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Washington: The  top US infectious disease expert has warned that traveling during the time of Christmas will increase the spread of COVID-19. more
Bangladesh registers one more death due to COVID-19

Dhaka: Bangladesh, the nation which recorded a spike in COVID- 19 cases earlier this year, recorded one new death due to the deadly virus in the past 24 hours, media reports said.

Iran detects first Omicron case

Tehran: Iran has recorded its first Omicron variant case, media reports said on Sunday.

Study shows Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines less effective against Omicron strain: WHO

Geneva/UNI/Sputnik: Preliminary results of a non-peer-reviewed study from the United Kingdom indicate reduced effectiveness of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines against the Omicron coro ...

French health minister announces mandatory booster dose for caregivers, firefighters

Paris/UNI/Sputnik: French Health Minister Olivier Veran announced on Saturday that people providing care and firefighters will be obligated to get booster vaccine doses against Covid 19 s ...

UK breaks daily COVID cases record for 3rd day in a row, over 93000 cases registered

London/UNI/Xinhua: Britain reported 93,045 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, breaking the daily record for the third consecutive day and bringing the total number of coronav ...

Omicron, Delta may combine to form COVID-19 super-variant, expert warns

London: A new COVID-19 super-variant strain may emerge with the combination of Delta and Omicron variants, experts said.

Study shows Omicron largely evades immunity from past infection or two vaccine doses

London: The Omicron variant largely evades immunity from past infection or two vaccine doses according to the latest Imperial modelling.

Bangladesh registers two deaths due to COVID-19

Dhaka: Bangladesh, a country which registered a severe wave of the pandemic in recent times, registered two new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Friday. ...

Lifesaving support for new mothers in crisis-wracked Afghanistan

The Malalai Maternity Hospital is one of the busiest in the Afghan capital, Kabul, welcoming around 85 babies into the world every day, including 20 by Caesarean section. But the ongoing ...