
Hong Kong reports fifth H7N9 bird flu case
World 22:00 12/02/2014A 65-year-old man who had underlying medical conditions was hospitalised Tuesday after developing a fever and a cough and was in critical condition, the health department said in a statement late Wednesday.

China detains 10 for bird flu rumours, death toll at 9
World 20:00 10/04/2013Authorities detained the people in six provinces -- Shaanxi, Guizhou, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Fujian -- some of whom had posted "fake information" online about new cases of the virus in their areas