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Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said Tuesday that it received reports of 22 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Monday, of whom 13 were domestically transmitted and nine were imported. more
Afghanistan: UN condemns attacks on healthcare amid COVID-19 pandemic

New York : Fifteen attacks on healthcare in Afghanistan were recorded during the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report published on Sunday by the UN Assista ...

Aussie state scraps easing of COVID-19 restrictions after spike in cases

Sydney/Xinhua: The Australian state of Victoria has taken a step back from easing COVID-19 restrictions scheduled for Monday, after recording a spike in new infections.

California records highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases

Los Angeles/Xinhua: The number of COVID-19 cases has totaled 173,324 in the US state of California as it recorded its highest single-day spike in coronavirus infections on Sunday.

Nigerian scientists claim to have discovered Coronavirus vaccine  

Abuja: A team of Nigerian scientists are claiming they have created a vaccine which may help prevent the novel coronavirus infection, media reports said.

Beijing reports 9 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases

Beijing/Xinhua: Beijing reported nine newly confirmed domestically-transmitted COVID-19 cases, two suspected cases and five asymptomatic cases Sunday, the municipal health commission said ...

PepsiCo suspends production at Beijing factory after recording COVID-19 case

Beijing/Sputnik: PepsiCo suspended production at its Beijing facility after detecting a case of the coronavirus infection on site, Fan Zhimin, the director of corporate affairs at PepsiCo ...

Experts find convalescent plasma safe for diverse patients with COVID-19

New York: Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have found investigational convalescent plasma to be safe following transfusion in a diverse group of 20,000 patients. 

Environmental conditions found to affect stability of virus that causes COVID-19: Study

New York: A new study led by Marshall University researcher M. Jeremiah Matson found that environmental conditions affect the stability of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviru ...

COVID-19: UN health agency warns of ‘new and dangerous phase’ as cases mount

New York : The world is entering “a new and dangerous phase” of the COVID-19 pandemic, as infection rates continue to climb, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday ...