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Washington, Aug 20 : Scientists have criticised the US decision to roll out Covid booster shots for all Americans stating that the data isn’t compelling, the media reports said.Top US health officials including CDC Director Dr Rochelle Walensky, acti…

New York, Aug 20 : Immediate and urgent globally coordinated efforts to mitigate climate change and increase resilience to extreme heat to limit additional warming can help save lives, say researchers.Extreme heat is an increasingly common occurrence…

Colombo, Aug 20 : After recording its highest single-day Covid death toll of 186, Sri Lanka has announced a 10-day lockdown starting Friday night.Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella announced that the island-wide lockdown will come into effect from …

Los Angeles, Aug 20 : Los Angeles has crossed a grim milestone of more than 25,000 Covid-19 deaths with a daily count of 35 fatalities, local health authorities said.The most populous county in the US home to over 10 million residents, also reported …

San Francisco, Aug 20 : Apple has delayed return to office until at least January 2022, as the US witnesses a surge in cases of the delta variant of Covid-19.The iPhone maker said the employees would get a month’s notice before they rejoin work in-pe…

Singapore, Aug 20 : Singapore will pilot a home isolation for fully vaccinated Covid-19 patients with mild or no symptoms soon, the Ministry of Health said in statement.With much more local and global data showing that fully vaccinated Covid-19 patie…

New York, Aug 20 : Several drugs that are already in use for other purposes, including one dietary supplement, have shown to block or reduce infection by SARS-CoV2, the virus causing Covid-19, in cells, researchers have found.The study, published in …

Dublin, Aug 20 : Eighty-four per cent of adults in Ireland have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, a senior public health official announced.Paul Reid, chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive (HSE), an agency responsible for Irel…

Lisbon, Aug 20 : Portugal has reached its target of fully vaccinating 70 per cent of its population against Covid-19, the Minister of Health Marta Temido announced.With an average of around 100,000 people being immunised per day, the Portuguese Vacci…

Tel Aviv, Aug 20 : Israel has decided to lower the eligibility age for the third dose of A Covid-19 vaccine from 50 to 40, a local media report said.The expert committee of the Health Ministry recommended vaccinating people aged over 40, as well as t…