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Kabul: Afghanistan has reported the fourth case of Polio this year in  Bihsud district of Nangarhar province, media reports said. more
Bangladesh records two COVID-19 deaths after 66 days

Dhaka: Bangladesh registered two deaths due to COVID-19 for the first time in 66 days, as per data released by the government on Friday.

Junk food may impair our deep sleep, says study

Uppsala: In a new study, researchers at Uppsala University have investigated how junk food affects sleep.

Ex-top Chinese government scientist says the possibility of COVID virus leak from lab cannot be ruled out

A former top Chinese government scientist has said the possibility of a leak of COVID-19 virus from a laboratory should not be ruled out.

Pakistan: Wild polio virus detected in environmental samples

Islamabad: Two environmental samples collected from Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have tested positive for wild poliovirus, the Pakistani Health Ministry said.

Kazakhstan officially lifts Covid restrictions

Astana: Kazakhstan has officially lifted restrictive measures as the COVID-19 pandemic has been declared over by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Kazakh Ministry of Healthcare sai ...

China: Current Covid infections feature low prevalence level, mild symptoms

Beijing: The overall Covid-19 infections in China have entered a low prevalence level since mid-May, and the vast majority of Covid patients show mild symptoms, medical experts said.

Stop tobacco farming, grow food instead, says WHO

New York: With hunger spreading worldwide and tobacco responsible for eight million deaths each year, countries should stop subsidizing tobacco crops and help farmers grow food, the World ...

China is fighting new COVID-19 wave, may see 65 million weekly cases: Reports

Beijing: Chinese authorities are now trying to push out vaccines to fight the ongoing rise in COVID-19 which might reach its peak in June.

Gaza: Over a quarter of UNRWA centre patients needing mental health support

New York: More than one in four patients screened in violence-afflicted Gaza at UN-run health centres, require mental health and psychosocial support, the UN Relief and Works Agency for P ...