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Jerusalem, Feb 19 : A team of Israeli researchers on Friday showed that Covid-19 infections reduced by 75 per cent after the administration of the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.The data, published in the peer-reviewed Lancet medical journal, cente…

Wellington, Feb 19 : A total of 25 health workers on Friday became the first people to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in New Zealand.The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines were administered at an Auckland quarantine facility.These health workers got vaccinated w…

London, Feb 19 : Screen time affects boys and girls differently, a new study suggests that boys who play video games regularly are less likely to develop depressive symptoms whereas girls who stay active on social media platforms may experience an in…

New York, Feb 19 : Pandemic got you down? A little nature could help. A team of researchers suggest that pandemic hasn’t decreased the power of nature to improve mental well-being.The study indicates that the participants in general reported greater …

Hong Kong, Feb 19 : The first batch of mainland-manufactured Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Hong Kong on Friday afternoon, which, as the first vaccines available here, will enable the financial hub to start inoculating its residents next week.Produced …

Moscow, Feb 19 : Russia confirmed 13,433 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 4,139,031, the country’s Covid-19 response centre said in a statement on Friday.The death toll from the virus rose by 470 to 82,396, the centre said…

Abu Dhabi, Feb 19 : The United Arab Emirates on Thursday recorded 3,294 new Covid-19 cases and 18 deaths over the past 24 hours, marking the highest single-day virus related fatalities since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country, according to a…

Sao Paulo, Feb 19 : The number of Covid-19 cases in Brazil surpassed 10 million on Thursday as tests detected 51,879 new cases in the previous 24 hours, the Health Ministry said.A total of 10,030,626 people have tested positive since the South Americ…

Bogota, Feb 19 : Mass vaccination against Covid-19 kicked off on Thursday in Colombia’s capital Bogota, the Colombian city with the most infections and deaths since the start of the pandemic in the South American country, said health authorities.The …

Bangkok, Feb 19 : The mRNA vaccine against the coronavirus developed by Chulalongkorn University of Thailand, is scheduled to enter the first stage of human trials soon, according to a university official.In Thursday’s press conference, Kiat Ruxrungt…