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Geneva, Sep 1 : The World Health Organisation (WHO) is monitoring the new Covid-19 strain — Mu — recently designated as a variant of interest (VOI) for vaccine resistance, the health body has said.Mu, also known as B.1.621, was first identified fro…

New Delhi, Sep 1: With the US withdrawal creating a void in Afghanistan, other countries are stepping in to contain the possible debilitating after effects. Germany has stepped up diplomacy with neighbouring countries and those with heft in the Muslim …

Tehran, Sep 1 : Tracing the origin of Covid-19, a complex issue of science, “should and can only be undertaken by scientists around the world through joint research”, the Chinese ambassador to Iran wrote in an opinion piece published recently, warnin…

Tokyo, Sep 1 : As Japan continues to find black and pink particles in the Moderna Covid vaccine vials, it has temporarily halted the inoculation programmes in many regions, say media reports.Last week, the Japanese Health Ministry reported the death …

Addis Ababa, Sep 1 : Ethiopia has registered 1,324 new Covid-19 cases, taking the nationwide tally to 308,134 as of Tuesday evening, the country’s Ministry of Health said.The ministry reported 15 new deaths related to COVID-19 and 764 more recoveries…

Manila, Sep 1 : The Philippines crossed a grim milestone as the Covid-19 caseload topped 2 million on Wednesday.The number of Covid-19 cases in the Southeast Asian country surged to 20,03,955 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 14,216 new d…

New York, Sep 1 : The Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine, given during early childhood, and Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis (Tdap) vaccine, given every 10 years, may help lower the risk of severe Covid-19, according to researchers.Besides eliciting a p…

Wellington, Sep 1 : New Zealand reported 75 new community cases of Delta variant of Covid-19, including 74 in the largest city, Auckland and one in the capital Wellington on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the country’s community out…

Wellington, Sep 1 : New Zealand reported 75 new community cases of Delta variant of Covid-19, including 74 in the largest city, Auckland and one in the capital Wellington on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the country’s community out…

Dublin, Sep 1 : The Irish government has endorsed a plan to lift the majority of the current Covid-19 restrictions countrywide from October 22, a government statement has said.Under the plan, requirement for physical distancing, mask wearing outdoors…