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Rabat, Aug 31 : Morocco announced on Monday 2,676 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally of infections in the North African country to 856,049.The total number of recoveries from Covid-19 in Morocco increased by 7,360 to 787,794, the Xinhua news agency…

London, Aug 31 : Another 26,476 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 6,757,650, according to official figures released on Monday.The country also reported another 48 cor…

Kabul/New Delhi, Aug 30 : Global media reports supported by security experts indicate that the Taliban 2.0 now ensconced in Afghanistan has come to control (Dollar) 85 billion military equipment, including 600,000 small arms, 200 planes/choppers, bl…

New York, Aug 30 : Prior exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, neither guarantees a high level of antibodies nor immunity to re-infection as thought earlier, finds a study emphasising the need to get vaccinated against the deadly infect…

Washington, Aug 30 : Mandating Covid vaccines for school children is a “good idea”, US top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci said, citing the growing prevalence of the highly-contagious Delta variant.With Delta variant driving infection rate…

Geneva, Aug 30 : As millions of children return to school for the new academic session, vaccinating teachers and other school staff against Covid-19 disease can help make schools a safe place against the infectious disease, the World Health Organisat…

Canberra, Aug 30 : Amid the raging third wave of the pandemic, Covid-19 deaths in Australia has increased to more than 1,000, the country’s Department of Health announced on Monday.On Monday morning, New South Wales (NSW), the country’s most populous…

New York, Aug 30 : SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, is not alone that is spread primarily by inhalation of virus-laden aerosols at both short and long ranges, but most respiratory viruses do so, finds a study.The study, published in the journa…

Washington, Aug 30 : US drug maker Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is likely to get authorisation for providing vaccines to children aged between 5 to 12 by October, according to Scott Gottlieb, former head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Current…

Tokyo, Aug 30 : Japan’s Okinawa prefectural government said it suspended inoculation at a mass Covid-19 vaccination site after another batch of Moderna Inc.jabs was found to be contaminated.The decision on Sunday came after previous contaminated Mode…