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Geneva, Aug 12 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) is in close contact with Russia regarding a possible pre-qualification of the world's first COVID-19 vaccine, a WHO spokesman said."We are in close contact with the Russian health authorities and...

Moscow, Aug 11 (IANS) Russia on Tuesday became the first country in the world to register a Covid-19 vaccine jointly developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute and the Russian Defence Ministry.The vaccine has two separately-injected components. These two components...

Moscow, Aug 11 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said the country has registered the world's first Covid-19 vaccine.According to a report by the Tass news agency, Putin said that the vaccine was registered on Tuesday morning."As far...

London, Aug 11 (IANS) In the fight against the novel Coronavirus, a team of German scientists has claimed that Sars-Cov-2 viruses can be "inactivated" using commercially available mouthwashes.According to the study, published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, high...

London, Aug 10 (IANS) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have identified a pattern of longer-term symptoms likely to be experienced by people who were hospitalised with the COVID-19 infection.They include fatigue, breathlessness, psychological distress - including problems with concentration...

Manila, Aug 8 (IANS) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Saturday expressed optimism that the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) can overcome the COVID-19 pandemic through joint efforts."We are confident that the ASEAN way of partnership and mutual aid...

New York, Aug 7 (IANS) Citing India’s ban on the Chinese app TikTok, US President Donald Trump has ordered American companies to stop business dealings with it from September 20, effectively cutting off its lifeblood in the country.The executive...

Beirut, Aug 6 (IANS) The death toll from the two deadly explosions at the Beirut port has increased to 135, while the Lebanese cabinet has declared a state of emergency in the capital city of two weeks.The new toll...

Moscow, Aug 4 (IANS) The Russian Ministry of Defence has said that a Covid-19 vaccine that it developed in partnership with the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology appears to be safe.On August 3, a "final medical...

Geneva: The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that the COVID-19 pandemic is “a once-in-a-century health crisis,” but it is still “in our hands.”WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a virtual press conference on Monday that...