Science & Disease
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Senegalese scientists develop a phone app to help fight antimicrobial resistance
Dr Ndiaye and his team have been working on a simple app which can be downloaded onto any smartphone to…
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Big Pharma faces a cliff edge with the ongoing crisis in Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered catastrophic human suffering and consequently the most widespread economic boycott of a belligerent nation…
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Africa must learn lessons from failure to distribute Covid-19 vaccines, report finds
Low coronavirus vaccination rates across Africa are a result of “consequential failures” in the distribution of jabs, rather than limited…
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Covid outbreak exposes major holes in China’s pandemic strategy
These numbers are “disastrously low”, according to Paul Mainwood, a Covid analyst, and only marginally better than Hong Kong –…
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New insights for fight against dengue as pandemic restrictions also curbed transmission
Covid restrictions were linked to nearly 750,000 fewer dengue infections during the first year of the pandemic, offering new insights…
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Rules out, personal responsibility in: how to navigate the new self-isolation advice
From February 24 anyone testing positive for Covid will no longer need to self isolate – ending the two-year long…
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Singapore expats vote with their feet as Covid fatigue sets in
“The government works hard to ensure that businesses and individuals continue to choose Singapore because of our openness, rule of…
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Mark Drakeford refuses to name date for lifting restrictions in Wales
Austria’s parliament has approved making Covid vaccinations mandatory for adults from next month, becoming the first European country to do…
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Covid latest news: Sajid Javid casts doubt on Boris Johnson’s pledge to end self-isolation in March
Sajid Javid has explicitly accepted there were parties in Downing Street when asked about the ongoing scandal on the Today…
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Covid latest news: End of Plan B restrictions expected to be announced by Boris Johnson
Germany’s daily toll of new Covid cases topped 100,000 for the first time today, according to data from the country’s…
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