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New XEC Covid Variant Spreads To 27 Countries, Here's What We Know So Far
Scientists have warned that a "more contagious" variant of Covid-19, dubbed XEC, is spreading more rapidly across Europe and could soon become the dominant strain.
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China's Wuhan Lab Creates New Vaccine For 'Future Pandemics': "Universal Protection"
Scientists at the institute have developed a new nanovaccine that shows promise in providing universal protection against all major Covid-19 variants.
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Britain Failed By Flawed Planning For Coronavirus Pandemic, Probe Finds
Britain let down its citizens by leaving the nation ill-prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic because of significantly flawed planning and failures by ministers and scientific experts, a public inquiry concluded in a scathing report on Thursday.
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A New All-In-One Vaccine May Prove Effective Against All Coronaviruses
A team of scientists from the world's leading universities have developed a new all-in-one vaccine that they hope can protect humans against a broad range of coronaviruses, including ones that are yet to emerge.
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Life Expectancy Dropped By 1.6 Years Globally During COVID-19: Lancet Study
Global life expectancy dropped by 1.6 years between 2019 and 2021, a sharp reversal from past improvements, according to research published in The Lancet journal.
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Study Says China Experimenting With Deadly Virus, Experts Say "This Madness Must Be Stopped"
According to the study, carried out by the Beijing University of Chemical Technology, the virus was similar to Sars-CoV-2 and discovered in 2017 in pangolins before the Covid outbreak.
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New Bat Virus With Potential To Infect Humans Discovered In Thailand: Report
The new virus which is yet to be named was found in a Thai cave where local farmers source bat faeces to fertilise their fields.
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Covid-19 "Still Circulating, Changing, And Killing": UN health Agency Chief
Almost 10,000 Covid-19 deaths were reported in December, the WHO said on Wednesday, as it warned the virus remained a major threat despite partially passing under the radar.
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How A Rs 1,580 Allowance Sustained Families In South Africa During Covid
A new documentary film reveals how a monthly Rs 1,580 ($19) grant from the South African government instituted during the Covid pandemic for unemployed people has changed the lives of the beneficiaries.
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Indian-Origin Man In US Sentenced For USD 20 Million Covid Relief Fraud
A 54-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to over three years in prison for his role in obtaining more than USD 20 million under the US government's economic aid plan following the coronavirus pandemic.
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China's Top Virologist Warns Against Another COVID-Like Pandemic: ''Highly Likely''
In the study, Shi Zhengli and colleagues from the Wuhan Institute of Virology evaluated the human spillover risk of 40 coronavirus species.
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Van Gogh Painting Stolen From Dutch Museum During Pandemic Recovered
A Dutch art detective has recovered a precious Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from a museum in a daring midnight heist during the coronavirus lockdown three-and-a-half years ago, police said Tuesday.
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New Covid Variant EG.5 Causing 17% Cases In US: Report
New COVID-19 variant EG.5 is on the rise in the US and is causing about 17 per cent of the new coronavirus cases in the country.
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New COVID Variant 'Eris' Spreading Rapidly In UK, Experts Sound Alarm
Eris or EG.5.1 was classified as a Covid variant on July 31 after UKHSA recorded its prevalence in the country due to rising cases internationally, particularly in Asia.
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Man Tests Positive For MERS-Coronavirus In Abu Dhabi: WHO
A 28-year-old man has tested positive for the potentially fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a city in Abu Dhabi on the border with Oman, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
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New XEC Covid Variant Spreads To 27 Countries, Here's What We Know So Far
Scientists have warned that a "more contagious" variant of Covid-19, dubbed XEC, is spreading more rapidly across Europe and could soon become the dominant strain.
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China's Wuhan Lab Creates New Vaccine For 'Future Pandemics': "Universal Protection"
Scientists at the institute have developed a new nanovaccine that shows promise in providing universal protection against all major Covid-19 variants.
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Britain Failed By Flawed Planning For Coronavirus Pandemic, Probe Finds
Britain let down its citizens by leaving the nation ill-prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic because of significantly flawed planning and failures by ministers and scientific experts, a public inquiry concluded in a scathing report on Thursday.
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A New All-In-One Vaccine May Prove Effective Against All Coronaviruses
A team of scientists from the world's leading universities have developed a new all-in-one vaccine that they hope can protect humans against a broad range of coronaviruses, including ones that are yet to emerge.
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Life Expectancy Dropped By 1.6 Years Globally During COVID-19: Lancet Study
Global life expectancy dropped by 1.6 years between 2019 and 2021, a sharp reversal from past improvements, according to research published in The Lancet journal.
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Study Says China Experimenting With Deadly Virus, Experts Say "This Madness Must Be Stopped"
According to the study, carried out by the Beijing University of Chemical Technology, the virus was similar to Sars-CoV-2 and discovered in 2017 in pangolins before the Covid outbreak.
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New Bat Virus With Potential To Infect Humans Discovered In Thailand: Report
The new virus which is yet to be named was found in a Thai cave where local farmers source bat faeces to fertilise their fields.
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Covid-19 "Still Circulating, Changing, And Killing": UN health Agency Chief
Almost 10,000 Covid-19 deaths were reported in December, the WHO said on Wednesday, as it warned the virus remained a major threat despite partially passing under the radar.
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How A Rs 1,580 Allowance Sustained Families In South Africa During Covid
A new documentary film reveals how a monthly Rs 1,580 ($19) grant from the South African government instituted during the Covid pandemic for unemployed people has changed the lives of the beneficiaries.
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Indian-Origin Man In US Sentenced For USD 20 Million Covid Relief Fraud
A 54-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to over three years in prison for his role in obtaining more than USD 20 million under the US government's economic aid plan following the coronavirus pandemic.
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China's Top Virologist Warns Against Another COVID-Like Pandemic: ''Highly Likely''
In the study, Shi Zhengli and colleagues from the Wuhan Institute of Virology evaluated the human spillover risk of 40 coronavirus species.
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Van Gogh Painting Stolen From Dutch Museum During Pandemic Recovered
A Dutch art detective has recovered a precious Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from a museum in a daring midnight heist during the coronavirus lockdown three-and-a-half years ago, police said Tuesday.
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New Covid Variant EG.5 Causing 17% Cases In US: Report
New COVID-19 variant EG.5 is on the rise in the US and is causing about 17 per cent of the new coronavirus cases in the country.
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New COVID Variant 'Eris' Spreading Rapidly In UK, Experts Sound Alarm
Eris or EG.5.1 was classified as a Covid variant on July 31 after UKHSA recorded its prevalence in the country due to rising cases internationally, particularly in Asia.
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Man Tests Positive For MERS-Coronavirus In Abu Dhabi: WHO
A 28-year-old man has tested positive for the potentially fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a city in Abu Dhabi on the border with Oman, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
