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Abuja: A total of 80 deaths have been reported across Nigeria following the spread of Lassa fever in the most populous African country so far this year, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. A total of 434 confirmed cases of Lassa fever have been reported from 17 states and and the federal […]

The fire broke out on the fourth or fifth floor of an eight-story building in a shopping and entertainment area on Friday, NHK said.

Kuala Lumpur: Large scale New Year celebrations in Malaysia have been banned over concerns that the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 could spread in the country, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. The decision was made following the confirmation of a second Omicron case in the country and at least 18 more suspected cases, Health […]

Johannesburg: With the latest Covid-19 cases at 26,976, the National Coronavirus Command Council has retained lockdown restrictions at “adjusted level 1”, health authorities said on Thursday. Dr Angelique Coetzee, chairperson of the South African Medical Association (SAMA), told Xinhua that “it makes sense to keep lockdown at this level as hospitals are not overwhelmed at […]

United Nations: Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, confirmed that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and will comply with medical guidelines by self-isolation. “I would like to inform you that, earlier today, as part of routine testing for work, I received a positive result on a Covid-19 PCR test. I am in […]

Riyadh: The Arabic calligraphy was officially inscribed on the list of the Unesco’s list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Saudi Minister of Culture, Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al Saud welcomed the decision, saying it is the result of the efforts by Saudi Arabia-led collaboration, with Arab countries, under the supervision of […]

Ithaca: Cornell University has reported 903 COVID-19 cases among students from December 7-13, and varsity officials have said that a “very high percentage” of them are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated individuals, reported CNN. The COVID-19 dashboard of the university was updated late on Tuesday and showed a jump in the number of infections. […]

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 50,374,099 and 802,502, according to the CSSE.

Washington: The new omicron coronavirus mutant speeding around the world may bring another wave of chaos, threatening to further stretch hospital workers already struggling with a surge of delta cases and upend holiday plans for the second year in a row. The White House on Wednesday insisted there was no need for a lockdown because […]

Stockholm: A rapid increase in the number of Omicron Covid-19 variant cases is imminent, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned. The European Union’s (EU) health watchdog on Wednesday urged countries to rapidly intensify their vaccination efforts, and reintroduce and strengthen other measures to slow down the spread of the virus, […]

San Francisco: A Tesla worker who is allegedly responsible for shooting a co-worker in the Fremont factory parking lot has been arrested, the Police Department has announced.According to the auto-tech website Electrek, the Fremont Police Department has, earlier, announced that they were investigating a “suspicious death” at Tesla’s Fremont factory the day before. Later, the […]

California: Researchers have found rare naturally occurring T cells that are capable of targeting a protein found in SARS-CoV-2 and a range of other coronaviruses.The study has been published in the ‘Cell Reports Journal’. The findings suggested that a component of this protein, called viral polymerase, could potentially be added to COVID-19 vaccines to create […]

Hyderabad: Indian-origin doctor Anil Menon has been making headlines after he was selected along with nine others to be astronauts for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s future space missions. Meaning he could be on the flight to the Moon someday.  He reports for duty in January 2022. Menon was SpaceX’s first flight surgeon, helping […]

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 50,233,338 and 800,343, according to the CSSE.

United States: According to a new study by the University of Georgia, obesity could affect badly on children’s cardiovascular systems both now and down the line. The research has been published in the ‘Pediatric Obesity Journal’. The study measured abdominal visceral fat levels and arterial stiffness in more than 600 children, adolescents and young adults. […]

Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was tested for COVID-19 late Tuesday after being deemed a casual contact. The testing followed his attendance at a school graduation ceremony in Sydney last Friday. A COVID-19 case was later found to be among the 1,000-person event. Morrison’s office confirmed he was deemed a casual contact by New […]

Milan: Italian women are having dramatically fewer babies than ever during the pandemic, accentuating one of the world’s lowest birth rates, the Italian statistics agency ISTAT said Tuesday. The month of January 2021, 10 months after Italy’s draconian lockdown, marked the lowest birth rate ever — a 13.6 per cent decline over the same month […]

Hyderabad: Dogecoin saw a huge leap of 19.31% after Tesla boss Elon Musk took to twitter to announce that the company would accept the meme coin for purchase of merchandise. Musk’s tweet saying “Tesla will make some merch buyable with Doge and see how it goes,” helped the meme coin gain immensely. The Tesla CEO […]

Washington: Pfizer said Tuesday that its experimental pill to treat COVID-19 appears effective against the omicron variant. The company also said full results of its 2,250-person study confirmed the pill’s promising early results against the virus: The drug reduced combined hospitalisations and deaths by about 89 per cent among high-risk adults when taken shortly after […]

Johannesburg: A two-dose Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination provides just 33 per cent protection against infection by the omicron variant of the coronavirus, but 70 per cent protection against hospitalisation, according to a large-scale analysis in South Africa released Tuesday. The first large-scale analysis of vaccine effectiveness in the region where the new variant was discovered appears to […]

Los Angeles: California will reimpose its indoor mask mandate from Wednesday to prepare for an anticipated increase of Covid-19 cases due to gatherings during the year-end holidays and the emergence of the new Omicron variant, the Department of Public Health said. The mask mandate will last at least a month, at which time the state […]

London: The number of daily Omicron infections in the UK has been estimated as being at 200,000, according to the UK Health Security Agency. The estimates based on modelling come after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in a televised statement on Sunday, warned that Britain faces a “tidal wave” of Omicron infections. Health secretary Sajid […]

Madrid: The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Spanish island of La Palma has continued for 87 days, has hit a new record of being the longest than the previous one in 1585. The eruption began on September 19, three-days longer than the 84-day record set in 1585, reports Xinhua news agency. Only […]

Jakarta: Starting from Tuesday, Indonesia will start vaccinating children aged six to 11 years old against Covid-19, targeting 26.5 million kids, according to the Ministry of Health. The vaccine to be used is China’s Sinovac, the only one to obtain an emergency use authorization for this age group from Indonesia’s National Agency of Drug and […]