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Man rescued from abusive employers
Published on 26/07/2024
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - A man has been rescued and taken to hospital after spending the past two years being assaulted and tortured by his employers — a husband and wife — because he could not achieve their sales targets.
African swine fever outbreaks spreading in Vietnam
Published on 15/07/2024
» HANOI, Vietnam - African swine fever outbreaks are spreading in Vietnam and could affect its food supplies and put upward pressure on inflation, according to a government document.
Health chiefs quell fears over recent flu spate
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/06/2024
» Influenza has killed 14 people and sickened more than 180,000 others nationwide since the beginning of this year, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
Japan trippers warned of deadly bacteria
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/06/2024
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is warning Japan-bound travellers to seriously protect themselves against infection by a rare and often fatal flesh-eating bacteria now spreading there.
PM Srettha off sick with Covid-19
Post Reporters, Published on 17/06/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is taking a break after being diagnosed with Covid-19 but is expected back at work on Wednesday, according to the government spokesman.
Hong Kongers told to safeguard against 'flesh-eating' bacteria infection when in Japan
Published on 17/06/2024
» HONG KONG: Infectious disease experts have urged Hong Kongers travelling to Japan to maintain good personal hygiene and proper wound care, after the country logged a record-high number of cases of a potentially deadly disease caused by "flesh-eating" bacteria.
Young HIV cases still face stigma
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 16/06/2024
» Thailand needs to work faster to reduce stigmatisation against young people living with HIV (young PLHIV) in healthcare settings, experts say, as it is deterring them from seeking treatment and hindering the global goal of ending the Aids epidemic.
‘Flesh-eating’ bacterium cases hit record high in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 11/06/2024
» KYODO - Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, a potentially deadly disease caused by a "flesh-eating" bacterium, is spreading rapidly in Japan, with cases in the first half of this year already surpassing last year's record, a national infectious disease institute said Tuesday.
Covid closure is needed. Congress blew its chance
News, Published on 07/06/2024
» Congress blew its chance on Monday to give Americans some insight into the Covid pandemic that dominated our lives for years. Following a 15-month inquiry, Republicans on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic called Anthony Fauci to testify in public at a special hearing, but committee members spent most of the time posturing rather than probing the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
No need for Covid boosters
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/06/2024
» Most people do not need to get a booster against the latest strain of Covid-19 as the symptoms are mild, virologist Yong Poovorawan said.