Outbreak

North Korea's tiny COVID-19 death rate met with widespread doubt

Some observers say North Korea is underreporting fatalities to protect leader Kim Jong Un at all costs. There's also a possibility it might have exaggerated the outbreak in a bid to bolster control of its 26 million people

North Korea reports 262,270 more suspected COVID-19 cases, caseload nears two million

The country is also trying to prevent its fragile economy from deteriorating further, but the outbreak could be worse than officially reported since North Korea lacks virus tests and other health care resources

Local officials in Shanghai sacked over slack response to COVID-19 outbreak

An official notice gave no details of the allegations against the three officials but said their failure to fulfill their duties had allowed the virus to spread leading to a 'serious impact on efforts to control the outbreak

Ebola can spread via fruit bats or from human to human contact: Everything you need to know about the virus

A vaccine developed by the US group Merck Sharp and Dohme was found to be very effective in a major study carried out in Guinea in 2015.

Wealthy nations ease restrictions as COVID-19 deaths cross 4 million mark: WHO

As richer countries focus on getting back to normality, encouraging tourism, many outbreaks are hitting the poorer nations.

Ebola outbreak: Guinea to begin vaccination drive after storm-delayed plane arrives

Authorities said some of the doses would head straight to Nzerekore, the capital of Guinea's southeastern forest region where five people have recently died of Ebola.

Why is Ebola back in Guinea? What have we learnt from past outbreaks?

Access to healthcare in Guinea has improved marginally over the years but the country still struggles with one of the worst health-care infrastructures in the world.

Another Ebola outbreak looms in Congo after a woman dies due to the virus

While the source of contamination is still unknown, the woman who died was the wife of an Ebola survivor, according to the government.

China rushes to curb new COVID-19 clusters developing in a city close to Beijing

More than 400,000 residents of another nearby city, Nangong, have also been tested, authorities said.

Children around the world have missed out on measles vaccine due to COVID-19, could trigger an outbreak

The pandemic has had an effect on the control of vaccine-preventable diseases because campaigns were paused and routine immunisation services were disrupted.