Health & Life
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WHO approves China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine
The World Health Organisation on Tuesday approved the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use — the second Chinese jab to…
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Doctors urge global action against climate-linked health risks
GENEVA: Hundreds of health workers marched to the World Health Organisation on Saturday demanding that authorities in all countries recognise…
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Indonesia court gives hardline cleric jail term for flouting Covid-19 curbs
JAKARTA: An Indonesian court sentenced on Thursday hardline Muslim cleric Rizieq Shihab to eight months in prison and fined him…
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Johnson hits back after ex-aide alleges lies undermined pandemic response
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday denied overseeing the needless deaths of many thousands of Covid patients, after…
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Biden orders report on Covid origins in 90 days
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden ordered US intelligence agencies on Wednesday to report to him in three months on whether the…
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Indian doctors decry Modi govt’s free distribution of unproven herbal remedy to Covid-19 patients
Indian doctors on Wednesday decried the free distribution of an unproven remedy to Covid-19 patients by the state of Haryana…
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115,000 health workers have died from Covid, says WHO
GENEVA: At least 115,000 health and care workers have died from Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, the WHO…
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Scientists restore partial sight in blind man
PARIS: Scientists have for the first time managed to partially restore the sight of a blind patient by altering his…
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Two Covid shots effective against India variant: UK health body
A double dose of Covid-19 vaccines is almost as effective against the fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus first identified in…
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Countries urge broader patent waivers than just Covid vaccines
GENEVA: Dozens of countries have revised a proposal at the WTO for patent waivers for medical tools needed to combat…
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