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Yangon, June 27 : Myanmar reported 783 new Covid-19 cases and eight more deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total infections to 152,356 and the death toll to 3,290, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry on Saturday.Over 2….

New York, June 26 : Antacids improved blood sugar control in people with diabetes but had no effect on reducing the risk of diabetes in the general population, according to a new study.Type-2 diabetes is a global public health concern affecting almos…

Washington, June 26 : More than 30 per cent public health workers have reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), because of the prolonged demand for responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a study by t…

Beijing, June 26 : A large fossil skull discovered in China may be our closest relative in the human family tree, than the previously known Neanderthals, according to a new research.The fossil — Harbin cranium — is the largest of known Homo skulls …

Washington, June 26 : The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the drug Actemra (tocilizumab) — used for arthritis — for the treatment of hospitalised patients with Covid-19.Under the EUA, the dr…

New York, June 26 : As SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, evolves it tends to mutate and bring new variants as well as cause changes to the spike protein — a fact that can render the current vaccines targeting the protein ineffective.Researcher…

Jakarta, June 26 : Indonesia is currently examining the use of the Sinovac and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for people under 18 years of age after detecting many cases of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus among children and youths.”W…

Ankara, June 26 : Turkish authorities have urged citizens aged between the ages of 18 and 30 to get vaccinated against Covid-19.”To enjoy summer vacation and rejoin universities in September, I invite the youth to get their shots done,” Istanbul Gove…

Jakarta, June 26 : At least 949 medical workers in Indonesia have died due to Covid-19 from March 2020 to June 2021, the Indonesian Medical Association’s head Adib Khumaidi said.Of the 949 medical workers, 401 were doctors, 315 nurses, 150 midwives, …

Yangon, June 26 : The Covid-19 death toll rose to 3,282 after seven new deaths were reported in the past 24 hours in Myanmar, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry on Friday.The release said 859 of 5,854 samples were newly tested…