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Asia Today: Central Japan region put under virus emergency

A governor in central Japan announced a state of emergency due to rising virus cases and asked businesses and people to curb their activities, especially during an upcoming holiday By The Associated Press August 6, 2020, 3:34 AM 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article TOKYO — A governor in central Japan… Read More: Asia Today: Central Japan region put under virus emergency »

Malaria parasites that are resistant to drugs ‘spreading rapidly in South East Asia’

Malaria parasites resistant to several drugs are spreading rapidly in South East Asia, scientists have warned. A new report in The Lancet Infectious Diseases examined samples collected from patients with malaria from Cambodia, Laos, north-eastern Thailand and Vietnam, between 2007 and 2018. From 1,673 whole genome sequences, researchers found the new resistant type of parasite… Read More: Malaria parasites that are resistant to drugs ‘spreading rapidly in… »