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New York, May 1 : A team of researchers has developed a chip that provides a simpler and more rapid method of genome sequencing for viruses like Covid-19.The researchers, including Jeremy Edwards from the University of New Mexico, were able to sequen…

Bangkok, May 1 : Thailand on Saturday confirmed 1,891 new Covid-19 cases and 21 more fatalities, according to the country’s Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).Of the new cases, 1,884 were domestic infections while seven others were i…

Ulan Bator, May 1 : Mongolia reported 1,306 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its nationwide tally to 37,285, the country’s National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said on Saturday.Meanwhile, 1,039 patients …

Toronto, May 1 : Ontario, Canada’s worst-hit province which is battling the third wave of the coronavirus, has sought a ban on the arrival of international students.Currently, students from India make up the majority of international students studyin…

Quito, May 1 : Ecuador’s Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday 1,173 new Covid-19 infections and 72 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the national counts to 381,862 and 13,480 respectively.Pichincha province reported 595 cases in the …

Geneva, May 1 : More than 62 million Covid-19 cases and over 1.5 million deaths have been reported in the region of the Americas, combining North, South and Central America, in the last 15 months, a representative of the World Health Organization (WH…

Seoul, May 1 : South Korea reported 627 more cases of Covid-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 122,634.The daily caseload was down from 661 in the previous day, staying below 700 for three day…

Washington, May 1 : About 35 per cent of all Americans have been infected with Covid-19 over the past year, according to a new study of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).CDC estimates that from February 2020 to March 2021, 114.6…

Geneva, May 1 : The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday listed the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, making it the fifth vaccine to receive emergency validation from the WHO.In December 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration issued…

Ankara, May 1 : Turkey reported 31,891 new Covid-19 cases, including 2,673 symptomatic patients, raising the total number in the country to 4,820,591, according to its health ministry.The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 394 to 40,131, whi…