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US to offer free COVID tests

US health officials said on Friday the government's free COVID-19 test delivery programs would reopen in late September, in time for the holiday season,...

Four Films That Mirror the COVID Crisis

While the world grappled with the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, cinema offered a unique lens through which to process and understand the...

Harvey Weinstein moved to hospital after COVID, pneumonia diagnosis

 Jailed Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was moved to a New York hospital on Thursday with multiple ailments including COVID, his representatives said in a...

PM Shehbaz Sharif wishes President Biden prompt recovery from Covid

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday extended good wishes to US President Joe Biden for his "swift and complete" recovery after he tested positive...

Fact Check: Study DOES NOT say COVID vaccines fueled excess deaths

A newly released study does not say COVID-19 vaccines may have fuelled excess deaths across the world, contrary to claims on social media. The journal...

The FLiRT COVID variants: What are they?

The so-called FLiRT variants of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that cause COVID-19 have been the dominant forms of the virus circulating this year globally, according...

India looks beyond COVID with new vaccines for malaria, dengue

The CEO of the world's biggest vaccine maker, Serum Institute of India, said the company has bolstered its manufacturing ahead of launches over the...

WHO concerned over ‘incredibly low’ COVID, flu vaccination rates

Low vaccination rates against the latest versions of COVID-19 and influenza are putting pressure on healthcare systems this winter, leading public health officials told...

Pakistan reports two suspected cases of new Covid variant

KARACHI: The Sindh health department has confirmed two cases of Covid-19 in passengers who had arrived at Karachi’s Jinnah Inter­national Airport, ARY News reported. The...

No case of new coronavirus variant reported in Pakistan: health minister

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Health Minister Dr Nadeem Jan said on Friday that Pakistan country had not yet recorded any cases of the new Covid-19 variant,...

Mask mandates return at some US hospitals as COVID, flu jump

Hospitals in at least four US states have reinstated mask mandates amid a rise in cases of COVID, seasonal flu and other respiratory illness. Healthcare...

UK PM Sunak reportedly said ‘just let people die’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was quoted as saying the government should "just let people die" during the COVID-19 pandemic rather than impose a second...

Najib Razak in hospital with COVID

Malaysia's jailed former prime minister Najib Razak has been admitted to a hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, his spokesperson said on Thursday. Najib, 70,...

New Zealand starts new tourism campaign as post-COVID visits lag

WELLINGTON: New Zealand is launching a new tourism campaign with Kiwi director and actor Taika Waititi to attract visitors after the sector was hammered...

Scientists uncover COVID’s weakness

In a new paper published in the journal Viruses, research team from United States' University of California  Riverside described an important discovery. The protein...

US govt awards $45 million for long COVID clinics

The US government is awarding $45 million in grants to help clinics treating long COVID develop new models of care and expand access, the...

Eris, BA.2.86: Do I need to worry about COVID again?

The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are tracking a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that...

UK govt launches legal fight over Covid-era messages

The UK government said on Thursday it will mount a legal challenge over the release of documents to a public inquiry probing its handling...

WHO chief hopes for ‘historic’ pandemic accord

A new pandemic accord under negotiation must be a "historic agreement" marking a dramatic shift in the approach to global health security after the...

COVID caused brain damage in 2 babies infected during pregnancy

Researchers at the University of Miami reported on Thursday what they believe are the first two confirmed cases in which the SARS-CoV-2 virus (Covid)...
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