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New York, Aug 21 : A team of researchers has identified an antibody that is highly protective at low doses against a wide range of viral Covid-19 variants.Moreover, the antibody attaches to a part of the virus that differs little across the variants,…

New York, Aug 21 : A team of researchers has identified an antibody that is highly protective at low doses against a wide range of viral Covid-19 variants.Moreover, the antibody attaches to a part of the virus that differs little across the variants,…

Washington, Aug 21 : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 210.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.41 million and vaccinations soared to over 4.86 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Satu…

Manila, Aug 21 : Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte thanked China for supporting the fight against Covid-19 after a batch of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese government arrived in Manila on Friday.”My deepest gratitude goes to Chi…

Tunis, Aug 21 : Tunisian Health Ministry on Friday reported 3,127 new Covid-19 cases, raising the total tally in the North African country to 635,455.The death toll from the virus rose by 18 to 22,394 in Tunisia, while the total number of recoveries …

Singapore, Aug 21 : Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 40 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total tally in the country to 66,406.The new infections included 36 locally transmitted cases.As many as 19 are linked to previous cases a…

Washington, Aug 21 : The Covid-19 hospitalisation rates for children in the US hit its highest levels ever, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday.As for adults, every age group under 50 has also surpassed its previous re…

Yangon, Aug 21 : Myanmar’s State Administration Council has further extended the public holiday period to the end of August to curb the spread of Covid-19, according to the council’s order on Friday.The council has set a public holiday period since J…

Dhaka, Aug 20 : A youth in Bangladesh’s Joypurhat on Friday showed great presence of mind to flag down an approaching train and prevent a major accident after finding the rail line broken, officials said. The incident was reported from Panchbibi upaz…

Toronto, Aug 20 : Widespread use of better face masks and good ventilation can help mitigate the spread of Covid-19 indoors, a study has shown.Engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo performed experiments using a mannequin to simulate a…