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Russia reports 1st human infected with H5N8 bird fluOutbreaks of the H5N8 strain have been reported in Russia, Europe, China, the Middle East and North Africa in recent months but so far only in poultry.HealthFeb 20
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As COVID-19 variants spread, why are global coronavirus cases declining?The global decline in COVID-19 cases can likely be attributed to lockdowns, reduced travel and vaccines, experts say, but new variants may drive another surge.HealthFeb 19
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China hits back at allegations from U.S. of lack of transparency about coronavirusThe 10-nation WHO team last week departed Wuhan after nearly a month.HealthFeb 14
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Here’s what the WHO’s coronavirus experts learned from their visit to WuhanThe team's major conclusions seemed to confirm what most researchers had already surmised about the virus.HealthFeb 10
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A world upside down: Wuhan returns to normal while rest of the world reelsA year after its unprecedented COVID-19 lockdown, Wuhan markets and restaurants are bustling, and life is basically back to normal, as Canada and the rest of the world struggle.HealthFeb 6
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China gave WHO experts full access to probe coronavirus origins in Wuhan: team memberPeter Daszak said team members submitted a deeply considered list of places and people to include in their investigation and that no objections were raised by Wuhan or Beijing.HealthFeb 5
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Coronavirus: WHO team visits research lab in Wuhan, ChinaOne of China’s top virus research labs, the institute built an archive of genetic information about bat coronaviruses after the 2003 outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.HealthFeb 2
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WHO team visits food market in Wuhan, China to search for coronavirus cluesThe team members visited the Huanan Seafood Market for about an hour in the afternoon.HealthJan 31
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Vaccine hoarding ‘keeps pandemic burning’, WHO chief warns rich countriesThe WHO said the world needed to diversify the supply chain for making COVID-19 vaccines and that it was looking at other suppliers.HealthJan 29
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WHO team to meet with China experts in Wuhan to begin virus origins missionTheir meetings should be followed by the first field visits in and around the industrial and transport hub on Friday, WHO said on Twitter.WorldJan 28
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