epidemic

Most coronavirus infections are mild, says Chinese study

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Most people infected by the new coronavirus in China have mild symptoms, with older patients…

China toll leaps past 1,600 as first death reported outside Asia

by Jing Xuan Teng and Laurent Thomet Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from the new…

Beloved communal hotpot falls victim to Hong Kong virus fears

by Su Xinqi HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hotpot has become the latest casualty of the coronavirus outbreak after ten…

New Zealand charters flight to assist with Wuhan evacuation

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand announced Thursday it will charter a 300-seat aircraft to evacuate nationals from Wuhan,…

DA: African Swine Fever cases in Bulacan, Rizal “may be considered outbreak but not epidemic”

(Eagle News)--African Swine Fever cases in Rizal and Bulacan "may be considered an outbreak but not an epidemic.” This is…

JUST IN: DOH declares national dengue epidemic

(Eagle News)--The Department of Health on Tuesday, Aug. 6, declared a national dengue epidemic due to what it said was…

Nine confirmed dead in DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak: ministry

  BENI, DR Congo (AFP) -- Nine confirmed Ebola victims have died since the virus resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of…

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo believed to have killed 33: health ministry

  KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- A new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo is…

Quest to end AIDS epidemic at risk: UN

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - by Nina LARSON Efforts to end the global AIDS pandemic by 2030 are lagging, the UN warned…

Citing security threat, Obama expands U.S. role fighting Ebola

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday called West Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak a looming threat to global security and announced a…

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