Washington, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US will begin administrating Covid-19 booster shots next month as new data shows that vaccine protection wanes over time, top US health officials announced on Wednesday. “We are prepared to…
Valletta, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Malta has donated 40,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and the same amount of rapid test kits to Libya, according to the country’s Health Minister Chris Fearne. The donations were part…
Singapore, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 53 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total tally in the country to 66,334. The new infections included 49 locally transmitted cases. As many…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) A consortium of doctors and researchers from India, Brazil, Russia, and South Africa have partnered to conduct a study on the epidemiological impact and intersection of the Covid-19 and Tuberculosis…
Bengaluru, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka logged 1,365 new Covid cases against 1,558 discharges, while 22 fresh deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, a statement said on Wednesday The positivity rate for the day…
Amaravati, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday registered 1,433 new Covid cases, taking its overall tally beyond 19.9 lakh, even as its active cases dropped to 15,944. As many as 1,815 more persons recovered…
Gurugram, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ongoing political unrest in Afghanistan and the Covid-19 pandemic have had a huge economical impact on Gurugram’s medical tourism. Prominent hospitals in Gurugram have claimed that a huge dip in…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday was apprised of the MoUs between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the GARDP Foundation on Antimicrobial…
Srinagar, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Recoveries continued to remain ahead of new Covid cases in J&K on Wednesday with 132 recovering while 100 new cases and one death were reported during the last 24 hours. Officials…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it has identified counterfeit versions of India’s primary Covid vaccine, Covishield, BBC reported. The doses were seized by authorities in India and Africa between…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) As many as 41 per cent of surveyed Delhi households say that they have one or more members who are currently down with flu-like symptoms. The findings of the survey…
New York, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) While diabetes, obesity and a history of smoking cigarettes are considered as risk factors for poorer Covid-19 outcomes, a new study claims that people with cannabis use disorder (CUD) may…
Berlin, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Daily Covid-19 infections in Germany recorded a sharp increase as 8,324 new cases were registered within one day, 3,328 more than one week ago, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on…
London, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Animals known as carriers of coronaviruses were sold at local wet markets for years, finds a new study supporting the theory that the Covid-19 is the result of virus jumping from…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) There appears to be no respite from Covid in Kerala as on Wednesday, another 21,427 turned positive after 1,38,225 samples were tested in the past 24 hours and the daily test…
Hyderabad, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Covid-19’s second wave has come to an end in Telangana and this is the time to reopen educational institutions in the state, a senior health official said on Wednesday. Director, Public…
Hyderabad, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The consumption of millets can reduce total cholesterol, triacylglycerols (commonly known as triglycerides), and BMI, according to a new study analysing the data of 19 studies with nearly 900 people. The…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) A new app created by a team of developers in India and supported by Johns Hopkins University in the US – which has been designed to guide people isolating at…
Bengaluru, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Wednesday issued an order directed at making counselling mandatory for transfer of medical officials and other staff in the health and family welfare department. The…
Toronto, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vaccine nationalism may strongly impact global trajectories of Covid-19 case numbers and increase the potential emergence of novel variants, warn researchers. A team of researchers from the US and Canada projected…