Delhi records 648 fresh Covid cases, 5 deaths
New Delhi, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi on Sunday reported marginal decline in fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, at 648 as against 678 reported on the previous day, but there were five fresh…
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Astronauts may lose bone density after returning to Earth: Study
Toronto, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) While bone loss is a natural phenomena as human bodies age, astronauts on long-duration flights tend to have a permanent loss of bone density, finds a study. The findings, published in…
India has new Covid sub-variant of Omicron, may be alarming: Israeli expert
New Delhi, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) About 10 states in India have detected a new sub-variant of Omicron BA.2.75, which may be “alarming” in nature, according to an Israeli expert on Sunday. However, the Indian Health…
High skin lesions, low fever new symptoms of monkeypox: Lancet
London, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Higher prevalence of skin lesions in the genital and anal area and lower tiredness and fever were seen among new monkeypox patients than among those infected during previous outbreaks of the…
Australia surpasses 10,000 Covid-19 deaths
Canberra, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australia has surpassed 10,000 coronavirus deaths as Covid-19 case numbers continue to rise in the country, with 30 more deaths reported on Sunday. Of those deaths, more than 7,500 have occurred…
HK to distribute 290,000 RAT kits following sewage Covid detection
Hong Kong, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said on Sunday that it will distribute around 290,000 sets of Covid-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits as part of a follow-up…
Male infertility up by 40% due to climate change, says WHO
By Avinash Prabhakar New Delhi, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The infertility and the impaired fecundity have been a concern through ages and is rising for various reasons. The prevalence of infertility in the general population is…
Antibody therapy less effective against new Omicron strains: Lancet
London, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Eight out of 10 antibody therapy available for treatment of Covid-19 patients do not inhibit the new and emerging sub-variants of Omicron such as BA.2.12.1, BA.4, and BA.5, according to a…
S.Korea’s new Covid cases stay over 10,000 amid resurgence woes
Seoul, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 10,000 for the second consecutive day on Sunday as the daily cases seemed to be rising again after months of subsiding. The country added…
Insufficient sleep now a key factor for heart attacks
New York, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Proper sleep is now considered an essential component for ideal heart and brain health, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). The Association, this week, added sleep duration to its…
Monkeypox cases in Colombia rise to 5
Bogota, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two new cases of monkeypox were detected in Colombia, bringing the total number of cases in the country to five, local health authorities reported on Saturday. The new cases were two…
India records 16,103 new Covid cases, 231 deaths
New Delhi, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) India reported 16,103 new Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, which is a marginal decline from the previous day’s count of 17,092, said the Union Health Ministry on…
UP doctor receives transfer letter 13 days after death
Prayagraj, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 55-year-old government doctor from Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj posted in Chitrakoot received his transfer letter on his WhatsApp number on the day of his ‘terahvi’ (13th day) after his death. He…
Singapore reports 7,952 new Covid-19 cases
Singapore, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Singapore reported 7,952 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total tally to 1,461,107. Of the new cases, 765 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 7,187 through ART…
Aussie researchers warn of ‘long Covid’ threat
Sydney, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) As Covid-19 restrictions gradually ease across Australia, health professionals expressed concerns over a “very big wave” of people with “long Covid”. “We can ignore this problem simply, but even if you…
India hands over 50-bedded hospital to Tajikistan
New Delhi, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) India has handed over a 50-bed India-Tajikistan Friendship Hospital (ITFH) to Tajikistan along with the entire complement of medical equipment, medicines, stores and support equipment, including an operation theatre, X-Ray…
Time to move from ‘Volume’ to ‘Value’ leadership in Pharma market: Mandaviya
New Delhi, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Let us move from ‘Volume’ to ‘Value’ leadership to capture global pharmaceutical market, said Union Health Minister Mansukh said on Saturday. He told the leaders of Pharma industry that it…
Delhi’s Covid tally drops to 678, 2 fresh deaths
New Delhi, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi on Saturday reported a decline in fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours, at 678 against 813 on the previous day, while there were two more Covid-related deaths, as…
CoVarScan-a rapid Covid test that may help identify variants in hours
New York, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) A team of researchers has developed a rapid Covid-19 test that might help in identifying different variants of the SARS-CoV-2 in just hours. After developing CoVarScan, a rapid Covid-19 test…
Covid infections jump by half a million in UK: Report
London, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Covid-19 infections are rising again across the UK as an estimated 2.3 million people or one in 30 has the virus, an increase of 32 per cent on the week before,…