Beijing, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) No new locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases were reported in the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said on Friday. A total of 22 confirmed cases arriving from outside the mainland were reported…
Brussels, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, announced that exploratory talks with German biopharmaceutical company, CureVac to purchase a potential Covid-19 vaccine have concluded. Von der Leyen, president of…
New York, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) A drug normally used in rheumatoid arthritis and cancer treatments — tocilizumab — improves hospital survival in critically ill Covid-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), say researchers….
Rome, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Italy reported 840 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, the highest single-day surge since May 16 Thursday’s figure, which took the overall caseload to 256,118, also represented the 11th time in…
Chennai, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Famed playback singer and Padma awardee S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, or popularly SPB, who has recorded over 40,000 songs in 16 languages over a period of five decades continues to battle Covid-19 at…
Athens, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Holidaymakers returning to Greece were being tested for the novel coronavirus for free at the Piraeus and Rafina ports due to a surge in the number of cases. Following the recent…
Bengaluru, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Karnataka government will conduct a survey across the state to estimate the prevalence of Coronavirus and the proportion of population which has developed immunity against the virus, an official said…
Agra, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Among the 26 new Covid-19 cases in Agra reported in the last 24 hours, the District TB Officer has also been found positive. Since he had been attending official meetings regularly,…
Washington, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bill Cassidy, the Republican Senator from the US state of Louisiana, announced that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus “I am strictly following the direction of our medical experts…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) With 68,898 new Coronavirus infections in 24 hours, India tally mounted to 2,905,823 on Friday, while the death toll climbed to 54,849 with 983 more fatalities, said the Health Ministry….
Mexico City, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mexico has been offered at least 2,000 doses of a Russian Covid-19 vaccine and is to take part in its clinical trials, said Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard. This is “very…
New York, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Blood plasma therapy that is being touted as the final resort to treat Covid-19 has not convinced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as it has put the emergency…
Washington, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 22.5 million, while the deaths have increased to over 792,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Friday morning, the total…
Beijing, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Chinese mainland reported 22 new imported Covid-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 2,368, the National Health Commission said on Friday. Of the new imported…
Beijing, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Health Commission said on Friday that 47 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery in the Chinese mainland on Thursday. There were 491 patients still being treated, including…
Paris, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) France has reported a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus cases — 4,771 — up a thousand on Wednesday’s figure. It is the first time more than 4,000 daily cases…
Jersusalem, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Israeli health ministry reported 1,630 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, raising the total number in the country to 99,599. The death toll reached 795, with 16 new fatalities, while the…
Agra, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Agra district administration on Thursday announced that all historical monuments here, other than the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort, will reopen from September 1. District Magistrate P.N. Singh said…
Bengaluru, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka’s Covid tally crossed 2.5 lakh mark to reach 2,56,975 cases with 7,385 new cases, even as 6,231 more patients recovered from the virus, an official said on Thursday. “7,385 new…
Gandhinagar, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gujarat reported 1,175 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday, taking the total number of infections to 83,262, while 16 more fatalities mounted the state’s death toll to 2,855, health officials said. As…