Coronavirus: The ‘missing’ Covid-19 deaths in rural India
The second wave of Covid-19 ravaged India as hospitals and then crematoriums ran out of space. Families struggled to find beds, oxygen or even medicines...
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Coronavirus doctor’s diary: Will we need a third dose of vaccine?
A clinical trial began this week to find out whether a third dose of vaccine will provide people with better protection against the Covid-19 virus,...
Covid: China’s Sinovac vaccine gets WHO emergency approval
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved China’s Sinovac Covid vaccine for emergency use. The WHO said it prevented symptomatic disease in 51% of those...
Covid: China hits back as US revisits Wuhan lab leak theory
China has denounced US efforts to further investigate whether Covid-19 came from a Chinese lab. US President Joe Biden has called on intelligence officials to...
Covid: Biden orders investigation into virus origin as lab leak theory debated
US President Joe Biden has ordered intelligence officials to “redouble” efforts to investigate the origins of Covid-19, including the theory that it came from a...
India records 300,000 Covid deaths as pandemic rages
The number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in India has moved past the 300,000 mark as the country continues to grapple with the pandemic. Experts...
Sri Lanka: Covid increases China influence in India’s backyard
South Asia, a region with a combined population of nearly two billion people, is facing its worst health crisis in recent memory. India and its...
Covid cases at Everest base camp raise fears of serious outbreak
Mountaineers and authorities at Everest base camp in Nepal have told the BBC they are seeing rising numbers of climbers with Covid-19 symptoms and rising...
Covid-19: Novavax vaccine shows 89% efficacy in UK trials
A new coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be 89.3% effective in large-scale UK trials. The Novavax jab is the first to show in trials...
Coronavirus cases among children on the rise in Russia, expert says
MOSCOW. KAZINFORM The number of novel coronavirus cases among children is growing in Russia and this trend has been recorded in the past two weeks,...
