Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time--White House
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Three viruses in bats in Laos that are more similar to SARS-CoV-2 than any known viruses.
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Closest known relatives of virus behind COVID-19 found in Laos
Scientists have found three viruses in bats in Laos that are more similar to SARS-CoV-2 than any known viruses. Researchers say that parts of their genetic code bolster claims that the virus behind COVID-19 has a natural origin — but their discovery also raises fears that there are numerous coronaviruses with the potential to infect people. ...
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India’s Neighbors Brace for the Worst from Spreading Coronavirus
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Asia: 5.9 million COVID infections overwhelm hospitals --Red Cross
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New Virus Waves Hit Developing Countries, Not Just India
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Pandemic driving children back to work, jeopardizing gains
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JOTOLCHEN, Mexico (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the future of a generation of the world’s children, depriving them of schooling and sending them to work. Across the developing world, two decades of gains against child labor are eroding.
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TB, Malaria and H.I.V. are spreading amid the coronavirus pandemic
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It begins with a mild fever and malaise, followed by a painful cough and shortness of breath. The infection prospers in crowds, spreading to people in close reach. Containing an outbreak requires contact tracing, as well as isolation and treatment of the sick for weeks or months.
This insidious disease has touched every part of the globe. It is tuberculosis, the biggest infectious-disease killer worldwide, claiming 1.5 million lives each year.
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Worldwide map of the spread of the novel coronavirus
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At least 667,650 people globally have died from COVID-19 and 17,118,787 have been infected by the novel coronavirus that causes it, following an outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, in early December. The World Health Organization referred to it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020.
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Worldwide: Tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus
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At least 605,782 people globally have died from COVID-19 and 14,576,899 have been infected by the novel coronavirus that causes it, following an outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, in early December. The World Health Organization referred to it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020.
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