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China reported two deaths from bird flu after five new H5N6 cases were confirmed as WHO called for “urgent” action. A spike in bird flu infections in China last year has raised concerns among experts, who warn the strain could be more contagious to humans. The Hong Kong Department of Health said five people in Sichuan province, Zhejiang province and Guangxi Autonomous Region were infected with the strain of bird flu last December. Two are now dead, while the other three are still in hospital fighting for their lives, officials said in a statement. statement . A 75-year-old man from...
