Thailand says man contracted Zika virus domestically
Authorities said the 22-year-old Thai man is likely to have caught the same strain of the virus that has caused panic in countries such as Brazil and Colombia. -AFP
View ArticleDutch NGO offers pregnant women with Zika free online abortion aid
The free pills can trigger an abortion, aiming to halt any rush towards unsafe terminations. -AFP
View ArticleAustralia reports 2 cases of Zika virus, detects mosquitoes at Sydney Airport
Officials stressed that it was unlikely the virus would establish local transmission given the lack of large numbers of the Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes. -Reuters
View ArticleIn Egypt, medicines disappear from shelves as dollar crisis bites
Declines in the value of the Egyptian pound coupled with a shortage of foreign exchange have made it harder for Egyptian pharmaceutical companies to import active ingredients. -Reuters
View ArticleAsian scientists race to make Zika test kit, but lack of live sample a challenge
India is working on diagnostic kits for the virus, as there is no testing kit commercially available in the world's second populous country, but the lack of a live virus sample is hindering its...
View ArticlePregnant women should consider delaying travel to Zika areas: WHO
Women who are pregnant should discuss their travel plans with their health care provider and consider delaying travel to any area where locally acquired Zika infection is occurring. -Reuters
View Article10 reasons to visit Bhutan in 2016
SINGAPORE - Nestled between the Asian giants of India and China is one of the world's happiest nations - Bhutan. Rightly so, for it is the only country to establish the Gross National Happiness index...
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