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Washington, Aug 23 : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 211.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.43 million and vaccinations soared to over 4.92 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Mond…

Tehran, Aug 22 : Iran’s daily Covid-19 death toll hit a new high on Sunday at 684 new fatalities, taking the country’s overall toll to 102,038.The pandemic has so far infected 4,677,114 people in the country, after 36,419 new cases were registered in…

Dhaka, Aug 22 : Bangladesh on Sunday reported 4,804 new Covid-19 cases and 139 more deaths, taking the overall caseload to 1,461,998 and death toll to 25,282, respectively, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.The official data show…

Phnom Penh, Aug 22 : Cambodia’s Ministry of Health (MoH) on Sunday said another 163 new cases of the Delta Covid-19 variant were confirmed, bringing the total number of such cases in the Southeast Asian nation to 999.”So far, the Delta variant has hi…

Dubai, Aug 22 : Even as the number of new Covid-19 cases continue to dwindle in the UAE, the government is not taking things for granted with the new Delta variant and announced a slew of measures, including stiff fines for those breaking pandemic-re…

Addis Ababa, Aug 22 : The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa has reached 7,466,187, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.The Africa CDC said the death toll from the pandemic stood at 187,969 on Saturday.Some 6,57…

Moscow, Aug 22 : Russia confirmed 20,564 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 6,747,087, the official monitoring and response centre said on Sunday.The nationwide death toll grew by 762 to 176,044, and the numb…

New York, Aug 22 : Sugars in breast milk can help prevent Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infections in human cells and tissues as well as in mice, researchers have found.The GBS bacteria are a common cause of blood infections, meningitis, and stillbirth…

Chennai, Aug 22 : Around 60 Indian fishing boats that were engaged in fishing off the Rameshwaram coast in Tamil Nadu were subjected to stone-pelting by the Sri Lankan Navy, according to state fishing department officials.The incident was reported on…

Washington, Aug 22 : A controversial anti-parasitic drug commonly used for livestock — ivermectin — but touted as a potential Covid-19 treatment, should not be taken to treat or prevent Covid-19, the US Food and Drug Administration has said here.Th…