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Health officials have expressed concern over a simultaneous rise in Delta infections and cases of a respiratory virus known as respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV – a highly contagious, flulike illness that is typically more likely to affect children and
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan decided on Friday (July 30)to expand states of emergency to three prefectures near Olympic host Tokyo and the western prefecture of Osaka, as Covid-19 cases spike in the capital and around the country, overshadowing the Summer
At a school in Pataudi in India’s Haryana state, a “welcome back to school” message is written on a whiteboard at the entrance. But Mr Rashtriya Aman Mudgal, whose family started the private Navjivan Middle School, is not sure how
BANGKOK (REUTERS) – A Thai hospital morgue overwhelmed by Covid-19 deaths has begun storing bodies in refrigerated containers, resorting to a measure it last took in a devastating 2004 tsunami, as the country grapples with its biggest coronavirus outbreak. Thailand
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australia’s east coast states of New South Wales and Queensland faced an escalating battle against the Covid-19 Delta variant on Sunday (Aug 1), with millions under strict lockdown and authorities urging more testing and vaccinations to rein
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China is studying if it is necessary to give booster Covid-19 vaccine shots to vulnerable groups such as the elderly, people with underlying diseases and those who work in high-risk areas. There is not enough evidence yet
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Imagine a Covid-19 vaccine that came as a pill: no needles, no medical professionals required to administer it, potentially delivered directly to people’s homes. Israeli pharmaceutical Oramed is attempting to accomplish just that, and is poised to
I hate that I believe the sentence I’m about to write. It undermines much of what I spend my life trying to do. But there is nothing more overrated in politics – and perhaps in life – than the power
What is a COVID-19 vaccine “breakthrough” case? It’s when a fully vaccinated person gets infected with the coronavirus. A small number of such cases are expected and health officials say they’re not a cause for alarm. COVID-19 vaccines work by
WASHINGTON — The United States served notice Monday that it will keep existing COVID-19 restrictions on international travel in place for now due to concerns about the surging infection rate because of the delta variant. It was the latest sign