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New York : The COVID-19 crisis has caused a dramatic spike in the number of Syrian refugees in need of emergency assistance in the last three months, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, in an appeal for funding to confront new challenges posed by the health emergency. more
Study finds evidence that loneliness makes it harder to quit habit of smoking

New York: In a study published in the journal Addiction, University of Bristol researchers have found evidence for a causal link between prolonged experience of loneliness and smoking.

COVID-19: Preparations for southern flu season must be a priority: WHO’s Tedros

New York : Despite the ongoing global response to COVID-19, the world cannot lose sight of the significant public health risk posed by influenza, which affects every country every year an ...

China confirms 40 new COVID-19 cases, including 27 in Beijing - Health Authorities

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&rs ...

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. ...