A year after Lagos bloodshed, Nigerians say police reform promises prove hollow
Lagos, Nigeria Reuters One year ago, Adebanjo Akinwunmi gleefully waved a Nigerian flag at the Lekki Toll Gate, a stretch of tarmac in front of toll booths on a highway on the outskirts of Lagos. Joined by thousands of his countrymen, he demanded an end to what demonstrators said was endemic police brutality. But the […]
Cambodia bat researchers on mission to track origin of COVID-19
Stung Treng, Cambodia Reuters Researchers are collecting samples from bats in northern Cambodia in a bid to understand the coronavirus pandemic, returning to a region where a very similar virus was found in the animals a decade ago. Two samples from horseshoe bats were collected in 2010 in Stung Treng province near Laos and kept […]
Unequal cities bear the brunt of deadly disease outbreaks
Bangkok, Thailand Thomson Reuters Foundation As the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the new coronavirus, becomes the latest urban centre to face a deadly disease outbreak, city planners and physicians say such densely packed hubs are particularly vulnerable and may need a redesign. Wuhan, a city of about 11 million, has been under […]
Explainer: Rapid spread of China coronavirus fuels global alarm
Reuters International alarm over the coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China in December is driven by its rapid spread and the fact that infectious disease experts cannot yet know how deadly or contagious it is. Within weeks, the virus has infected nearly 8,000 people in China and, according to latest figures, killed 212. Close to […]
Global alarm mounts as China virus deaths hit 17
Beijing/Shanghai, China Reuters Deaths from China’s new flu-like virus rose to 17 on Wednesday with more than 540 cases confirmed, increasing fears of contagion from an infection suspected to originate from illegally traded wildlife. The previously unknown coronavirus strain is believed to have emerged from an animal market in central city of Wuhan, with cases […]