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US FDA authorises 1st Covid-19 diagnostic test using breath samples
Los Angeles : The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorisation for the country's first Covid-19 diagnostic test that detects chemical compounds in breath samples associated with a SARS-CoV-2 infection.The test…
Canada approves AstraZeneca Covid-19 prevention drug
Ottawa : Canada has approved British drugmaker AstraZeneca's drug for the prevention of Covid-19 in immune compromised adults and children.In a statement, Health Canada on Thursday said the department has determined that the drug named…
Global Covid-19 cases surpass 500mn: WHO
Geneva : The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 500 million, according to the latest data from the World Health Organisation (WHO).Globally, as of 8:36 p.m. CEST on Thursday, there have been 500,186,525 confirmed…
Covid-19 still a global health emergency despite drop in cases, deaths : WHO
Geneva : As the number of new Covid-19 cases and deaths continues to decline, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the pandemic remains a public health emergency, advising countries to be prepared to scale up Covid-19 response…
Global Covid caseload tops 501.5 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 501.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.18 million and vaccinations to over 11.12 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Thursday…
No change in Omicron BA.4, BA.5 severity or transmissibility so far : WHO
Geneva : While there have been a few cases of new Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5, so far there is no change seen in the severity or transmissibility, the World Health Organisation has said. The new sub-variants have to date been…
Mexico to immunise minors against Covid with Covax vaccines
Mexico City : The Mexican government will begin immunising children against Covid-19 with Covax vaccine, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said.During his daily press conference on Wednesday, Lopez Obrador noted that by the end of the…
Global Covid caseload tops 500.3 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 500.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.18 million and vaccinations to over 11.12 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Wednesday…
S.Korea to start 2nd booster shot programme for elderly people
Seoul : The South Korea's government said on Wednesday it will start the second booster shot programme for elderly people aged 60 and over.It also plans to announce adjustments in social distancing Friday, which will center on normalizing…
Italy begins distributing 2nd Covid booster shot to elderly
Rome : Italy has began the process of distributing a second Covid-19 booster shot to the most high-risk members of its population.Italy's medicines agency, AIFA, gave its approval to the distribution of second booster doses to those over…