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A new Langya virus from shrews has infected dozens in China—but scientists say it ‘doesn’t look like a repeat of COVID-19’

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August 10, 2022
Scientists examine animals caught in the jungle who may carry the MonkeyPox virus
Health

Monkeypox is spreading through sexual contact, but it’s not a sexually transmitted infection, WHO says. Here’s what that means

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May 23, 2022
Woman and monkey statue in masks
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U.S. government places $119 million order for 13 million freeze-dried Monkeypox vaccines

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May 19, 2022
Doctors examining a patient during COVID pandemic
Health

Woman tests COVID-positive for 505 days, setting a record for most persistent infection—and raising fears of how such cases can be incubators for new variants

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April 22, 2022
Will the protests be super-spreader events for the coronavirus? Experts say it’s too soon to tell
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Will the protests be super-spreader events for the coronavirus? Experts say it’s too soon to tell

By Michelle Cortez and Bloomberg
June 4, 2020
Amazon recommends that employees work from home if they can
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Amazon tells employees to work from home if they can. Warehouse workers can’t

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March 12, 2020
5 tech tips that can keep you safer from coronavirus
Tech

5 tech tips that may keep you safer from coronavirus

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March 11, 2020
Japan's Tourism Sector Hit By Coronavirus Outbreak
International

Why are patients who recover from coronavirus testing positive again?

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March 6, 2020
Japan taps an unexpected drugmaker for its coronavirus treatment
International

Japan taps an unexpected drugmaker for its coronavirus treatment

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February 25, 2020
People wearing protective facemasks leave the city commuter train station in Bangkok on January 31, 2020. - The World Health Organization declared a global emergency over the new coronavirus, as China reported on January 31 the death toll had climbed to 213 with nearly 10,000 infections. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP) (Photo by MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images)
International

As coronavirus spreads, facemasks become a ‘symbol of protection’—and a lighting rod for fear

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January 31, 2020
A woman holds boxes of newly purchased protective masks at a shopping mall in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. Governments tightened international travel and border crossings with China as they ramped up efforts to stop the spread of the disease. Photographer: Justin Chin/Bloomberg via Getty Images
International

Scientists are racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine, but it could take years to reach the market

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January 29, 2020
Pedestrians walk in front of an electric quotation board displaying the morning numbers on the Nikkei 225 Index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on January 27, 2020. - Tokyo's key Nikkei index dropped more than two percent at the open on Jan. 27, 2020 on concerns over the potential impact of a new coronavirus that has killed 80 people in China. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)
International

As China’s deadly coronavirus spreads, the world’s financial markets reel

By Todd White and Bloomberg
January 27, 2020
A screen shows cancelled flights is pictured at Tianhe airport in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on January 23, 2020. - China banned trains and planes from leaving a major city at the centre of a virus outbreak on January 23, seeking to seal off its 11 million people to contain the contagious disease that has claimed 17 lives, infected hundreds and spread to other countries. (Photo by Leo RAMIREZ / AFP) (Photo by LEO RAMIREZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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China locks down 3 cities and suspends flights: The latest on the deadly Wuhan virus outbreak

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January 23, 2020
Travelers wearing face masks walk through the arrival hall at the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. China ramped up efforts to contain a new respiratory virus that's killed nine people and infected hundreds, as the outbreak spread to Asia's financial capital with the first reported case of the deadly illness in Hong Kong. Photographer: May James/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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HSBC, Tencent and others limit China travel as deadly virus spreads

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January 22, 2020
People walk past a protest banner during a Lunar New Year fair organized by pro-democracy district councilors on Centre Street in the Sai Ying Pun district of Hong Kong, China, on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. The Lunar New Year, when spending traditionally peaks in Hong Kong amid a flood of vacationing Chinese mainlanders, will likely not provide its usual boost after months of fiery demonstrations that have driven tourists away. Photographer: Justin Chin/Bloomberg via Getty Images
International

A deadly virus, a rating downgrade, and violence: Hong Kong markets plunge on string of bad news

By Jeanny Yu, Lucille Liu and Bloomberg
January 21, 2020

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