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TikTok HQ staff hit by mass food poisoning outbreak | World News
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Dozens of workers at TikTok-owner ByteDance’s office in Singapore have fallen ill in a mass food poisoning incident. At least 60 people developed gastroenteritis symptoms – which include cramps, diarrhoea and vomiting – with 57 of them seeking hospital treatment. ByteDance told Sky News it is investigating the incident. Seventeen ambulances, fire engines, a mass decontamination…
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E.coli outbreak: What are the warning signs of infection? | UK News
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More than a hundred cases of E.coli have been detected in the UK as a result of a single outbreak. At least 37 people have been admitted to hospital as a result – and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned cases are likely to rise. The 113 cases recorded so far include people…
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UK cows not being tested for bird flu despite outbreak in US | UK News
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Cows in the UK are not being tested for bird flu, despite the outbreak sweeping through American dairy herds, Sky News has been told. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said reports of the H5N1 virus in UK birds and poultry are currently so low that it does not consider cattle to…
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China suffers ‘walking pneumonia’ outbreak – as many other countries see spike in infections | Science & Tech News
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A respiratory infection that starts in China, then spreads in Europe and leads to a surge in hospital admissions. Sounds familiar? But it’s not COVID this time. It’s a bacterium called mycoplasma pneumoniae that’s behind many of the cases. And it’s children who are particularly affected. So what’s going on? The bug usually causes relatively…
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WHO seeks answers from China about mystery outbreak of respiratory illness | World News
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The World Health Organisation has asked China for more detailed information about an outbreak of a respiratory illness and reported clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children. Since mid-October, the WHO said northern China had reported an increase in influenza-like illnesses compared with the same period in the previous three years. In recent days, local media…
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China pneumonia: Everything we know about new outbreak of respiratory illness | World News
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China has seen an uptick in respiratory illness and clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked China for more detailed information about the increase in respiratory disease. Look back to 5 January, 2020, and you’ll find a statement from the WHO titled “Pneumonia of unknown cause – China”. It is…
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Rumours of Ebola outbreak at Burning Man Festival – here’s why they’re false | World News
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The Burning Man festival in Nevada has been dominated by rain, mud baths and videos of Chris Rock and Diplo’s escape – but a slightly different picture is emerging online. Social media has seen a torrent of misinformation claims of an “Ebola outbreak” at the festival – causing mass panic. The hashtag #Ebola has made…