What are the potential long-term effects of having COVID-19?
New York: What are the potential long-term effects of having COVID-19? It’s hard to say exactly, because the coronavirus is still so new that scientists don’t know much about long-term effects. The best evidence comes from patients themselves, and some experience a variety of symptoms long after their infections have cleared. Most people recover within […]
MSF closes Kabul programme after May maternity hospital attack
Kabul: Doctors Without Borders said it closed its operation on Tuesday in Kabul, ending years long work to support a maternity hospital in the Afghan capital. The closure came a month after a horrific attack at the facility killed 24 people, including two infants, nurses and several young mothers. The international charity, also known by […]
Saudis see high hopes for 2020 upended by pandemic
Dubai: This was supposed to be Saudi Arabia’s year to shine as host of the prestigious G20 gathering of world leaders. The event would have seen Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman share handshakes and wide smiles with presidents and prime ministers. Instead, the gathering this November will likely be a virtual meet-up, stripping its host […]
India increased nuclear arsenal in 2019, but has fewer weapons than China, Pak: SIPRI report
London: India enriched its nuclear arsenal by adding 10 more weapons to the stockpile over the last year, but the country possesses a fewer number of warheads than China and Pakistan, according to a report released by a leading Swedish think-tank on Monday. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) states in its report that […]
Pak’s Punjab govt makes reading Quran mandatory in universities
Lahore: University graduates in Pakistan’s Punjab province will not get the degree without completing a compulsory reading of the Quran with its translation, according to a notification issued by the government. Punjab province Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar issued the notification on Sunday making it mandatory for all the students in the universities (except non-Muslims) to […]
Young children face growing death risks in MENA: UNICEF
Amman: Tens of thousands more children younger than 5 could die in the next six months in the Middle East and North Africa because of the knock-on effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the UN agency for children said Monday. Young children face growing risks because the virus disrupts their access to primary health care, including […]
Jaishankar to hold talks with Chinese, Russian foreign ministers on June 22
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is expected to join his Chinese and Russian counterparts at a virtual conference of the Russia-India-China trilateral on June 22, against the backdrop of a tense border standoff between Indian and Chinese militaries, diplomatic sources said on Monday. The meeting, being convened at the initiative of Russia, is […]
China’s Sinovac says its coronavirus vaccine showed positive results in trials
Beijing: Chinese vaccine-maker Sinovac Biotech has announced “positive preliminary” results of phase I and II clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CoronaVac, saying it can induce a positive immune response. The phase I/II clinical trials was designed as randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled studies. In total, 743 healthy volunteers, aged from 18 to 59 years […]
India, with 12 nations, leads initiative at UN to counter misinformation on COVID-19
United Nations: India, along with 12 other countries, has led an initiative here aimed at spreading fact-based content to counter misinformation on the coronavirus, with over 130 nations endorsing the global call to fight the “infodemic” relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the initiative by Australia, Chile, France, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Latvia, Lebanon, Mauritius, Mexico, […]
‘Three COVID-19 disease phases identified’
London: Scientists have described three distinct phases of COVID-19 disease progression in patients, urging medical professionals to consider an individualised treatment approach for patients based on their symptoms corresponding to these stages of infection. According to the scientists, including those from the University of Florence in Italy, three distinct phases of COVID-19 infection, with variable […]
