The COVID-19 pandemic is still expanding, but the rise in cases and deaths has slowed globally, except for southeast Asia and the eastern Mediterranean regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. In its latest epidemiological update, issued on Monday night, it said that the Americas remains the hardest-hit region, accounting for half of newly reported مزید پڑھیں

Some 172 countries are engaging with the COVAX facility designed to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Monday, but more funding is needed and countries need now to make binding commitments. Countries wishing to be part of the global COVAX plan have until Aug. 31 to submit expressions of مزید پڑھیں

The World Health Organisation has recommended that children over the age of 12 should wear face masks like adults in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Children aged 12 and over should particularly wear a mask when a one-metre distance from others cannot be guaranteed and there is widespread transmission in the مزید پڑھیں

Researchers in Singapore have discovered a new variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus that causes milder infections, according to a study published in The Lancet medical journal this week. The study showed that COVID-19 patients infected with a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 had better clinical outcomes, including a lower proportion developing low blood oxygen or requiring مزید پڑھیں

Red clover is a wild flowering plant belonging to the same family as peas and beans. It’s widely used in traditional medicine as a remedy for menopause symptoms, asthma, whooping cough, arthritis, and even cancer. However, health experts are wary of its purported benefits due to a lack of scientific evidence. This article reviews red مزید پڑھیں

Germany has recorded 1,707 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the highest daily toll since April. Germany has fared better than many European neighbours in suppressing the virus so far but like elsewhere, the number of cases has jumped significantly over the summer holidays. Much of the rise has been blamed مزید پڑھیں

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said the government plans to offer free dozes of the coronavirus vaccine after it secured a deal to produce it. Australia has signed a deal with British drugmaker AstraZeneca to produce and distribute enough doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine for its population of 25 million, Morrison said late مزید پڑھیں

Summertime is many people’s favorite time of year. School is out the days are long the nights are warm and it’s a great time to get together with loved ones. Here are six simple summer health tips to keep your summer days safe and pleasant. 1. Sunscreen sunscreen sunscreen The sun’s golden rays are what مزید پڑھیں

Cases of type 1 diabetes among children in a small UK study almost doubled during the peak of Britain’s COVID-19 epidemic, suggesting a possible link between the two diseases that needs more investigation, scientists said on Tuesday. While the study is based on only a handful of cases, it is the first to link COVID-19 مزید پڑھیں

The spread of the coronavirus is being increasingly driven by people aged in their 20s, 30s and 40s and many are not aware that they have been infected, the World Health Organisation’s regional director for the Western Pacific said on Tuesday. “This increases the risk of spillovers to the more vulnerable: the elderly, the sick مزید پڑھیں