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A new type of animal-derived Henipavirus has so far infected people in Shandong and Henan provinces of China, official media here reported on Tuesday.

Prof Wang Linfa says countries should take pandemic preparedness seriously, as they do for military preparedness. Read more at straitstimes.com.

We’ve had SARS, MERS and now, Covid-19. Pandemics could become a regular occurrence and we should prepare for them now.

Stick to the rules and don't visit anyone if you are feeling under the weather - even if it is just a sore throat and you have tested negative for Covid-19.

Besides telling the stories of everyday people, Covid Warriors: The Singapore Way captures leaders' perspectives. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

Singapore News - Stick to the rules and don't visit anyone if you are feeling under the weather - even if it is just a sore throat and you have tested negative for Covid-19. Urging Singaporeans to exercise caution ahead of next week's Chinese New Year celebrations, Health Minister Ong Ye... Read more at www.tnp.sg

The untold story of the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and how China responded. Chinese scientists and doctors, international disease experts and health officials reveal missed opportunities to suppress the outbreak, and lessons for the world.

Five researchers received this year's President's Science and Technology Awards that were given out on Friday.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

L-R: Prof Chen Xiaodong from the School of Materials Science Engineering was presented the President’s Science Award, while Asst Prof Zhang Hanwang

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): It is too early to tell if the new B.1.1.529 strain of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, which has been classified a variant of concern (VOC) and named Omicron, will pose a real threat, said experts - but the world is taking its emergence seriously.