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Politics · United StatesTrump administration awarded XpresTest $40m in disease screening contracts
The Trump administration awarded nearly $40 million in federal contracts to XpresTest for disease screening. The company, whose parent also sells spa treatments, received the contracts months after a firm linked to President Trump's elder sons invested in its parent company.
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Health · AfricaWHO Chief Urges Nations to Finalize Pandemic Treaty
The World Health Organization's Director-General is calling for the finalization of a global pandemic treaty. Citing deadly epidemics like Ebola and the unequal distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to overcome disagreements on key issues.
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Health · United StatesUS to require air passengers to declare no recent travel to DRC
From 3 November, anyone flying to the United States must state they have not been in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past 21 days. The CDC also blocks entry for visitors from Uganda or South Sudan, as the Ebola outbreak in the DRC has claimed roughly 4,700 lives across Africa.
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