CHINA REJECTS CIA CLAIM ON COVID-19 LAB LEAK

Wed 29 January 2025: China on Monday dismissed the lab leak theory on COVID-19 origins proposed by the CIA, calling it baseless and emphasizing the need for scientific investigation, state media reported. “The origin of coronavirus is a scientific issue and should be determined by scientists in a scientific spirit. The lab leak is highly unlikely,” said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning during […]

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JAPAN HAS LOGGED 70M COVID-19 CASES SINCE OUTBREAK IN 2020

Tue 14 January 2025:   Over 70 million people in Japan are estimated to have contracted COVID-19 as of March 2024, according to government data cited by Kyodo news on Tuesday. Japan on Wednesday will mark the fifth anniversary of its first confirmed coronavirus infection in 2020. Total virus-related deaths, meanwhile, stood at around 132,000 as of last August. During the same period, 3,600 deaths were […]

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CHINA TELLS WHO IT’S ADHERING TO ‘SCIENTIFIC TRANSPARENCY’ ON COVID-19 DATA

Thu 02 January 2025: China on Tuesday pushed back calls from the World Health Organization on COVID-19 data sharing, stressing Beijing was adhering to “scientific transparency.” “In terms of the traceability of the COVID-19, China has always adhered to the spirit of scientific openness and transparency, and has actively supported and participated in global scientific […]

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GLOBAL HEALTH LEADERS CONVENE IN SAUDI ARABIA TO CONFRONT ‘SILENT PANDEMIC’

Fri 15 November 2024: Amid growing concern over one of the world’s most urgent health threats, Saudi Arabia is hosting the fourth high-level ministerial meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) to confront a “silent pandemic.” The gathering brings together health leaders and experts worldwide to confront what officials are calling a “silent pandemic” that claims more […]

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WHO SET TO FINALIZE GLOBAL PANDEMIC TREATY BY MAY

Wed 13 November 2024: The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday that negotiations for a global pandemic treaty will continue into 2025, with the goal of concluding by May. “Member states agreed we need to conclude the agreement as soon as possible and continue negotiations into 2025 with the goal of concluding the agreement by the next WHA (World Health […]

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ZUCKERBERG CLAIMS U.S. ADMINISTRATION PRESSURED META TO CENSOR COVID-19 CONTENT

Wed 28 August 2024: Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of the social media service Facebook and CEO of its parent company Meta, claimed on Tuesday that the Biden administration pressured the company to “censor” specific COVID-19 content during the pandemic. “In 2021, senior officials from the Biden Administration, including the White House, repeatedly pressured our teams for […]

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