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Beijing, July 21 : At least 17 airport workers in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, tested positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday noon, causing massive flight cancellations and delays.Nine of the workers have been diagnosed as confirm…

Washington, July 21 : More than 1.5 million children around the world, including 1,19,000 from India, have lost at least one parent, custodial grandparent, or grandparent, as a result of Covid-19, according to a new study published in The Lancet.Of t…

London, July 21 : Testing people for heart-related issues may help to identify patients hospitalised with Covid-19 who face an especially high risk of dying, suggests a study.Although SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, primarily affects the resp…

Kathmandu, July 21 : With a large number of workers in the tourism industry rendered unemployed amid the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, the Nepal Tourism Board is implementing a programme to provide temporary employment to those who have lost their j…

Sydney, July 21 : Australia’s most populous city of Sydney has experienced an uptick of community cases, over half of which are still under investigation, with health authorities scrambling to regain control, the media reported.In the 24 hours to 8 p…

Suva, July 21 : Fiji’s Health Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that 1,054 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in the country in the last 24 hours.The Ministry also reported 12 new deaths from the pandemic between July 13 and July 19, the Xinhua news age…

Singapore, July 21 : Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 195 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total tally in the country to 63,440.The new infections included 182 locally transmitted cases, of which 142 were linked to the Jurong …

Santiago, July 21 : Chile has recorded 902 Covid-19 infections — the lowest figure since November 2020, bringing the total to 1,601,858 cases, Health Minister Enrique Paris said.A statement released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday said that in …

Paris, July 21 : A new Covid-19 health pass has come into effect in France amid a surge in the number of new infections, officials said.From Wednesday, people will require proof of vaccination, a negative test or recent recovery from Covid-19 to ente…

Berlin, July 21 : Germany’s seven-day incidence of Covid-19 infections per 100,000 inhabitants has more than doubled within the past two weeks, the Robert Koch Institut (RKI) said on Tuesday.Since July 6, the seven-day incidence in Germany rose from …