Pandemics

Chinese court hears Covid-19 defamation case against US state of Missouri

WHO members tasked with investigating the origins of Covid-19 visiting a hospital in Wuhan, China, in January 2021.

Singapore launches Asia-Pacific initiative to identify next big infectious disease threat earlier

The Asia Pacific One Health Initiative is led by (from left) Ian Cheong, senior principal investigator and senior consultant from Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory; Lee Fook Kay, head of Health Collaborative from Temasek Trust; and Leo Yee-Sin, senior adviser and senior consultant at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory.

There’s a better way to fight the next pandemic. Here’s how Singapore can help

Singapore can play a role in helping the WHO with vaccine approvals as the world draws lessons from the challenges it faced during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Quarantine, unease and rumours: Russian town grapples with plague scare

The Russian town of Shelekhov appears outwardly calm, yet many are concerned over rumours of a plague outbreak.

Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after death of worker

A maintenance worker walks out of the headquarters of Russia’s consumer and health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor in Moscow.

Singapore aims to help WHO get new vaccines approved during global crises: Ong Ye Kung

Pointing to Covid-19, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said that the approval process for new vaccines could become a bottleneck as they all had to be certified by WHO.

Preparing for Disease X: S’pore to make mRNA vaccines to boost pandemic readiness

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said the capability of developing and producing mRNA vaccines will help in Singapore’s pandemic preparedness.

Controversial study on excess deaths during Covid-19 retracted

The study was cited in many anti-vaccine articles and social media posts that falsely claimed the paper directly linked excess deaths to Covid-19 vaccinations.

German hospital treats US Ebola patient infected in Congo

The patient is being treated in complete isolation in a unit at Frankfurt University Hospital.

Congo Ebola outbreak still spreading largely undetected: WHO official

A healthcare worker stands near displaced people waiting for the burial of suspected Ebola victims at the Kigonze camp in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 18.

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