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New York, July 14 : The airway cells of patients with chronic lung diseases are “primed” for infection by the Covid-19 virus, resulting in more severe symptoms, poorer outcomes and a greater likelihood of death, according to a study.The study, publis…

New York, July 14 : The airway cells of patients with chronic lung diseases are “primed” for infection by the Covid-19 virus, resulting in more severe symptoms, poorer outcomes and a greater likelihood of death, according to a study.The study, publis…

New York, July 14 : A centralised repository of Covid-19 health records built by US researchers, last year, has been helpful in tracing the progression of the disease over time and could eventually be used as the basis for decision-making tools.The N…

New York, July 14 : A centralised repository of Covid-19 health records built by US researchers, last year, has been helpful in tracing the progression of the disease over time and could eventually be used as the basis for decision-making tools.The N…

Colombo, July 14 : Pakistan High Commissioner for Sri Lanka Major General (Retd.) Muhammad Saad Khattak expressed confidence on China’s support for his country but warns that countries like Sri Lanka and his own should be ‘mindful about the support e…

Toronto, July 14 : Administering a full dose of a standard blood thinner early to moderately ill hospitalised patients with Covid-19 could halt the formation of blood clots and reduce the risk of severe disease and death, finds a study.Covid-19 is ma…

Beijing, July 14 : The Chinese mainland has reported one new locally transmitted COVID-19 case and 23 new imported cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.Also reported were 23 new imported cases, of which ten were…

Los Angeles, July 14 : Actors Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore have opened up about the surprise kiss they shared years ago.Barrymore said: “One of the moments that I had the most moxie, and I don’t think we’ve ever talked about this, I walked into I th…

Santiago, July 14 : Chile recorded the lowest number of daily Covid-19 infections since December 2020, after reporting 1,278 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday, adding that there were also 36 more deaths.With these…

United Nations, July 14 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said that 11 billion doses are needed to vaccinate 70 per cent of the world to end the Covid-19 pandemic.”Pledges of doses and funds are welcome — but they are not enough.We …