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Oman reports 866 new COVID-19 cases, total up to 212,904
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Muscat [Oman], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani health ministry on Wednesday announced 866 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 212,904, the official Oman News Agency reported.
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Study reveals real-world flight data that shows continued need for social
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Reykjavik [Iceland], May 26 (ANI): Current vaccination programmes alone will have a limited effect in stopping the second wave of COVID infections in the US, according to a study conducted by a team of scientists.
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Philippines logs 5,310 new COVID-19 cases, 1,193,976 in total
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday 5,310 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,193,976.
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Russia records 8,373 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia confirmed 8,373 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 5,026,168, the official monitoring and response center said Wednesday.
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Vaccines effective in combating mutated Covid variants, protecting benefic
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): With several cases of Covid-19 infections being reported after partial or full vaccinations, concerns have been raised on the efficacy of vaccination against the mutated variants of the novel coronavirus.
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Japan's prefecture governors want state of emergency to be extended
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 26 (ANI): Japan's prefecture governors want the state of emergency to be extended as serious coronavirus cases remain high and the medical system is feeling the pinch as the government struggles to ramp up a slow start to its vaccination programme.
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South Korea reports 707 more COVID-19 cases, 137,682 in total
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 707 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 137,682.
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AAP launches 'Doctor Helpline' for information on COVID, Black Fungus in P
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 26 (ANI): Punjab unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday launched 'Doctor Helpline' campaign to deal with COVID-19 and Black Fungus (Mucormycosis) infections in the state.
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Study finds decreased testing could lead to surge in sexually transmitted
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], May 25 (ANI): Screening and testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) decreased by 63 per cent for men and 59 per cent for women during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study led by Penn State and Quest Diagnostics researchers.
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After 40 days, India's daily new coronavirus cases below 2-lakh mark
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): India's daily new coronavirus cases remained below the 2-lakh mark for the first time after 40 days with 1,96,427 fresh infections, and 3,741 deaths being recorded in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Tuesday.
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In severe bacterial infection, obesity protects against death
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): Though overweight and obesity are risk factors for many diseases, a new study suggests that a higher BMI may be linked to higher survival rates in patients hospitalized for severe bacterial infections.
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Theoretically, antibiotics can treat human diseases in addition to bacteri
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): According to the findings of a study by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago, the antibiotics used to treat common bacterial infections, like pneumonia and sinusitis, may also be used to treat human diseases, like cancer. At least, theoretically.
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