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Global Covid caseload tops 446.1 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 446.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.99 million and vaccinations to over 10.58 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Monday…
Global Covid caseload tops 445 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 445 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.99 million and vaccinations to over 10.57 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Sunday…
Another life-saving Covid drug identified
London : A team of UK experts said they have found another life-saving drug that can help treat Covid positive people.The anti-inflammatory baricitinib is normally used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Trials suggest it can cut death risk by…
Cases of Omicron subvariant double every week in US: CDC
Washington : Cases of a highly transmissible Omicron subvariant are doubling in the US every week, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The BA.2 variant was responsible for 8.3 per cent of…
Study shows how MIS-C gets started in children
New York : A team of researchers has identified unique features of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a rare but potentially deadly complication of Covid in children, that suggest how the syndrome gets started.The…
Global Covid caseload tops 443.4 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 443.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.98 million and vaccinations to over 10.56 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Saturday…
Australian researcher develops Covid vax for animals
Canberra : A South Australian researcher has developed a coronavirus vaccine for animals that will soon be trialed on pets.Nikolai Petrovsky, a professor at Flinders University, and veterinarian Sam Kovac joined forces to adapt COVAX-19 for…
US likely to share some Covid vax technologies with WHO
Washington : The US is planning to roll out a policy to offer the World Health Organization (WHO) access to technology that can be used by low and middle-income nations to develop treatment for Covid-19, top federal health officials have…
India logs 6,396 new Covid cases, 201 deaths
New Delhi : India reported 6,396 fresh Covid infections and 201 deaths in a span of 24 hours, the Union health ministry said on Friday morning.With the new Covid related deaths, the death toll has reached 5,14,589The active cases have…
Global Covid caseload tops 442.5 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 442.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.98 million and vaccinations to over 10.55 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Friday…