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Seoul, Sep 10 : South Korea reported 1,892 fresh cases of Covid-19 as of Thursday midnight compared to the previous tally, raising the total number of infections to 269,362.The daily caseload was down from 2,049 in the prior day, but it hovered above…

Washington, Sep 10 : US President Joe Biden has announced sweeping new vaccine requirements, which may affect about 100 million Americans, as part of a new action plan to curb the surging Covid-19 cases driven by the highly contagious Delta variant.”…

Tehran, Sep 10 : Iran has reported 26,821 new Covid-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 5,237,799.According to a briefing published by Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education on its official website on Thursday, the pandemic ha…

Addis Ababa, Sep 10 : The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said that the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa have reached 7,973,133.The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African Union, sai…

Belgrade, Sep 10 : Construction of the first Chinese Covid-19 vaccine production facility in Europe started in Serbia on Thursday.The factory is planned to produce 30 million vaccine doses annually starting in April 2022, and is expected to supply Se…

London, Sep 9 : Several genetically determined traits are associated with Covid-19 susceptibility and severity, finds a study by UK researchers.Epidemiological studies have previously suggested that individuals with co-morbid conditions including dia…

New York, Sep 9 : Once infected with Covid and later fully vaccinated likely boosts immune systems of some people, providing them with a lasting defence against all future variants, according to a study.Researchers call this “superhuman immunity” or …

Amsterdam, Sep 9 : The European health regulatory body has listed Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) — a neurological disorder — as a “very rare” side effect of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, known as Covishield in India.GBS is a serious nerve inflammat…

Colombo, Sep 9 : Amidst 40 deaths and 5,500 Covid-19 infections among expectant mothers, Sri Lankan medical experts have urged couples to delay pregnancies at least by a year.Harsha Atapattu, a gynaecologist attached to a leading government-run mater…

London, Sep 9 : A third dose of vaccines against Covid-19 may not be needed for everyone in the UK and rushing into a nationwide rollout may put extra pressure on the country’s already burdened National Health Service (NHS), Pascal Soriot, CEO of Ast…