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Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 19 new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday. more
Pakistan warns of closing down major cities if cases continue to rise

Authorities in Pakistan have warned people that they may have to close down major cities if the Covid-19 cases continue to rise with the current rate, as per a report in Dawn. The warning ...

Nepal government tightens measures amid surging Covid-19 cases

Schools, cinema houses, bars, and other places of public gatherings have been ordered to shut in several districts of Nepal as the government fears the second wave of the Covid-19 is immi ...

COVID-19: Greta Thunberg contributes 100,000 Euros to vaccine equity initiative

New York: The teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has donated 100,000 Euros to boost global efforts to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to anyone, anywhere, who needs them, the World Health ...

Vaccination rate dismal in Nepal; only 100,000 taking Chinese shots

Initially refused, a 57-year-old woman Dibya Devi Kshetri got her Covid vaccine jab after hours of wait at a Nepal government hospital, but many others elsewhere in the Himalayan nation h ...

Pakistan: Death toll due to COVID-19 crosses 16000 

Islamabad: Pakistan's COVID-19 death toll crossed the 16000 mark on Saturday, media reports said.

COVID-19 infections approaching highest rates ever, WHO warns

New York: COVID-19 infections are approaching their highest rates since the pandemic began just over a year ago, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.  ...

Alert over shortage of new drugs for ‘world’s most dangerous bacteria’

New York: A lack of new treatments for common infections has left people dangerously exposed to the “world’s most dangerous bacteria”, the UN health agency said on Thurs ...

Past COVID-19 infection does not fully protect young people against reinfection: Study

New York: A past COVID-19 infection does not completely protect against reinfection in young people, according to an observational study of more than 3,000 healthy members of the US Marin ...

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine may also effectively protect animals from COVID-19, says  developer

Moscow/Sputnik: Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine may also effectively protect animals from COVID-19, Alexander Gintsburg, the head of the Russian Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiolo ...