Zhengzhou/IBNS: Chinese authorities have imposed a lockdown in Zhengzhou district, a region that houses the world’s largest iPhone factory, to combat Covid-19 spread, media reports said. The lockdown started on …
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Toronto: During the sixth wave of the pandemic, Ontario’s report of 109 new COVID-19 deaths over the past seven days is reportedly the single highest weekly death count since early May. …
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Beijing/IBNS: The people of China, who were hoping that the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) strict zero-Covid policy will be relaxed after the 20th National Congress, were upset to know that …
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Ottawa/IBNS: Health Canada Friday authorized the use of a Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster targeting Omicron sub-variants. “Today, Health Canada authorized a second bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster. “This is an updated …
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New York: Senior UN officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, took part in a High-Level event at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, noting the encouraging progress that has been …
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New York: There have been one million COVID-19 deaths so far this year – a “tragic milestone” that must lead to more people being vaccinated against the disease, World Health …
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A new type of disease, called Tomato flue, affecting the hand, foot, and mouth is spreading in India with Kerala and Odisha reporting cases of the infection. According to Lancet …
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Official data published by UN agencies on July 15 shows the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccination rates in approximately 30 years, with 25 million infants missing out on lifesaving shots. The …
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New York: Rising COVID-19 cases are not only putting further pressure on already stretched health systems and workers but also triggering an “increasing trend of deaths”, World Health Organization (WHO) …
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The virus that causes COVID-19 undertakes a massive takeover of the body’s fat-processing system, creating cellular storehouses of fat that empower the virus to hijack the body’s molecular machinery and …
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