Global pandemic fears fuelled by ‘brand-new bird flu strain’ after first human death in US
Bobbi Pritt, a professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Clinic, has opened up about conditions required for bird flu to pass from person to person. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Ex-health chief predicts cause of next pandemic with 50% death rate as infected wiped out
The next global pandemic could be caused by bird flu and have a much higher mortality rate than Covid-19 Daily Express :: World Feed
WHO warning over ‘next pandemic’ that could cause ‘extremely high’ death rates
The WHO has warned the rise of bird flu is an “enormous concern” with 463 deaths recorded from 889 human cases between 2003 and 2023. Daily Express :: Health Feed
WHO warns countries to prepare for pandemic ’20 times’ deadlier than Covid
The head of the World Health Organisation has expressed his hope that countries would reach an agreement by May to tackle this “common enemy”. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Covid expert discovers deadly new bat virus in remote Thai cave as pandemic fears soar
Vaccination rates and previous Covid exposure should blunt the worst of its effects, health officials say, but one doctor is calling for preparedness in the face of the emerging threat. Daily Express :: Health Feed
China brings back masks and social distancing sparking new pandemic fears
Amidst growing concerns that a new pandemic of Chinese origin may be on the horizon, officials insist they’re just being cautious. Daily Express :: World Feed
Pandemic expert denies calling for first UK lockdown
THE architect of Britain’s first Covid lockdown yesterday denied ever calling for the nation to shut. Daily Express :: Health Feed
A charming documentary in the shadow of the pandemic – Hello, Bookstore review
Tannenbaum, a self-confessed lousy businessman, was making in a week what he used to take in a day during the pandemic. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Pandemic fears surge in wake of ‘incredibly concerning’ bird flu outbreak at mink farm
Health experts fear the captive mammals – concentrated together in a way that facilitates the kind of spread that wouldn’t happen in nature – could allow the virus to adapt to mammals. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Brian May announces first book signing since the pandemic ‘This is a thrill!’
Brian May will be meeting and greeting fans for a limited time next week. Daily Express :: Music Feed