US starts contact tracing the old-fashioned way, but ‘it’s late’
by Ivan Couronne Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) — Taiwan and South Korea have led the world in digital…
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Humans to blame for spread of coronavirus and other ‘zoonoses’
by Stéphane ORJOLLET Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Whether it came from a bat or a pangolin is not certain,…
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Japan virus expert ‘pessimistic’ Olympics can be held in 2021
https://youtu.be/1b6lQyP4POU by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese expert who has criticised the country's response…
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UN member states demand ‘equitable’ access to future COVID-19 vaccines
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) -- The 193 members of the UN General Assembly on Monday adopted by consensus a resolution…
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Italy mulls psychological tests to gauge lockdown impact
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italian scientists want the government to conduct psychological tests on a sample of the population to…
6 years ago
40 RITM staff members test positive for COVID-19 forcing scaled down operations
(Eagle News) – At least 40 staff members of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) tested positive for COVID-19…
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Brazil President Bolsonaro joins demo against stay-at-home orders
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday joined hundreds of demonstrators outside army headquarters in…
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Kids in Malaysia talk about COVID-19 and why they cannot go out
https://youtu.be/taUuxM_Gp_Q (Eagle News) -- Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, children already know some basic information about the virus that has…
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New York woman meets baby she gave birth to in COVID-19 coma
by Ivan Couronne Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) — A woman in New York has met for the first…
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UK gov’t launches task force to develop vaccine vs COVID-19 as soon as possible
(Eagle News) -- The UK government has launched a “new Vaccine Taskforce” meant to “drive forward, expedite and co-ordinate…
6 years ago
Trump warns China could face ‘consequences’ over pandemic
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) US President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that China could face consequences if it was…
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Global virus deaths pass 150,000 as Trump endorses lockdown protests
by Paul HANDLEY / with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse Coronavirus deaths have surged past 150,000 worldwide with nearly…
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