Health

Saudi Arabia's vaccination rate soars as authorities implement world's strictest immunisation policy

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has imposed the strictest vaccination rules, making it compulsory to produce proof of vaccination or recent recovery not only at events but at every commercial establishment, government buildings, offices, and other places, according to a media report. more

Brazilian scientists say molecule in local snake venom may hold key to coronavirus drug

Sao Paulo: Scientists in Brazil have found that a molecule in the venom of a type of snake can stop coronavirus reproduction in monkey cells.

Black particles found in Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in Japan

Tokyo: Japan has put a batch of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine on hold after black particles were spotted in a vial.

Pakistan registers 66 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours

Islamabad: Pakistan, a nation which has witnessed several rounds of COVID-19 pandemic, registered 66 new deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours, media reports said.

Delta variant doubles risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation compared to alpha variant: Study

New York: People infected with the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant have approximately double the risk of hospitalisation compared with those infected with the alpha variant, a study of more than ...

Australia: Covid lockdown extended till September in Sydney

Sydney: The authorities in Australia's Sydney have extended the lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus infection till September.

Australia fights Coronavirus: Curfew imposed in parts of Sydney

Sydney/Xinhua: Australia's most populous state of New South Wales (NSW), epicentre of the country's current COVID outbreak, announced Friday to extend the lockdown on Greater Sydn ...

Bangladesh logs 172 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours

Dhaka: Bangladesh, a country still witnessing a deadly wave of COVID-19, registered 172 deaths due to Coronavirus in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Wednesday.

Antibodies elicited by COVID-19 vaccination effective against Delta variant: Study

Washington: Despite causing a surge in infections this summer that has resulted in thousands of hospitalizations and deaths, the delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is not par ...

Bangladesh records 187 fresh COVID-19 deaths

Dhaka: Bangladesh, a country experiencing a deadly phase of the COVID-19 for the past several months, registered 187 fresh deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours, media reports said ...