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Two Dead in Bubonic Plague Outbreak in China, Authorities Say

Exactly four weeks after an outbreak of the deadly and highly transmissible bubonic plague in China was described as being “well managed” by the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) and really no cause for concern, Beijing confirmed Tuesday further casualties from the surge in infections.

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Two-Month-Old Congo Ebola Outbreak Already Surpasses 2018’s Cases

In the six weeks since it began on June 1, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) latest Ebola outbreak in Equateur province has already reached 56 cases, surpassing the total number of cases recorded during the province’s last outbreak of the deadly disease that began two years ago, the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) reported on Thursday.

A man is getting inoculated with an Ebola vaccine on November 22, 2019 in Goma. (Photo by

GOP Rep. Comer: Biden Wanting to Rejoin W.H.O. Shows ‘How Out of Touch’ He Is

Representative James Comer (R-KY), the ranking Republican on the House Oversight Committee, on Thursday reacted to 2020 presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden saying he would rejoin the World Health Organization (WHO) immediately if elected following President Donald Trump’s announcement the United States was going to withdraw from the organization.

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