobacco Day.
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Asia
Diphtheria outbreak kills 91 in Yemen
A diphtheria outbreak has killed 91 people in war-torn Yemen since late October, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Read Nepal quake death toll jumps above 6,000
The death toll from Nepal's devastating earthquake sharply rose to 6,155 on Thursday, according to police figures.
ReadRace for Ebola Vaccine for West Africa: Another Ebola Vaccine Due to be tested in West Africa / Africa News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has disclosed that serum made from the blood of recovered Ebola patients could be available…
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Africa
Ebola Crisis in West Africa: Nigeria is Ebola-Free as Worse Affected Countries Get Logistics to Fight Ebola / Africa News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that Nigeria is free from the deadly Ebola virus after the virus spread…
Read Ebola Crisis in West Africa: Ebola Could Become the Next HIV/AIDS as Death Toll Passes 3,900 in West Africa / News
The Director for the Center of Disease Control (CDC) in the United States, Dr. Thomas Frieden has said that the…
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