Now playing Next no comment Homes fumigated in Peru to eradicate mosquitoes spreading dengue virus For the past two weeks, health workers have been fumigating homes in Peru in a bid to eradicate mosquitoes that spread the dengue virus. 12/05/2023
Now playing Next Health Arcturus: Should we be worried about the latest COVID variant? First detected in India, Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 - also known as "Arcturus" - has already been reported in over 30 countries. This is what we know about it so far. 04/05/2023
Now playing Next Health Child vaccinations are down: How do European countries compare? Over the first two months of 2022 alone, reported cases of measles - a highly contagious but vaccine-preventable disease - jumped by 80 per cent worldwide. 28/04/2023
Now playing Next China China lashes out at WHO over accusations it withheld COVID-19 data China lashed out at the World Health Organization for its latest accusation that China withheld crucial data concerning the origin of COVID-19. 08/04/2023
Now playing Next Health ‘We need to know’: WHO says China has more on COVID origin Lab leak or animal origin? More than three years after COVID first surfaced, the origins of the pandemic are still a mystery. 07/04/2023
Now playing Next Health COVID lab leak theory: Biden signs bill declassifying intelligence The bill instructs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19. 21/03/2023
Now playing Next Health New York rats are catching multiple COVID variants The study authors warn more research is needed to see if new strains of COVID could be evolving within rat populations that could one day pose a risk to humans. 09/03/2023
Now playing Next Health ‘A real risk’: COVID raises chances of getting diabetes The researchers said their study will help to understand and better prepare for the post-COVID-19 era of cardiovascular risk. 14/02/2023
Now playing Next Health Following healthy lifestyle halves risk of long COVID, study suggests Millions of Europeans have suffered with long COVID. 07/02/2023
Now playing Next China Wuhan getting back to normal but caution remains Three years after becoming what many regard as the ground zero of the pandemic, the Chinese city of Wuhan is returning to normal but caution remains as COVID cases rise 23/01/2023
Now playing Next Germany Germany drops mask rule on long-distance public transport The German health minister has announced that as of February 2, masks will no longer be required on long-distance trains and buses as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. 13/01/2023
Now playing Next Health New virus surveillance system could predict the next major pandemic The Wellcome Sanger Institute’s programme will build on its work sequencing millions of COVID genomes during the pandemic. 12/01/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU 'strongly' encourages COVID-19 test for travellers from China China is struggling to contain a mass outbreak of coronavirus infections after the Communist Party relaxed its draconian "zero-COVID" policies. 04/01/2023
Now playing Next no comment Watch: Shanghai hospital overloaded as Covid cases surge Mostly elderly patients receive treatment at a crowded emergency ward in a Shanghai hospital as state media reports 70% of the megacity's population may have been infected with Covid-19 during China's huge surge in cases. 03/01/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Brussels offers COVID vaccines to China to help contain virus The EU is also concerned that the lack of transparency in China could mean new variants are not identified quick enough. 03/01/2023
Now playing Next China Chinese travel industry welcomes end to strict COVID-19 restrictions The Chinese travel industry and airlines have welcomed with relief, news that China is about to end almost three years of strict controls and quarantines on travellers. 28/12/2022
Now playing Next Health As COVID cases soar in China, so does the risk of a new variant Many hospitals have been overwhelmed with patients since China drastically eased its COVID-19 restrictions earlier this month. 26/12/2022
Now playing Next China China opens 'fever consulting' centres as COVID cases soar After effectively revoking its zero-COVID policy, China is facing a pandemic surge that's becoming ever more difficult to monitor and control 25/12/2022
Now playing Next China 'Tragic battle': Half of Shanghai will get COVID, warns hospital China's official death count since the pandemic began three years ago stands at 5,241 as critics claim its definition of COVID-related death is too narrow. 22/12/2022
Now playing Next China China did not report any COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday A health official in China says the country is limiting how it is recording COVID-19 deaths. 21/12/2022
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