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Two US Presidential Bets Say Zika Quarantine May Be Needed
MANCHESTER — Two Republican US presidential hopefuls said on Saturday they would implement quarantines of travelers if necessary to stop…
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Colombia Seeks Outside Help to Combat Zika Virus as 3,177 Pregnant Women Get Infected
By Reuters/PNA/Xinhua Bogota – More than 3,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, President Juan Manuel Santos…
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Zika Virus Claims 3 Lives in Colombia
BOGOTA — The mosquito-borne Zika virus sweeping through Latin America has claimed three lives in Colombia, as the United Nations urged…
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Dengue a Bigger Threat than Zika in KSA
Mohammad Dawood Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia faces a bigger threat from dengue fever than from the Zika virus which…
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New Portal for Zika Virus on Health Ministry’s Website
RIYADH: Arrangements are being made at the Ministry of Health to open a new portal for the Zika virus on…
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Another Suspected MERS Case Reported in Philippines
MANILA: A 36-year-old woman, who arrived from Singapore in early February, has been quarantined and kept under observation in the…
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No Deployment Ban on OFWs Going to Zika-Hit Areas
MANILA: Despite the rapid spread of the virus blamed for brain damage in babies, the deployment of overseas Filipino workers…
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Australia to Step Up Zika Testing as Two New Cases Reported
By: Reuters February 6, 2016 9:08 PM PERTH – Australia will intensify testing for the Zika virus in Queensland state where…
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IN DEFIANCE OF ZIKA | Carnival Gets Underway in Rio
By: Agence France-Presse February 6, 2016 2:12 PM Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Rio’s Carnival – a five day festival of…
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HIV-Positive Worker Wins Labor Discrimination Case vs Celebrity Hairstylist, to Get P600,000
By: InterAksyon.com February 7, 2016 11:15 AM MANILA – The National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) has found popular hairstylist Ricky Reyes…
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