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Did a lab leak cause West Africa’s Ebola outbreak of 2014?
“Both labs [Tulane and Metabiota at Kenema] do not meet international standards for biosecurity.” More...
23 infected with Ebola after exhuming a body
23 people have been infected with Ebola in Uganda in after illegally exhuming a body to conduct religious rights. More...
Uganda bus passenger suddenly dies of Ebola
The Monitor newspaper are reporting that a bus passenger has suddenly died of Ebola in the Soroti district of eastern Uganda. More...
XBB and BF.7 in Taiwan
The Taiwan Central Epidemic Command Center yesterday reported the first locally acquired cases of new Omicron subvariants XBB and BF.7. More...
Malaysia experiencing ‘small’ XBB wave
Malaysia is currently experiencing a small wave of increased Covid-19 cases following the discovery of the Omicron XBB sub-variant in the country, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. More...
XBB to be dominant variant in India within a month
Times of India: “Covid infections caused by Omicron’s newly identified XBB strain have nearly doubled in the past week in India. More...
COVID-19 could trigger more disabling strokes
Strokes caused by COVID-19 appear to be more disabling and deadly than those not associated with the infectious disease. More...
UK COVID inquiry asks to see Boris Johnson’s messages
The UK inquiry into the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has asked to see Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages from when he was prime minister. More...
Shanghai Disneyland Covid lockdown
Disneyland in Shanghai, China, has been locked down at short notice following an outbreak of Covid in the city. More...
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Paxlovid rebound
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky has suffered a rebound covid infection after taking Paxlovid. More...