Mystery Disease Outbreak in China

Unconfirmed reports suggest a mystery disease is ravaging China, linked to HMPV, overwhelming hospitals and leading to deaths. Chinese government downplays fears, attributing the rise to flu. WHO urges China to share data on COVID-19 origins.

Landslide in Yambali Village, Papua New Guinea

A landslide in Yambali village, Papua New Guinea has left 670 villagers dead and more than 2,000 buried. Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak due to trapped water streams and decaying corpses. The United Nations and Australia are providing assistance in the form of shelter, geotechnical experts, heavy earth-moving equipment, and drones for mapping the site.