Visakhapatnam, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Andhra Pradesh on Sunday reported its first case of Omicron, the new variant of coronavirus. A 34-year-old man, who returned from Ireland late last month, tested positive for the new variant,…
San Francisco, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vaping nicotine may put healthy men at higher risk ofAerectile dysfunction as compared to those who don’t vape, finds a new study. The study, published in the American Journal of…
Dhaka, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh has detected its first cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, Health Minister Zahid Maleque announced. The Omicron variant was detected in two female cricketers of the Bangladesh Cricket Team,…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) India on Saturday reported 7,774 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours. In the same time span, a total of 306 deaths have also been reported across the country,…
Chennai, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu health department has vaccinated over 20.45 lakh people against Covid-19 on Saturday during the 14th mega vaccination camp held in various parts of the state. The state health…
Washington, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The global coronavirus caseload has topped 269.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.30 million and vaccinations to over 8.41 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its…
By Quaid Najmi Pune, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic since March 2020 has not only hurt the people, but has also hit the banking industry hard — with NPAs write-offs shooting up significantly,…
London, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Another 633 Omicron cases have been confirmed in the UK, the biggest daily increase since the Covid-19 variant was detected in the country, taking the total cases found in the country…
Ottawa, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Canada has reported 3,589 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative total to 1,831,344 cases, including 29,909 deaths, according to CTV. Quebec province, which has a population of 8.4 million, reported 1,982…
Hanoi, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vietnam has reported 16,141 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, including 16,104 locally transmitted and 37 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were reported in southern…
London, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Researchers have found that a medicine currently used to combat malaria can prevent infection with Covid-19 in different cells. The medicine Atovaquone has a protective effect both before and after infection…
London, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the unprecedented spread of Omicron variant, scientists ponder over several competing theories on the heavily mutated strain’s origins, the media reported. The coronavirus variant, which first surfaced in late November,…
New York, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Veterinarians at the Phoenix Zoo gave 75 animals their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, media reports said. The animals include big cats such as Sumatran tigers, jaguars and African lions;…
New York, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Intranasal vaccination provides broad-based protection against respiratory viruses in mice, finds a study pointing that these may also be effective against the new Omicron variant. The emergence of Covid-19 variants…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) As many as 27 districts have registered a surge in the Covid-19 positivity rate in the past two weeks and are being monitored closely, the Central government told the states,…
Washington, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The new Omicron Covid variant first arrived in the US by November 15, instead of December 1 as believed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. California had reported…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that 70 per cent of the state’s population above 18 years has received both the Covid vaccine doses. “So far 96.87 per cent (2,58,72,847) of…
San Francisco, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The test result of a wastewater sample from California showed that the Omicron Covid-19 strain was present in the US state even before the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it…
London, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two-shots of a Covid vaccine may not be enough against the Omicron variant, and a third dose or a booster shot is necessary to prevent the super mutant variant, according to…
Mumbai, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Mumbai Police has clamped prohibitory orders under Sec 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) banning the assembly of five or more, protests, marches or rallies by people or…