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London, March 4 : The British government will fund what it believes to be the world’s first study assessing the effectiveness of a third dose of vaccine to combat Covid-19, the UK Budget revealed on Wednesday.The government is committing 22 million p…

Addis Ababa, March 4 : Ethiopia registered 1,161 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 161,974 as of Wednesday evening, the country’s Ministry of Health said.The ministry said five new deaths from the coronavirus wer…

Rio de Janerio, March 4 : Brazil on Wednesday saw record high daily deaths from the Covid-19 for the second day in a row, registering 1,910 deaths in 24 hours and bringing the national death toll to 259,271.According to the Ministry of Health, in the…

New York, March 4 : Learning about their health through a trusted source may help teens take better care of themselves, leading to less depressive symptoms, says a new study.The study indicated that trust played a factor in whether receiving health i…

Washington, March 4 : With a third Covid-19 vaccine now authorized for emergency use, US states are ramping up vaccination efforts to curb coronavirus transmission and the spread of variants.The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Johnso…

Washington, March 4 : The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 115.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.55 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Thursday morning, the University’s Cen…

New York, March 4 : New studies have suggested that Covid-19 evolved naturally and is far more widespread than previously believed, a media report said.”At least four recent studies have identified coronaviruses closely related to the pandemic strain…

United Nations, March 4 : The United Nations has delivered million of doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Africa through COVAX, the global tool to procure and deliver vaccines for low- and middle-income countries, said a spokesman.The vaccines have now arr…

Madrid, March 4 : Spain’s total Covid-19 deaths surpassed 70,000 on Wednesday after the Ministry of Health reported that 446 people had lost their lives to the virus in the past 24 hours.The total number of deaths has now risen to 70,247 since the st…

San Francisco, March 4 : San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the launch of a new initiative to promote small business economic recovery and community vibrancy in the city.The initiative, “Avenue Greenlight,” will deploy privately donated dolla…