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London, April 29 : Encouraging self-testing of coronavirus infections at home twice a week for all adults in England is a misguided policy, unlikely to reduce transmission, warn public health experts.Coronavirus tests per case detected are already hi…

New York, April 29 : Children and young adults with compromised immune systems, such as those undergoing cancer treatment, may experience a prolonged period of infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, finds a study.The extended dura…

London, April 29 : A team of researchers have found that well-fitting, three-layered cloth masks can be as effective at reducing the transmission of Covid-19 as surgical masks.The team from the Universities of Bristol and Surrey found that under idea…

London, April 29 : The Brazil variant (also known as P1) is likely to be more transmissible than previous strains of Coronavirus and able to evade immunity gained from infection with other strains, according to researchers.The team from Brazil, the U…

Tunis, April 29 : Amid the surge of Covid-19 cases in Tunisia, Tunisian authorities on Wednesday announced a series of stricter prevention and control measures to curb the spread of the virus.”These new measures will be applicable from May 3 to May 1…

Islamabad, April 29 : Pakistan will start the local production of CanSinoBio’s coronavirus vaccine next month, National Institute of Health’s officials said.The development comes after 100,00 people were vaccinated in a day for the first time in Paki…

Phnom Penh, April 29 : A plane carrying the third batch of China-donated Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine arrived in the capital of Cambodia on Wednesday night.”The arrival of the vaccine today is another testament to the unbreakable iron-clad friendship b…

Islamabad, April 29 : One million coronavirus vaccine doses will arrive in Pakistan on Sunday via Pakistan International Airlines’ planes, the airline has said.PIA, in a statement on Wednesday, said that vaccines were loading on three PIA Boeing 777 …

Tehran, April 29 : Iran reported 21,713 new Covid-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 2,459,906.The pandemic has so far claimed 70,966 lives in Iran, up by 434 in the past 24 hours, according to the daily briefing of Iran’s Ministry of…

Sao Paulo, April 29 : Brazil’s Sao Paulo-based Butantan Institute, a state-run medical research facility, on Wednesday began to manufacture ButanVac, the first Brazilian vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19), state governor Joao Do…