2 h. ago Concern grows as new mystery virus that's killed 50 branded 'significant threat to public health'

Concerned officials in the African nation have launched a probe to discover the cause of the outbreak, warning it could pose a 'significant public health threat'.

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5 h. ago First symptoms of mystery illness that killed 50 people within hours revealed

The World Health Organization says the outbreak began in the town of Boloko after three children ate a bat

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9 h. ago Congo mystery illness: 53 people die within hours of 'hemorrhagic fever' symptoms

Medical director raises alarm over ‘really worrying’ interval between the onset of symptoms and death that has been 48 hours in most cases

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10 h. ago DWP giving people with respiratory issues including asthma up to £737 each month

PIP is awarded to people who have difficulty doing certain everyday tasks due to an illness, disability or mental health condition

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12 h. ago Trump administration creates registry for immigrants who are in the US illegally

The Trump administration is creating a registry for all people who are in the U.S. illegally, and those who don’t self-report could face fines or prosecution

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18 h. ago Congo news blackout on mystery killer viruses as 50 victims in hours

The initial fatality rate of the mystery illness is 12.49% – three times higher than Covid-19 – and patients are dying just 48 hours after they first develop symptoms

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21 h. ago Mystery illness in Congo kills 50 people who died within hours of symptoms

Medical director raises alarm over ‘really worrying’ interval between the onset of symptoms and death that has been 48 hours in most cases

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21 h. ago A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick

Health experts say an unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks

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22 h. ago Doctors sound alarm over mystery illness in Congo after 50 people die within hours of symptoms

Officials believe the outbreak began on January 21, and 419 cases have been recorded as of Monday. This includes 53 deaths.

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28 h. ago Mystery illness worries doctors after 50 people die in Congo within hours of symptoms

The first outbreak in the town of Boloko began after three children ate a bat and died within 48 hours

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30 h. ago Unknown illness kills more than 50 people in Congo within hours of first symptoms

The interval between the onset of symptoms and death has been 48 hours in the majority of cases

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39 h. ago Only 1% of UK workers off sick find jobs within 6 months, report says

Think-tank’s findings show need to change financial incentives to help ill and disabled people return to employment

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40 h. ago Unknown illness kills at least 53 people in just hours as doctors admit it's 'really worrying'

The World Health Organisation reports dozens of deaths from an unknown disease in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that quickly causes symptoms

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40 h. ago WHO alarm over mystery illness that's killed more than 50 people in just hours

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported more than 50 deaths from an unknown illness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has an extremely short window between symptoms and death

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41 h. ago Unknown illness kills more than 50 people in just HOURS as doctors admit it's 'really worrying'

Serge Ngalebato, the medical director of the Bikoro Hospital, a regional monitoring centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo, said the situation was "really worrying"

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3 d. ago Passenger describes 'nightmare' norovirus outbreak on cruise ship

Dozens of people have fallen ill with areas of the ship closed off and warning messages being issued

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3 d. ago Deadly cholera virus outbreak kills 58 in just three DAYS as infection gets 'out of control'

An outbreak of cholera in the southern city of Kosti, Sudan, has killed 58 people and left 1,293 others ill between Thursday and Saturday, the health ministry has said

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5 d. ago Elon Musk praises Doge efforts to cut federal workforce after judge ruling – live

Musk claims Trump administration is ‘finding savings’ amid mass terminations; federal judge won’t block administration from laying off federal workersJudge rules Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workersDonald Trump signed another round of executive orders onboard Air Force One last night, among them one aimed at ending federal benefits for people in the country illegally.The order seeks to end “all taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens”, according to the White House, although it was not clear which benefits will be targeted. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump administration can move forward with mass firings of federal workers, judge rules – live

Federal judge won’t block administration from laying off thousands of federal workers, a move that is shrinking and upending US governmentJudge rules Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workersDonald Trump signed another round of executive orders onboard Air Force One last night, among them one aimed at ending federal benefits for people in the country illegally.The order seeks to end “all taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens”, according to the White House, although it was not clear which benefits will be targeted. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump administration can move forward with mass firings of federal works, judge rules – live

Federal judge won’t block administration from laying off thousands of federal workers, a move that is shrinking and upending US governmentJudge rules Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workersDonald Trump signed another round of executive orders onboard Air Force One last night, among them one aimed at ending federal benefits for people in the country illegally.The order seeks to end “all taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens”, according to the White House, although it was not clear which benefits will be targeted. Continue reading...

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