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9 September, 2024
UN-branded vehicles are parked at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP
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

Wellness

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

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.

Hospital Panzi is seen in southwestern Congo in November. Photo: AP
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.

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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.

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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A study led by China’s top virologist has raised concerns that a strain of the virus H2N2 recently found in the wild now has the ability to infect humans. Photo: Reuters
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.

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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An ambulance at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Friday, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. Photo: AFP
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.

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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.

Zhuhai

Editorial | Zhuhai horror shows need for measures to prevent recurrence

Car attack on Guangdong crowd as they exercised, leaving 35 dead, a reminder that safety in public places cannot be taken for granted.

A man looks at candles left outside the Zhuhai Sports Centre, a day after a car drove into a crowd of people exercising there, killing at least 35. Photo: Amber Wang
Canada

Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first presumptive human case of bird flu

Officials are trying to figure out how the teen – who had no farm exposure – was infected.

Avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles. Photo: CDC/NIAID via AP
Israel-Gaza war

Israeli air strikes on northern Gaza kill 30, 13 children

Dozens of people were killed and wounded in an Israeli strike on Jabilia on Sunday, as footage of the dead circulated on social media.

Singapore

US-China ties in ‘more challenging place’: Singapore’s PM Wong

The two major powers have ‘consequential decisions’ that they will have to make with consequences on the future global order.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong to offer free HPV vaccinations to young women in cervical cancer fight

Two-year scheme aims to provide catch-up jabs for 190,000 people born between 2004 and 2008 who were left out of main vaccination round.

Cervical cancer is the seventh most common cancer among Hong Kong women. Photo: Shutterstock Images
India

‘A Diwali nightmare’: pollution crisis grips India after firework celebrations

Air quality experts say the surge in air pollution following the festival is leading to increased respiratory issues and hospital admissions.

A fireworks display is seen over the city skyline as part of the ‘Diwali’ festival celebrations in Mumbai on November 3. Photo: AFP
Israel-Gaza war

Israel carried out ground raid into Syria, seizing Syrian connected to Iran

Israeli military said the operation that captured a Syrian spy for Iran took place ‘in recent months’.

Pakistan

Pakistan shuts primary schools in Lahore over record pollution

The air quality index exceeded 1,000 on Saturday, above the 300 considered ‘dangerous’, according to data from IQAir.

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