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WORLD WAR FLU Spanish Flu pandemic that killed 50million could return as Covid may make seasonal outbreaks worse, WHO expert warns Exclusive Updated: 1 Mar 2021, 11:57 THE dreaded Spanish Flu which killed around 50 million people around the globe could be the cause of the next pandemic, one of the WHO's leading experts on influenza has warned. Dr John McCauley, a leading member of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System, also told The Sun Online how changes to the regular flu virus could make it much more fatal amid the Covid-19 pandemic. �� Read our coronavirus live ...

Last modified on Wed 24 Feb 2021 04.01 EST A simmering row in Australia over plans to charge social media companies for sharing news erupted last week when Facebook blocked news sites across the country. The row was resolved on Tuesday with an 11th-hour deal that will see the web giant excluded from the new code in exchange for signing deals with content providers to showcase their news. In this week’s big story, the team from Guardian Australia look at how a compromise was reached before Emily Bell analyses Facebook’s gambit – which she calls a PR disaster even for a company t...

Updated: 21 Feb 2021, 17:25 Invalid Date, RUSSIA has recorded the world's first-ever human infection of a mutant strain of bird flu - but says there's not yet any sign of transmission. The highly-infectious H5N8 virus was found to have leapt to people working at a poultry farm in the south of the vast country. 4 The first-ever human infection of a mutant strain of bird flu has been recorded in RussiaCredit: EPA Scientists say seven people were found to be infected in December. It's the first time the strain of avian influenza, which is deadly to birds, has been identified in humans.

Brain-swelling Nipah virus is 75 times more deadly than Covid could be next pandemic Exclusive Updated: 19 Feb 2021, 15:53 A BRAIN-SWELLING disease 75 times more deadly than Covid could mutate to become the next pandemic killing millions, scientists have warned. Experts told Sun Online how a number of emerging diseases could trigger another global outbreak – and this time it could be 'The Big One'. ⚠️ Read our    The fruit bat-borne virus Nipah is a prime candidate for serious concern, they fear. Severe brain swelling, seizures and vomiting are just some of the symptoms of this highly...

Updated: 19 Feb 2021, 17:40 Invalid Date, A BRAIN-SWELLING disease 75 times more deadly than Covid could mutate to become the next pandemic killing millions, scientists have warned. Experts told Sun Online how a number of emerging diseases could trigger another global outbreak – and this time it could be 'The Big One'. 7 The fruit bat-borne virus Nipah is a prime candidate for serious concern, they fear. Severe brain swelling, seizures and vomiting are just some of the symptoms of this highly potent disease - which was first discovered in 1999 in Malaysia. Outbreaks in south and south-eas...