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Newly emerged enterovirus-A71 C4 isolates may be more virulent than B5 in northern Vietnam Vietnam

Newly emerged enterovirus-A71 C4 isolates may be more virulent than B5 in northern Vietnam

Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) is an acute viral infection that usually affects infants and children below five years. In a study published in Scientific Reports in January 2020, an international research team including Kanazawa University, the Vietnam National Hospital of Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Nagasaki University and Hanoi…
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April 9, 2020
Nearly 60% of the passengers on an Antarctic cruise ship have tested positive for the coronavirus Vietnam

Nearly 60% of the passengers on an Antarctic cruise ship have tested positive for the coronavirus

More than half of those on board an Antarctic cruise ship have already tested positive for the coronavirus. The ship is stranded off the coast of Uruguay and not allowed to dock over concerns on the spread of the virus. Passengers from Australia and New Zealand are expected to board a flight…
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April 9, 2020
U.K. truck driver pleads guilty in deaths of Vietnamese migrants found in container Vietnam

U.K. truck driver pleads guilty in deaths of Vietnamese migrants found in container

A truck driver accused in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants whose bodies were found inside a refrigerated container that had been hauled to England pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday.Maurice Robinson, 25, of Craigavon in Northern Ireland, entered the plea at Central London Criminal Court. Robinson appeared in court via…
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April 8, 2020
More than 55,000 public health jobs were eliminated due to budget cuts after the 2008 financial crisis, leaving the US more vulnerable to the coronavirus outbreak Vietnam

More than 55,000 public health jobs were eliminated due to budget cuts after the 2008 financial crisis, leaving the US more vulnerable to the coronavirus outbreak

After the 2008 financial crisis, significant budget cuts to public health initiatives were made at the federal and state level.However, when the economy rebounded, funding to public health did not.That left the US vulnerable when the coronavirus outbreak happened, experts told the Associated Press. These budget cuts resulted in more than…
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April 6, 2020
US Navy expects there will probably be ‘hundreds’ of coronavirus cases aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt Vietnam

US Navy expects there will probably be ‘hundreds’ of coronavirus cases aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly reported Thursday that there are presently 114 coronavirus cases aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt."I can tell you with great certainty there's going to be more. It will probably be in the hundreds," he told reporters at the Pentagon.The updated case numbers…
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April 3, 2020
Spain recorded 950 coronavirus deaths in a day, the highest single-day toll of any country Vietnam

Spain recorded 950 coronavirus deaths in a day, the highest single-day toll of any country

On Thursday, Spanish officials announced that a further 950 people had died of the coronavirus. That's the largest daily increase of any country, including Italy, which has do far had the world's deadliest outbreak.Italy's deaths peaked at 919 on March 27, and have since started to decline.Visit Business Insider's homepage for…
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April 2, 2020