At least one child dead after increase of acute hepatitis cases in children: WHO
The World Health Organization said on Saturday (Apr 23) that at least one child death had been reported following an increase of acute hepat...Read More
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Yellen to urge G20 help for developing countries to end pandemic
WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will urge her G20 counterparts to work towards ending the COVID-19 pandemic in developing c...Read More
How many times can you reuse your N95 or KN95 mask?
With COVID-19 cases still high in much of the country thanks to the continued spread of omicron, it’s important to be equipped with an effec...Read More
Long weekend : Notice to public
File image - Dr. Hemantha Herath The public has been urged to remain cautious when visiting crowded areas over the upcoming long weekend. ...Read More
Early research suggests Merck cancer drug may target dormant HIV
Researchers studying Merck & Co Inc's cancer drug Keytruda for HIV patients who also have cancer say the immunotherapy may help disp...Read More
Pfizer CEO sees annual COVID vaccine rather than frequent boosters
Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Saturday (Jan 22) that an annual COVID-19 vaccine would be preferable to more frequent booste...Read More
Chinese cities on high COVID-19 alert as peak Chinese New Year travel season starts
BEIJING: Several Chinese cities went on high COVID-19 alert as the Chinese New Year holiday travel season started on Monday (Jan 17), requ...Read More
Japan government discussing quasi-state of emergency for Tokyo, surrounding areas: Report
TOKYO: Japan's government has started discussions to impose a quasi-state of emergency on the capital Tokyo and its surrounding areas ...Read More
Repeated boosters of existing COVID-19 vaccines not a viable strategy against emerging variants: WHO advisers
GENEVA: WHO experts warned on Tuesday (Jan 11) that repeating booster doses of the original COVID-19 vaccines is not a viable strategy again...Read More
"Omicron Is Hospitalising And Killing People": WHO Chief's Warning
Geneva: The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is killing people across the globe and should not be dismissed as mild, the World Health Organizatio...Read More
WHO chief optimistic Covid-19 will be beaten in 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief says he is optimistic that the coronavirus pandemic will be defeated in 2022, provided countries w...Read More
New Zealand records first community exposure from Omicron COVID-19 case
WELLINGTON: New Zealand said on Wednesday (Dec 29) that a person who tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 had visited a numbe...Read More
WHO urges cancelling some holiday events over Omicron fears
The World Health Organization has urged people to cancel some of their holiday plans to protect public health as the Omicron variant spreads...Read More
ඔමික්රෝන්ට එරෙහිව ලෝක සෞඛ්ය සංවිධානයෙන් සුබ ආරංචියක
දැනට භාවිතයේ පවතින අනුමත කොවිඩ් එන්නත් මගින් ඔමික්රොන් නව ප්රභේදයට එරෙහිව තවමත් සාර්ථක ආරක්ෂාවක් ලබාදෙන බව ලෝක සෞඛ්ය සංවිධානය පවසයි. ලෝක ...Read More
106 new community cases reported in New Zealand today
The number of new Covid-19 cases has risen back into triple figures, with 106 new community cases reported in New Zealand today. In a st...Read More
Singapore reports 1,101 new COVID-19 cases and 9 deaths; ICU utilisation rate at 56.4%
SINGAPORE : Singapore reported 1,101 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths linked to the coronavirus on Thursday (Dec 2). The fatalities were a...Read More
WHO expects to have more information on Omicron transmission 'within days'
The World Health Organisation expects to have more information on the transmissibility of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus within ...Read More
WHO advises unvaccinated senior citizens to postpone travel
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that people 60 and older who are not vaccinated or have not previously had COVID-19 should postpo...Read More
Omicron: WHO warns of 'high infection risk' around globe
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Omicron coronavirus variant poses a high risk of infection surges around the globe...Read More
Covid: Biden urges calm over Omicron fears
US President Joe Biden has called the Omicron Covid variant a "cause for concern, not a cause for panic" one day after it was de...Read More
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