Category: Health

Nurses’ strike cripples Sri Lanka’s Covid-hit health service

By Susitha Fernando Colombo, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Major trade union action urging basic Covid-19 facilities among other demands by Sri…

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India’s Covid rate still manageable compared to developed world: PM

New Delhi, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Despite limitations of "long-neglected medical infrastructure" and "pressure of population", India's per lakh population rate…

3 years ago

Bollywood stars join hands for fundraiser concert to support vax drive

Mumbai, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bollywood biggies Katrina Kaif, A.R. Rahman, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Shabana Azmi, Shilpa Shetty Kundra and…

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India plans 12-cr Covid vaccine allocation to states this month

New Delhi, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) India has planned to provide 12 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines this month in government…

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Nearly 8L out of 10.75L eligible persons vaccinated in Goa: CM

Panaji, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than eight lakh out of the 10.75 lakh persons eligible for Covid vaccination in Goa…

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Anti-diabetic drug can be re-purposed as Covid treatment: Study

Hyderabad, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the rush to develop cures for the coronavirus, a study by a University of Hyderabad…

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Vaping may increase your risk of Covid infection: Study

New York, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) While cigarette smoke is known to increase the risk of lung disease and Covid-19 infection,…

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Covid infection in your pet dogs, cats may be common than thought

London, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Are you Covid-positive? Stay away from your feline and pooch friends to avoid the risk of…

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States need to better plan their vax drives: Harsh Vardhan

New Delhi, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hitting out at opposition leaders for making comments on the ongoing Covid vaccination drive, Union…

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Odisha logs 1,264 Covid deaths in June

Bhubaneswar, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the coronavirus pandemic still raging in the northern and coastal districts of Odisha, the Patnaik…

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UK to give Covid booster jabs to at-risk group from September

London, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UK's National Health Service (NHS) has been given the green light to roll out Covid…

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Delta variant threat forces US to reconsider mask mandate

Washington, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the highly transmissible Delta variant accounting for more than a quarter of the new coronavirus…

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Kerala to adopt pro-people approach while classifying Covid deaths

Thiruvananthapuram, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Stung by frequent criticisms from the Congress-led opposition that the Kerala government, accounting of Covid deaths,…

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World Bank expands Covid-19 vaccine funding to $20 bn

Washington, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Bank has added $8 billion more for Covid-19 vaccines, totalling $20 billion, for developing…

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Doctors rendering selfless service: Telangana Guv

Hyderabad, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday greeted doctors on the…

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Covid Delta variant detected in 96 countries: WHO

Geneva, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delta Covid-19 variant has now been detected in 96 countries, 11 more than last week,…

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Palestine records 20 new cases of Delta variant

Ramallah, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Palestine has recorded 20 new Covid-19 cases of the Delta variant across eight districts in the…

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Vaccination to resume as TN receives 2.5L doses

Chennai, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The vaccination drive which had to be temporarily paused in Tamil Nadu for two days due…

3 years ago

India logs 1,005 deaths as new cases stay below 50K

New Delhi, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) India reported 48,786 new Covid-19 cases and 1,005 deaths in the last 24 hours, according…

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Iran authorises emergency use of 2nd domestic vax

Tehran, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iran's Health Ministry has authorised the emergency use of a second domestic vaccine against Covid-19, a…

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