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9 September, 2024
Hong Kong sports leaders have called for schools to encourage children to take an interest in physical activities from a young age. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong children

90% of Hong Kong pupils failing to get 60 minutes of daily exercise: study

Academic says a major reason for children not getting enough exercise is the heavy emphasis parents place on academic results.

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Bird flu viruses

US records its first human death from bird flu

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United States

Inside Out | Budget disaster looms for UN agencies under Trump 2.0

Ethiopia

More than 70 killed in Ethiopia road accident involving wedding party

The accident occurred when an overcrowded lorry that was carrying wedding guests plunged into a river.

Most passengers, including the driver, were killed due to the impact. Photo: AP
Coronavirus pandemic

WHO implores China to share data, access to learn about Covid-19’s origins

‘Without transparency, sharing and cooperation, the world cannot adequately prevent and prepare for future epidemics and pandemics.’.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel targets Gaza City hospital with missile, killing 7: Palestinian officials

Israeli said Al-Wafaa Hospital was not being used at the time of the attack and was instead functioning as a Hamas command centre.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel detains director of one of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals during raid

Gaza’s health ministry said Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, was arrested on Friday along with dozens of other staff.

Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan hospital, shows the damage inside the hospital in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza on December 18. On Saturday, Gaza’s health ministry said Abu Safiya had been arrested by Israeli soldiers on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

WHO chief says he escaped death in Israeli strikes on Yemen airport

The head of the World Health Organization said he narrowly escaped death in fatal Israeli strikes on the airport in Houthi rebel-held Sanaa.

Middle East

Israeli army forces patients out of Indonesian Hospital in Gaza, doctors say

The Kamal Adwan hospital, one of the few still functioning in the area, was targeted by Israeli troops who claim it is a Hamas stronghold.

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli order to evacuate Gaza hospital ‘next to impossible’ to obey, medics say

Staff at Kamal Adwan hospital say evacuation impossible due to lack of ambulances.

Badly damaged Palestinian houses during the ongoing Israeli military operation in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters
Wellness

5 years after pandemic began, long Covid still turns lives upside down

Two victims describe lingering, debilitating symptoms that keep them from reclaiming their lives; WHO expert describes barriers to diagnosis.

Andrea Vanek in Vienna, Austria, with medicine she takes for long Covid, a condition in which patients fail to recover fully from the acute phase of Covid infection. Photo: AFP
Africa

New Congo death suggests mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria

The patient had haemorrhagic fever symptoms, leading health officials to suspect that a still-unidentified virus may be involved.

India

‘It was hell’: is India losing its fight against eradicating TB by 2025?

India’s anti-tuberculosis drive has been slowed by social stigma, superstition, poor public awareness and widespread tobacco use.

Japan

Japan faces ‘slapped-cheek syndrome’ outbreak, as experts warn of reduced immunity

Japan is facing a significant outbreak of parvovirus B19 due to reduced post-pandemic immunity, posing significant risks to pregnant women and children.

A young woman with a rash on her face. Photo: Shutterstock
Disease

Mystery ‘Disease X’ outbreak widens as WHO sends team to DR Congo

Dozens of people have died in southwest Congo after contracting a mysterious illness, dubbed Disease X.

A hospital in the Panzi health zone in southwestern Congo. Photo: AP
Travel news and advice

5 things about Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral you probably didn’t know

Notre Dame reopens this weekend after 5 years of renovations following a fire in 2019. Here are some lesser known facts about the cathedral.

Africa

What is mystery ‘Disease X’ and why have dozens died in DR Congo?

Congo government says it’s on ‘maximum alert’ as patient specimens are being analysed.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong tightens airport health checks amid Congo mystery disease outbreak

The unknown disease has left 79 dead and more than 300 infected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since late October.

The Democratic Republic of Congo on a map. Photo: Shutterstock
Science

How close is the next pandemic? Chinese researchers have new clues

China’s top infectious disease expert says a strain of avian influenza virus is adapting and could make the leap from birds to mammals.

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Health in China

China promotes fidelity for elderly as HIV/Aids cases rise in over 50s

Rising infection rates attributed to loneliness, a lack of understanding about safe sex and reluctance to discuss it with doctors.

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Medicine

White House hosts Aids Memorial Quilt for first time

Marking World Aids Day, President Joe Biden lauded the Aids advocacy movement and praised Dr Anthony Fauci.

The Aids Memorial Quilt on the South Lawn of the White House. Photo: Reuters
India

Mounting economic costs of India’s killer smog

Experts say the costs of India’s air pollution crisis to its economy is as much as 3 per cent of GDP.

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A view of the city amid heavy smog in New Delhi. Photo: EPA-EFE
Israel-Gaza war

226 health workers killed in Lebanon since October 7, says WHO

The high percentage of fatal attacks on healthcare might be due to the fact that ‘more ambulances have been targeted’.

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India

‘Cannot wait to sow seeds’: Indian farmers burn stubble despite fines, toxic smog

While authorities fine violators, farmers say they are forced to burn due to the short window between harvests and lack of government support.

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SCMP Highlights

Recap | Smog shuts New Delhi schools, Shanghai tops pollution list: 6 environment stories

From India’s toxic smog crisis to McDonald’s tackling cow methane, explore the global fight against pollution in our latest stories on the environment.

People drive amid heavy smog near New Delhi, India, this month. Pollution levels in the Indian capital have soared way above WHO recommended limits. Photo: EPA
India

‘My eyes have been burning’: New Delhi shuts schools as smog 60 times WHO limit

The city faces an annual smog crisis, blamed on stubble burning, factories, and traffic, with authorities implementing restrictions to curb pollution.

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Commuters drive through a thick layer of smog as air pollution shoots up in New Delhi, India on November 18. Photo: AP
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong infectious disease hero looks back at outbreaks, pandemic and career

Dr Owen Tsang, medical director of Hospital Authority Infectious Disease Centre, to be honoured for work on front lines of various outbreaks.

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Disease

More than 800 million adults have diabetes globally, many untreated: study

The percentage of adults suffering from diabetes across the world has doubled over the past 30 years.

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