The start of the COVID-19 pandemic is "highly unlikely a lab accident," Jonna Mazet, an epidemiologist at the University of California, Davis, who has worked with and trained researchers from the
WHO emergencies chief Michael Ryan /WHO The World Health Organisation reiterated on Friday that the new coronavirus was of natural origin after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed he had seen
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19. /NIAID-RML/AP Yvon Chouinard is a fascinating man, an octogenarian billionaire environmentalist rock climber who gave the w
00:18 Amid controversial claims about the origin of the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, experts are hardening their belief that the virus originated from nature.During a recent inter
All available evidence to date suggests that the novel coronavirus, which has caused the ongoing pandemic, has a natural animal origin and is not a manipulated or constructed virus, the World He
Leading wildlife organizations have come together to work towards banning global wildlife trade, responsible for causing major viral outbreaks and pandemics.A coalition formed by the Global Wildli
France said on Friday there was no evidence so far of a link between the novel coronavirus and the work of the P4 research laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan, rejecting a recent claim by Nobe
Hungry for days, scores of snakes lazily slither at a farm in a remote Sanchang village in Anhui Province, occasionally hissing to signal their breeder Wang Yang to fee
00:39 The origin of the novel coronavirus has been widely discussed online since the outbreak. The conspiracy theories around it have also emerged endlessly.Previous sc
05:00 Food neophiliac tourists, particularly the more adventurous ones with a penchant to try out unique and exotic food, have been a key driver in pushing the demand for wildlife cons
By APD writer AliceThe rapid pace of urbanization and population booming are two of the major causes for the spread of infectious diseases across Asia, including the no
Stay with me here. As we enter the full throes of coronavirus spread in the US, it’s becoming incredibly evident that we cannot depend on the Federal apparatus to clearly communicate any of the necess
A file photo of India's Supreme Court in New Delhi. /Reuters Health experts in India say swine flu, or H1N1 virus, remains a bigger worry for the country despite the recent global concerns ove
00:26 There is no evidence that the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) was produced in laboratory or as a biological weapon, a senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO
More than 80 percent of the novel coronavirus cases were mild infections. But the virus proved fatal for elderly patients with multiple medical conditions, said the biggest-ever study related to t
Speaking of pigs and epidemics, people might think of the 2009-2010 swine influenza (H1N1) that swept the world. In less than a year, it is estimated that between 151,700 and 575,400 people globally
A Nepali student studying in China has been found infected with the new coronavirus, an official of Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population has said. "It is the firs
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