‘Not afraid of the virus’: Wuhan turns page on Covid, three years on
Wuhan, China, Jan 23 (AFP/APP): Residents of China’s Wuhan said Monday they were hopeful for the future and no longer afraid of Covid-19, three years after the city was locked…
Germany to drop mask mandate in trains and buses from February 2nd
Berlin: Germany will end the requirement to wear face masks on long-distance trains and buses from February 2nd as the coronavirus pandemic loosened its grip on the country, authorities announced…
Nearly 60,000 COVID-19-related deaths reported in China in the past month; peak infection has passed: NHC
Beijing: China announced the latest figures of epidemic-related deaths, as the National Health Commission (NHC) revealed on Saturday a total of 59,938 COVID-19-related deaths between December 8, 2022 and January…
US approves new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease
Washington, Jan 6 (AFP/APP): The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a highly anticipated new drug designed to slow cognitive decline in patients in mild and early stages…
Social media may alter the brains of children – study
Habitually checking social media as a young teenager is linked to hypersensitivity to peer feedback and may potentially lead to permanent changes in the brain’s reward and motivation centers, neuroscientists…
Pioneering US television journalist Barbara Walters dead at 93
WASHINGTON: Barbara Walters, one of the most visible women on US television as the first female anchor on an American network evening news broadcast and one of TV’s most prominent…
Germany’s medicine shortage puts a squeeze on pharmacies
BERLIN: Germany is facing shortages of many common medications, putting the squeeze on pharmacies and leaving parents across the country in a desperate state. Anadolu Agency spoke to a pharmacist…
China stops revealing COVID-19 numbers
ISTANBUL, Dec 26 (AA/APP): Facing a reported surge in infections, China has stopped publishing its daily COVID-19 data.The National Health Commission (NHC) put up the last update on its website…
Hospitals overflow in China’s Covid wave
Chongqing, China, Dec 23 (AFP/APP): “Deceased, deceased,” a staffer in full protective gear shouted as she handed a nurse a death certificate, their hospital in central China overflowing with Covid…
India begins to randomly test international visitors for COVID
NEW DELHI: India has begun randomly testing international passengers arriving at its airports for COVID-19, the country’s federal health minister has said, citing an increase in cases in neighbouring China.…