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New York, Aug 29 : A key amino-acid mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein might explain why the Delta variant of Covid-19 has spread so swiftly across the world, say researchers.SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant has rapidly replaced the Alpha variant aroun…

Sydney, Aug 29 : A new strategy where patients are started on a pill containing four medicines, each at a quarter of their usual doses, has been shown to be much more effective in getting blood pressure under control, compared to the common practice …

Washington, Aug 29 : Intensive care units (ICU) at hospitals across the US are reaching their capacity, and more vaccine and mask mandates as the country is witnessing a resurgence of record Covid-19 cases and fatalities.On August 27, the country rep…

Washington, Aug 29 : The US intelligence community has failed to reach a consensus on the origin of Covid-19 disease, while ruling out the possibility that China developed the virus as a biological weapon, according to key takeaways from a classified…

Washington, Aug 29 : The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun a clinical trial to assess the antibody response to booster shot of Covid-19 vaccine in people with autoimmune disease who did not respond to the first dose.The trial also will…

Tokyo, Aug 29 : The Japanese Health Ministry said that two men died after they received two shots of Moderna Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine, local media reported.The Ministry said on Saturday that the two men aged 30 and 38 died within days of receiving the…

Hong Kong, Aug 29 : About 60 per cent of Hong Kong’s eligible population, or 4.06 million, have received at least one shot of a Covid-19 vaccine so far, half a year after the inoculation began, official data revealed.Among them, some 3.3 million peop…

Toronto, Aug 29 : A commonly-used pesticide could be partially responsible for the global obesity epidemic, finds a study.Researchers from McMaster University in Canada discovered that chlorpyrifos — widely sprayed on fruits and vegetables in many p…

Colombo, Aug 29 : Sri Lanka’s Defence authorities on Saturday received a batch of 300,000 doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, donated by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China.The vaccines which arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport on …

Washington, Aug 29 : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 215.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.49 million and vaccinations soared to over 5.16 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Sund…