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US plans to issue alert that Chinese hackers are targeting COVID-19 vaccine research

Washington: The United States is planning to issue a warning that hackers tied to the Chinese government are attempting to steal information from researchers working to develop a coronavi ...

Speculation about easing lockdown has increased stress levels around COVID-19: Study

London: The Covid-19 study has found that stress levels are higher among those living with children than those without. The findings also show that although life satisfaction ratings had ...

Hospitals are safer places than you might think, new Covid-19, says new research

London: These are the early results from research led by Prof Moon in collaboration with colleagues at UCL and Queen Mary University of London. The initial findings, published in corres ...

Tedros highlights complex challenges posed by COVID-19 resurgence, following easing of lockdowns

New York : The resurgence of COVID-19 cases in South Korea, China and Germany following the lifting of stay-at-home restrictions demonstrates the complexity of easing these measures, Worl ...

‘Urgency to act’ for sustainable development, greater than ever as coronavirus pandemic continues

New York : As COVID-19 upends lives and livelihoods across the planet, the UN on Monday held a wide-ranging policy discussion stressing a range of multilateral solutions to ease the pande ...

US to reach 10Mln COVID-19 tests this week

Washington/Sputnik: The United States stands to reach 10 million coronavirus testings this week, consolidating its world leadership in the field, US President Donald Trump told reporters ...

Men’s blood contains greater concentrations of enzyme that helps COVID-19 infect cells: Study

New York/IBNS: Finding may explain why men with heart failure suffer more from the coronavirus than women.

China's Heilongjiang reports no new COVID-19 cases

Harbin/Xinhua: No new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Monday, the provincial health commission said Tuesday.

Pakistan ranks 19th in COVID-19 infected list

Islamabad: Pakistan has ranked in the 19th position in the global coronavirus ranking, as per data released on Sunday.