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Beijing/Sputnik: China registered 40 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, including 27 cases in Beijing amid the new cluster at the wholesale food market, Xinfadi, the country’s National Health Commission said on Tuesday. more
Chinese mainland reports 49 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Beijing/Xinhua:  Chinese health authority said Monday that it received reports of 49 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Sunday, of which 39 were domestically transm ...

Coronavirus may trigger new diabetes, experts alert

London: Emerging evidence suggests that COVID-19 may actually trigger the onset of diabetes in healthy people and also cause severe complications of pre-existing diabetes.  

Nearly a third of UK public drinking more alcohol than usual during the pandemic: Study

London: Nearly a third of people (29%) are reporting that they have drunk more alcohol than they normally would, according to a major new study by the Policy Institute at King’s Col ...

COVID-19 threatens the entire nervous system: Study 

New York: A new review of neurological symptoms of COVID-19 patients in current scientific literature reveals the disease poses a global threat to the entire nervous system, reports a Nor ...

Up to 45 percent of SARS-CoV-2 infections may be asymptomatic, says new analysis

New York/IBNS: An extraordinary percentage of people infected by the virus behind the ongoing deadly COVID-19 pandemic—up to 45 percent—are people who never show symptoms of t ...

Chinese mainland reports five new imported COVID-19 cases

Beijing/: The Chinese mainland reported five new imported COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,808, the National Health Commission said on Saturday. ...

France's coronavirus death toll up by 28 to 29,374

 Paris/Xinhua: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed another 28 lives in French hospitals in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's overall tally to 29,374, the Health Ministry ...

WHO concerned about COVID-19 impact on women, children and adolescents

Geneva/Xinhua: The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday it is "especially concerned" about the impact of COVID-19 on women, children and adolescents.

Widespread facemask use could prevent a second COVID-19 wave, says study

London: Even basic homemade masks can significantly reduce transmission if enough people wear them when in public, according to latest modelling. Researchers call for information campaign ...