By Susitha Fernando Colombo, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lanka announced an island-wide overnight curfew from Monday following the record of daily increase in Covid death toll. Army Commander and the head of the National Operation…
Jerusalem, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Serious Covid-19 cases in Israel crossed the 500 mark on Sunday, for the first time since March, media reports said. According to the Health Ministry, there were 524 patients in serious…
New York, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) US scientists have repurposed genetic modification technology CRISPR to identify antibodies in patient blood samples in a move that could inspire a new class of medical diagnostics, particularly in the…
Srinagar, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Recoveries outnumbered new Covid cases in J&K on Sunday with 110 recoveries, 97 new cases, and 2 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. Officials said that 45 recoveries, 21 cases,…
Amaravati, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) As part of its efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19, the Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday further extended the night curfew till August 21. Principal Secretary, Health, Medical and Family…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Attacks on doctors are continuing in Kerala, with a woman doctor the latest target, for insisting that two men arriving for treatment take off their footwear before entering. Anas and Samad…
London, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the surge of the Delta variant in the US, hospitalisation rates for the adults in their 30s due to Covid-19 have hit record highs, making it the “pandemic of the…
New Delhi, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Delhi, has become the first hospital in India to house a fire station inside the hospital premises, its Director Dr Randeep Guleria…
Chennai, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The macabre dance of Covid-19 infection and the ensuing restrictions have taken the sheen out of Independence day celebrations in Tamil Nadu, with the main programme at Chennai only witnessing some…
Beijing, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Researchers have identified that low microRNA (miRNA) immunity increases the risk of Covid-19 infection in older adults and people with diabetes. MicroRNAs are a key class of gene expression regulators which…
Abuja, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) A case of the Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus (VDPV) type 2 was detected in Nigeria’s northern state of Adamawa, marking the re-emergence of the disease, local authorities said. The new case was…
London, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Researchers at University College London conducted a study of people with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) following Covid-19 vaccination, to provide a clearer guide for clinicians trying to diagnose and treat such…
Johannesburg, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Africa has started manufacturing rapid Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kits in an effort to stop relying on imports and improve the country’s competitiveness, said Minister of Higher Education,…
New Delhi, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Sunday on the occasion of India’s 75th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the health workers ‘deserve…
New Delhi, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) India on Sunday registered a marginal decline in daily Covid caseload and recorded 36,083 fresh cases and 493 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family…
By Dr Amit K Devra Every year, thousands of lives are lost due to organ failure. Organ donation is the noblest way to living beyond one’s death and gives others a new lease of life….
By Susitha Fernando Colombo, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) By As Sri Lankan hospitals are getting overcrowded with Covid-19 patients and existing oxygen stocks are running out, the island nation’s Health Ministry has decided to purchase 100…
Washington, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The global coronavirus caseload has topped 206.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.35 million and vaccinations soared to over 4.64 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University….
New Delhi, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar has launched an online portal TAPAS (Training for Augmenting Productivity and Services), developed by the National Institute of Social Defence…
Moscow, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Russia registered 22,144 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours as the Delta variant continues to spread, taking the nationwide tally to 6,579,212, the official monitoring and response centre said…