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WHO urges travelers to wear masks as new COVID variant spreads
January 11, 2023 12:20 pm
LONDON, Jan 11: Countries should consider recommending that passengers wear masks on long-haul flights, given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 in the United States, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Tuesday.
Bats that spread Nipah virus are found in abundance in Nepal
September 14, 2021 17:15 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 14: Experts have warned that Nepal is also at a high risk of the Nipah virus infection. According to Dr Sher Bahadur Pun, coordinator of Shukraraj Tropical and Infectious Diseases Hospital’s Research Branch, a species of the bat that spreads the Nipah virus is found in Nepal.
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