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Lambda Variant Identified In Texas As Delta Sweeps Across The US

Nina Siena | Jul 23 2021, 01:07AM EDT

WHO said rising cases of the Lambda variant have been reported from Argentina and Chile and have been identified in 29 countries.

Myanmar Doctors Hunted By Junta Amid Its Worst Covid-19 Outbreak

Natalia Ningthoujam | Jul 22 2021, 04:01AM EDT

The nation's hospitals are reportedly ill-equipped and understaffed amid the pandemic.

France Mandates Use Of Health Passport To Enter Eiffel Tower, Other Attractions

Mary Adeline Dela Cruz | Jul 22 2021, 01:27AM EDT

France has now made it mandatory for people to present their “passe-sanitaire” (health passport) when entering venues as part of its national campaign to clamp down on a recent surge in new...

Indonesian Muslims pray as they perform Eid Al-Adha

Indonesia's Low-Key Eid Celebrations Amid Highest Recorded Confirmed Cases, Deaths

Nina Siena | Jul 21 2021, 12:33AM EDT

With Muslims across Indonesia celebrating Eid al-Adha, the government has banned large gatherings as well as any forms of crowd-pulling activities.

Biden Pushes For Vaccination Amid Rising Covid-19 Cases In US

Natalia Ningthoujam | Jul 20 2021, 03:18AM EDT

Joe Biden encouraged people to get vaccinated while talking about the US' economic recovery.

Harris' Routine Check-Up After Meeting Covid-19 Infected Democrats

Natalia Ningthoujam | Jul 19 2021, 02:09AM EDT

Harris' spokesperson said that the Vice President had not been in close contact with the infected people.

Monkeypox Virus Detected In Dallas

Nina Siena | Jul 19 2021, 12:38AM EDT

The patient was said to have recently traveled from Nigeria and arrived on July 9 on board two connecting flights

WHO Anticipates Emergence Of More Dangerous Covid Variants

Natalia Ningthoujam | Jul 16 2021, 03:20AM EDT

WHO has warned people that the "pandemic is nowhere near finished".

Olivia Rodrigo Gets Tapped By White House In Effort To Get Youth Vaccinated

Nina Siena | Jul 15 2021, 03:51AM EDT

White House officials are hopeful Olivia Rodrigo will reach the crucial demographic of youngsters and pursue them to get their jabs.

Organ Transplant Patient Receives Wrong Kidney In Ohio

Mary Adeline Dela Cruz | Jul 15 2021, 03:27AM EDT

Ohio's University Hospitals (UH) in Cleveland may be subject to a federal review following a bizarre kidney transplant error, which saw a patient receiving a kidney intended for another person,...

Thailand Announces Plan To Administer Combo Shots From Sinovac, AstraZeneca

Nina Siena | Jul 14 2021, 05:12AM EDT

The combo dose can be compared to receiving two doses of AstraZeneca 12 weeks apart or an immune response eight times stronger than two doses of Sinovac.

Trump Antibody Cocktail Treatment Reportedly Successful For 200 Covid-19 Patients

Natalia Ningthoujam | Jul 13 2021, 03:59AM EDT

The drug cocktail was used to treat Trump in November 2020 after he tested positive for Covid-19.

Nerve Disorders Linked With Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 Vaccine

Nina Siena | Jul 13 2021, 12:27AM EDT

The FDA is revising J&J's vaccine recipient information sheet to include observation studies that incurred increased risk of Guillain-Barré Syndrome in people six weeks after receiving the one-time...

Japanese Senior Got Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Four Times

Mary Adeline Dela Cruz | Jul 12 2021, 10:57PM EDT

An elderly Japanese resident living in Teshikaga was inoculated four times against COVID-19 between April and July and reportedly has not suffered from any abnormalities so far following a health...

Surge In Number Of People Testing Positive For Zika Virus

Rohan Parakkad | Jul 12 2021, 11:35AM EDT

There is no vaccine or specific treatment for the disease caused by the Zika virus.

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