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New York, April 27 : People with metabolic diseases like Type-2 diabetes and cancer as well as those exposed to organophosphate pesticides can be at an increased risk of Covid-19 infection, finds a new study performed in human lung airway cells.The s…

Seoul, April 27 : South Korea reported 86 more cases of Covid-19 variants for the past week, bringing the total number of such cases to 535, the health authorities said on Tuesday.Among the newly confirmed cases spotted since April 20, 34 were import…

Mexico City, April 27 : Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said there are no signs in the country of a third wave of Covid-19, but called on the people to maintain protective measures.”There is no upward trend that could signify that t…

Washington, April 27 : The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 147.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.11 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University’s Center f…

Tunis, April 27 : Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi has ruled out again the possibility of a nationwide lockdown despite the rapid increase of Covid-19 cases in the country, the Tunis Afrique Presse reported.However, targeted lockdown could be …

Belgrade, April 27 : Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic welcomed another batch of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccines together with Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Chen Bo at the Belgrade Airport.Together with the latest shipment, vaccine doses that have bee…

London, April 26 : British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Monday denied having breached its contract to supply the European Union with 300 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine.”AstraZeneca has fully complied with the Advance Purchase Ag…

Rome, April 26 : Countless cinemas in Italy reopened their doors on Monday after a month-long coronavirus-related closure.Milan’s Beltrade cinema celebrated its reopening very early in the morning with Nanni Moretti’s comedy “Caro Diario” (“Dear Diar…

Brussels, April 26 : The European Union has initiated legal action against British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca over alleged breaches of its Covid-19 vaccine supply contract, the European Commission said on Monday.The EU executive branch …

Singapore, April 26 : Using a type of antiseptic throat spray, and an oral drug used to treat malaria and arthritis, have been found effective in curbing the spread of coronavirus, according to a new study.The six-week long study, led by researchers …