US says investigating deaths of five children linked to mystery liver disease
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 109 childhood cases of a mysterious form of hepatitis, including ...
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Plane carrying 132 crashes in China, deaths confirmed
Guangzhou—China Eastern Airlines confirmed there had been fatalities after a jet carrying 132 people crashed into a mountain in southern ...
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Health official denies group’s claim deaths due to COVID understated
The Department of Health discredited Wednesday a claim by the Concerned Doctors and Citizens of the Philippines that the country's ...
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Lowest global coronavirus death toll for 11 months
The weekly number of coronavirus deaths worldwide has fallen to levels unseen for almost a year, according to an AFP ...
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Coronavirus accounts for 104 fatalities
Some 104 healthcare workers have succumbed to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday. ON THE ...
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Europe virus death toll feared to spike by 236,000 in December
The World Health Organization said Monday it feared another 236,000 COVID-19 deaths in Europe by December 1, expressing concern about ...
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WHO asks China for more data on Covid origins as Russia deaths spike
The WHO on Thursday urged China to share raw data from the earliest Covid-19 cases to revive its probe into ...
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Mexico Covid deaths 35% more than reported: statistics agency
Mexico recorded more than 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus in 2020 -- 35 percent more than originally reported by the ...
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High risk: Kids under two
COVID-19 deaths are high among children under 2 years old, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, urging parents and ...
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South Africa tops 60,000 coronavirus deaths
South Africa, the worst virus-hit country in the continent, on Monday crossed the threshold of 60,000 coronavirus deaths, health officials ...
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