France COVID-19 three times deadlier than influenza, large French study shows "This study is the largest to date comparing the two diseases and confirms that COVID-19 is far more serious than influenza," one of the researchers said. 18/12/2020
Netherlands Bird flu: Nearly 200,000 chickens culled in the Netherlands Following last summer’s outbreaks in Russia and Kazakhstan, the bird flu epizootic is now spreading in Western Europe. 22/11/2020
Netherlands Thousands of chickens to be culled after bird flu found on Dutch farm The outbreak came despite the government last week ordering all birds on poultry farms to be kept indoors after tests confirmed a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza in two dead wild swans. 29/10/2020
world news Record flu vaccine doses produced to avert COVID-19 hospitals crisis Authorities are hoping to reduce the number of flu patients in hospitals this winter amid fears of a COVID-19 rebound. 16/08/2020
world news What lessons can we learn from the end of the Spanish flu pandemic? in 1918, the Spanish flu claimed 50 to 100 million lives worldwide. 03/06/2020
United Kingdom Coronavirus: Boris Johnson's plight echoes Lloyd George's Spanish flu How Boris Johnson's forefather David Lloyd George was taken seriously ill amid the 1918 pandemic, but recovered. 09/04/2020
Europe News Scientists in Belgium cautiously hail COVID-19 antibody breakthrough Scientists at a Research Institute in Belgium have announced what may turn out to be a significant milestone in the fight against COVID-19. 20/03/2020
View Trump should be more confident in the US’ Coronavirus response. An EU travel ban won’t help ǀ View The virus is actually showing a flu-like epidemic pattern with more countries reporting more cases around the world. Based on the pattern observed, the epidemic could be ended if an international organisation steps forward to coordinate a global force to thoroughly implement flu control protocols. 12/03/2020
View The dirty secret about most coronavirus quarantines? They don't really work ǀ View No one would argue that medicine today is the same as medicine in the 14th century, and very few people are looking for 14th century treatments in the 21st century. 24/02/2020
View The language of fear used in media reports about the coronavirus is stoking prejudice ǀ View The language to describe the virus is adding fuel to the fires of fear that are burning in countries with confirmed cases. Phrases such as “deadly virus,” “public health emergency” and “outbreak” mirror the scripts of disaster movies rather than real life. 10/02/2020
world news Choosing a window seat might help you avoid getting sick on flights What can you do to avoid getting sick on your next flight? It involves choosing your seat wisely. 08/09/2018
world news Low flu vaccine uptake puts Europe at risk Half of European countries are vaccinating less than one in three older people against flu. 07/02/2018
United Kingdom Fear as UK Pharmacies run out of flu vaccine UK Pharmacies are worried they may run out of the anti-flu vaccine 14/01/2018
United Kingdom Record rise in flu cases sparks UK health alert A number of fatalities across the country has raised concerns that the highly virulent "Aussie" flu has arrived in Britain 12/01/2018
world news How the modern world was shaped a century ago 2018 marks the centenary of a year in turmoil that helped define the 20th century 01/01/2018
South Korea What you need to know about the disease called MERS A few years ago it was SARS, now MERS is on the rise. What is this disease, where is it globally and how can we prevent its spread? 10/06/2015
South Korea S.Korea steps up efforts to eradicate MERS as seventh person dies A seventh patient has died in South Korea of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome known as MERS. There have also been eight more reported cases bringing 09/06/2015
South Korea Public health measures are tightened in South Korea after a sixth person dies from MERS Public health precautions are being tightened across South Korea after a sixth person died from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS. The 08/06/2015
