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BEIJING, China (AFP) — Hundreds of people in eastern China have been infected with bacteria which can cause dysentery after drinking contaminated water, state media said Monday, prompting the closure of a local water plant. Nearly 500 people in the rural town of Baoyi — about 550 kilometres (342 miles) west of Shanghai — have developed fever and diarrhoea since late last week. A report by the local government published Sunday found they have been […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Radioactive water from the stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima should be released into the ocean or vaporised into the air, an expert panel advised the Japanese government on Friday. The proposal is non-binding and sets no deadline for the government to decide or carry out procedures to deal with the water. The panel has been weighing the issue for more than three years, but a decision is becoming urgent as space […]
(Eagle News) — Nagbabala ang Department of Health (DOH) na posibleng makakuha ng leptospirosis sa simpleng pagwiwisik ng kontaminadong tubig sa mata. “Kung medium risk ka, may sugat ka sa paa, nasulong ka sa baha, nawisikan ka sa mata — kahit na tubig lang sa mata ha, magkakaroon ka ng leptospirosis niyan — mainom mo iyung tubig, talagang magkakaroon ka ng lepto,” ito ang sinabi ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque III sa isang interview. Una nang […]
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) — Dramatic improvements are needed in ensuring access to clean water and sanitation worldwide, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning that nearly two billion people currently use faecal-contaminated water. Hundreds of thousands of people die each year because they are forced to drink contaminated water, the WHO said, urging large investments to help provide universal access to safe drinking water. “Today, almost two billion people use a source of drinking-water contaminated with […]
