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Los Angeles, May 31 : Anthony Hopkins is 83 and in fighting form in front of the camera, having just won an Oscar as Best Actor for “The Father”.He asserts that he enjoys working, which is what keeps him going.”I enjoy working. I enjoy getting out of…

London, May 31 : Inserting breathing tubes early may reduce Covid-19 patients’ ICU stay by a week, claims a study.The study, led by researchers at McMaster University and the University of Toronto in Canada, looked at tracheostomies, which are a proc…

Singapore, May 31 : The B1617 Covid-19 variant is spreading worldwide at ‘frightening speed’ and could aggravate the pandemic — particularly in countries with low vaccination rates, according to the latest assessment of the virus by experts here.The…

London, May 31 : The Covid-19 pandemic has not only hit physical health and the economy but has also impacted mental health with the possibility of increased rates of suicide, according to a study.Led by a team of researchers at Swansea University, C…

Islamabad, May 31 : Pakistan’s Covid-19 positivity rate has remained below the 5 per cent mark for six straight days, as strict restrictive measures backed by vaccination enabled this declining trend, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) …

Singapore, May 31 : Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 25 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, 19 of which were locally transmitted and six imported, bringing the total infection tally to 62,028.Of the local cases, 13 were linked to previous case…

Hong Kong, May 31 : About 1 million Hong Kong residents have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 since the city began its inoculation drive against the virus on February 26, according to authorities.As of Sunday, nearly 1.36 million people have ta…

Kinshasa, May 31 : At least six cases of cholera were reported among the displaced people in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who were forced to evacuate after the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano on May 22.The cases were reported on Sunday i…

Washington, May 31 : The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 170.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.53 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Monday morning, the University’s Center for …

London, May 31 : “Very, very few” Covid-19 patients in hospitals in England have received two jabs against the virus, showing the vaccines provide “very high” levels of protection, the chief of a British health association said.A “handful” of patient…