Hong Kong is experiencing a rise in seasonal influenza cases, particularly among children and the elderly, as waning vaccine protection weakens community immunity, a leading infectious disease expert has warned. Professor Ivan Hung Fan-ngai, chair professor of infectious diseases at the University of Hong Kong, issued the warning on Saturday and urged high-risk groups who…
new video loaded: Mistrust Spreads With the Ebola Virus in Congo transcript Back transcript Mistrust Spreads With the Ebola Virus in Congo In a remote mining town at the center of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak, grief and mistrust are complicating efforts to stop the virus. Health workers are trying to treat the…
new video loaded: Kenyans Protest Plan for U.S. Ebola Quarantine Unit transcript Back transcript Kenyans Protest Plan for U.S. Ebola Quarantine Unit After days of protests, Kenya’s high court effectively delayed the Trump administration’s plan to send American citizens exposed to the Ebola virus to a quarantine unit at Laikipia Air Base in central Kenya….
new video loaded: Battling a Deadly Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Congo transcript Back transcript Battling a Deadly Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Congo At the heart of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, health care workers are racing to open new treatment centers and ramp up testing. But after years of war, the…
Four nurses who were being treated for Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus have been discharged from a hospital in Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo after recovering from the disease, the World Health Organization said on Sunday. Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has his temperature…
new video loaded: W.H.O. Chief Visits Ebola-Struck Region: ‘It’s Time to Move Fast’ transcript Back transcript W.H.O. Chief Visits Ebola-Struck Region: ‘It’s Time to Move Fast’ Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, told The New York Times on a flight to the Democratic Republic of Congo that swift international…
new video loaded: Uganda Closes Border with Congo Over Ebola Fears transcript Back transcript Uganda Closes Border with Congo Over Ebola Fears Uganda closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo over growing concerns about the possible spread of Ebola on Wednesday. Seven confirmed cases have been reported in the Ugandan capital. “The only…
Hong Kong has issued a red travel alert for the Democratic Republic of Congo as Ebola outbreaks escalate in Central Africa, with at least 139 suspected deaths reported. The red alert – the middle level in a three-tier outbound travel alert system under the Security Bureau – means residents travelling to the country should adjust…
Hong Kong authorities have prepared a quarantine facility on Lantau Island as they step up efforts to guard against the potential spread of the deadly Ebola virus following an outbreak in Central Africa. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said on Tuesday it was working closely with stakeholders to implement stringent prevention and control measures…
new video loaded: Ebola Cases Rise Sharply as Medical Workers Scramble for Supplies transcript Back transcript Ebola Cases Rise Sharply as Medical Workers Scramble for Supplies Medical workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are experiencing a shortage of supplies as the number of suspected Ebola cases has passed 500, according to officials. “This is…