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As China Reports Rare H10N3 Bird Flu Transmission To Human, Netizens Say no, Not Again
Twitter erupted with despondent reactions as plenty sought a break from the virus & many sighed not again as China reported a case of bird flu in human
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Even as COVID-19 continues to rage across the globe, China on Tuesday confirmed the world s first case of a human infected with H10N3 avian influenza, commonly known as Bird Flu. Burdened with the flak received for being the country where the first case of COVID-19 was identified as well (in Wuhan), China s tryst with viruses hasn t gone down very well with netizens across the globe reeling with the subsequent lockdowns and restrictions imposed in wake of the second wave of the Coronavirus. While it was bats earlier, this time the virus said to have originated from poultry has triggered a sense of fear even though China has maintained that the case reported is rare and that chances of large-s
While India is still slothful in handling its domestic virus surge caused by a highly transmissible mutated variant, COVID-19 variants that were detected in India continue to be exported to neighboring countries, triggering a wave of epidemic resurgence in more Asian countries.
Many Beijing residents gathered around in the Chaoyang district to appreciate the supermoon and lunar eclipse that occurred on Wednesday night. Although such a gathering might lead to concerns about COVID-19 transmission, according to media reports, more than 70 percent of Beijing residents, aged 18 and older have been fully vaccinated against the virus, meaning the city is fast approaching full herd immunity.