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Colombo, June 9 : Sri Lanka has reported 7,896 dengue cases so far this year with the health authorities warning that the number could spike with the onset of the monsoon rains, local media reported here on Wednesday.National Dengue Control Unit Dire…

Jakarta, June 9 : Indonesia is planning to vaccinate 1 million people per day by July, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday.Widodo made the remarks after observing a mass Covid-19 vaccination held at a university’s hospital in West Java province, …

Dhaka, June 9 : Bangladesh on Wednesday reported 2,537 new Covid-19 cases and 36 more deaths, pushing the tally to 817,819 and the toll to 12,949, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.The official data showed that 20,584 samples wer…

London, June 9 : People more concerned about catching Covid-19 were more disapproving of the wrong-doings of others, whatever they were doing wrong, according to a study on how we make moral judgements.The findings are evidence that our morality is s…

Washington, June 9 : While many countries are yet to receive even one dose of Covid vaccines, many US states are seeing unused Johnson (and) Johnson vaccine doses piling up on shelves — all set to expire this month, media reports say.State officia…

New York, June 9 : Speaking without masks in confined spaces poses the greatest risk of spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, to others, according to a study.The study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine describes how differ…

Jakarta, June 9 : Critically ill Covid-19 patients treated with non-altered stem cells from umbilical cord connective tissue were more than twice as likely to survive as those who did not have the treatment, according to a small study.The clinical tr…

Canberra, June 9 : Australia’s peak medical body has called on the government to implement a tax on sugary beverages to combat obesity, diabetes and poor health.In an address at the National Press Club Wednesday, President of the Australian Medical A…

Colombo, June 9 : Sri Lanka’s total Covid cases have crossed the 210,000-mark with 2,682 fresh infections, according to the country’s Health Ministry.Sri Lanka has so far reported 210,661 Covid-19 cases, out of which 178,259 patients had recovered an…

Washington, June 9 : As the US continues to push forward its domestic vaccination program, overseas Americans who are required to pay US taxes are feeling left behind by their own government, The Washington Post reported on Monday.Citing official fig…