After COVID-19, Scientists Fear China-Laos Railway Could Spark Another Global Health Crisis

Some scientists fear that the China-Laos Railway could spark another global health crisis after COVID-19 because the accelerated development along its once-remote trajectory is causing tree loss and bringing humans into closer contact with bats.

Deep in the forests of Laos, China has built a state-of-the-art high-speed railway.

The link is supposed to bring prosperity. Some scientists fear it could also bring out something else: a new pandemic.

China already has been the source of two ...

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