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Chicago, Sep 17 : Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the third largest school district in the US, has reported 245 Covid-19 cases and more than 5,400 close contacts of the infected in the first two weeks since the resumption of in-person classes, local me…

Ottawa, Sep 17 : Canada reported 4,665 new cases of Covid-19 as of Thursday evening, bringing the cumulative total to 1,564,088 cases, including 27,325 deaths, according to CTV.Alberta province, which has a population of 4.4 million, reported 1,718 n…

Jerusalem, Sep 17 : Israel’s Ministry of Health has reported 8,586 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the tally of infections in the country to 1,208,144.The ministry on Thursday also reported 21 new deaths from the virus, taking the death toll in the coun…

Jerusalem, Sep 16 : A booster dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine can prevent both infections and severe illness in adults older than 60 shortly after the injection, according to a new study conducted in Israel.Israel had, on July 30, started administe…

New York, Sep 16 : US drug makers Pfizer and Moderna have, in different studie,s claimed that protection from their mRNA vaccine against Covid-19 can last only for about six months, or a little more, pitching a strong case for booster shots — ignori…

London, Sep 16 : Some women say they experienced period changes after getting a Covid-19 vaccination.While the reported changes are short-lived, research into this possible adverse reaction remains critical to the success of the vaccination programme…

London, Sep 16 : Good amount of Vitamin D in the body before Covid-19 infection can prevent severe disease and death, according to an international study.A team from Trinity College in Ireland, University of Edinburgh in Scotland and Zhejiang Univers…

Sydney, Sep 16 : Australian researchers have in a groundbreaking study identified a ‘blood-to-brain pathway’ that can lead to Alzheimer’s disease, offering potential new prevention and treatment opportunities for the debilitating brain disorder,which…

Colombo, Sep 16 : Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry said patients with the Black Fungus had been detected from several areas of the country amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.Deputy Director General of Health Services Hemantha Herath told the media on Wednesday …

Berlin, Sep 16 : The German government announced that the number of people requiring hospital treatment for Covid-19 is now the key indicator used to assess the pandemic situation in the country.”As vaccination coverage of the population increases, t…