covid-19
Wuhan Marathon postponed after China Covid-19 surge-
By AFP BEIJING: The Wuhan Marathon, which had been due to take place Sunday, has been postponed at short notice ...
COVID-19 cases on the rise in China as Beijing, other provinces report spike-
By PTI BEIJING: Authorities in the Chinese capital are ramping up measures like testing and restricting hotel bookings as the ...
COVID-19 hospital airborne transmission prevented by air filters, study suggests
COVID-19 particles can be effectively filtered from the air to prevent transmission in the hospital using portable air filters and ...
Government school in Himachal Pradesh closed as 15 students test COVID-19 positive-
By PTI SHIMLA: A government school in Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur district was closed after its 15 students tested positive for ...
WHO’s Tedros looks like shoo-in for second term despite handling of COVID-19, closeness to China
The Ethiopian head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, looks set to serve a second term as director-general ...
Prison workers top list of those not complying with Connecticut COVID-19 mandate
Employees in Connecticut’s prison system make up nearly a third of the state workers who have failed to comply with ...
Life expectancy in India dropped by two years due to COVID-19: Study
“The life expectancy at birth in 2019 was 69. 5 years for men and 72 years for women, which came ...
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in kids
Kid-size doses of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine appear to be safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections ...
When is it time to get the COVID-19 booster shot?
Millions more Americans just became eligible for COVID-19 boosters, but figuring out who’s eligible and when can be confusing. And ...
COVID-19: What is the delta plus variant?
What is the “delta plus” variant? It’s a relative of the delta variant, identified by British scientists last month. Because it isn’t ...
