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'Act Now to Save Lives', Wales Health Board Issues Open Letter to Residents to Stop Covid-19 Spread

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in Wales urged people to follow a few steps to ease the massive load on healthcare services due to increasing COVID-19 cases

Dec 23, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Health

Hundreds of Americans Could Have Contracted New UK Coronavirus Strain

American researchers think that the new strain of novel Coronavirus likely arrived in the US in mid-November.

Dec 23, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Joni Ernst: Rep. Senator Called a 'Hypocrite' for Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine After Claiming it Was a Hoax

Republican Joni Ernst claimed doctors were lying about COVID-19 death toll in order to earn a profit and only six percent of COVID-19 deaths in the US were due to the virus.

Dec 22, 2020

By Manthan C.

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US House Panel Subpoenas Documents From Trump Officials Over Interference With CDC

The Select Subcommittee's investigation revealed efforts to interfere with scientific work at CDC, says the panel.

Dec 22, 2020

By IANS

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Coronavirus: Trial of AstraZeneca-Sputnik V Vaccine Cocktail to Begin Soon in 3 Countries

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed AstraZeneca's decision to test combining its own experimental COVID-19 vaccine with Russia's Sputnik V shot

Dec 21, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Instagram Influencer Syed Syafiq Abuses Nurse Over 'Painful' Covid-19 Test, Threatens to Sue Her

Syed Syafiq confronted and threatened to sue the nurse who took his nasal swab that the influencer claimed was painful.

Dec 21, 2020

By Vishakha Sonawane

Society

Is US Ready to Tackle UK's New Coronavirus Strain? Cuomo Asks Trump to Avoid Repeating Fatal Mistake

As a new Coronavirus strain rattles the U.K., many countries have banned banning flight from the country but the U.S. has decided to act against it.

Dec 21, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Denmark to Dig Up 4 Million Minks Culled Over Coronavirus Mutation from Mass Graves; But Why?

The agriculture ministry of Denmark said that the slaughtered minks will be transported to an incineration facility, where they will be burned as commercial waste.

Dec 21, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Is UK's New Coronavirus Strain Resistant to Vaccine? Scientists Launch Critical Probe

UK reported the discovery of a new Coronavirus variant which is more infectious than the original SARS-CoV-2 strain.

Dec 21, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Netherlands Bans Flights from UK as Fear of Coronavirus Mutation Mounts

The Dutch government banned passenger flights from the UK after the British government announced a stay-at-home order in part of the country.

Dec 20, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

COVID-19 Vaccination Drive Suspended After 4 Health Staff Suffer Allergic Reactions

Authorities to resume vaccination from Sunday.

Dec 20, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

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Preventing Black Americans from Taking Vaccine? "America's Frontline Doctors' Under the Scanner

While some African Americans are entirely unwilling to take a COVID-19 vaccine, some doctors supported by Donald Trump are pushing false claims to make the situation worse.

Dec 20, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Covid-19 Vaccine Could Turn Humans into 'Crocodile', Claims Brazilian President Bolsonaro

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made it clear this week that he will not take the vaccine shot, even if someone thinks it is a bad example.

Dec 19, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Leaked Documents Reveal China Hired Army of Trolls and Ordered Media to Control Coronavirus Narrative

According to documents from the Cyberspace Administration of China, Hangzhou, the government hired internet trolls to control the narrative on Dr Li Wenliang and coronavirus.

Dec 19, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Society

Dangerous Mutant Coronavirus Strain Found in UK? Boris Johnson Calls Emergency Meeting

The chance of introducing stricter lockdown restrictions as soon as Saturday was also discussed.

Dec 19, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Health

Scientists Discover Severe Coronavirus Strain in South Africa That Puts Younger People at Risk

While the South African Health Minister announced the finding of a new variant, UK PM called an emergency meeting to discuss how to contain the new strain.

Dec 19, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder