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The new COVID-19 sub-variant - AY.4.2 - is not more dangerous that its original variant Delta, as there is no reliable data that it has higher transmissibility and cannot be neutralized by immunity defenses, Vladimir Gushchin, the head of the …
Over 2.9 mln people have contracted the coronavirus infection worldwide over the past week, more than 49,000 died. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of new infections has increased by 4% over seven days, while the …
The effectiveness of vaccinations and immunotherapies depends on the periodic migration of immune cells from organs to lymph nodes, where these cells process and present foreign proteins to trigger immune responses against specific targets. …
Ukraine has hit a new peak in COVID-19 fatalities, registering 546 deaths, topping an earlier high of 538 mortalities. "There are 546 deaths in the past 24 hours," the Health Ministry reported on Thursday. Furthermore - 22,415 …
Latvia has announced a month-long Covid-19 lockdown after an unprecedented surge in infections, becoming the first country in Europe to reimpose far-reaching restrictions amid a new wave of cases in countries across the continent. …
A new report on Friday from the UK Health Ministry indicated the rising prevalence of a new offshoot of the Delta variant of Covid-19. The offshoot is so new that it does not have an official Pango lineage designation — such …
More than 2.7 million people contracted COVID-19 between October 11 and 17, over 46,000 people died, the World Health Organization said in its weekly bulletin. "With the exception of the European region, which for the third …
Researchers from the University of Queensland have devised a new way to estimate health outcomes in COVID-19 patients by identifying their cell fitness. The research, published in the EMBO Molecular Medicine journal on Tuesday, could …
More than 810,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide since Friday, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 240 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. As of 18:09 …
COVID-19 cases rise in the country
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that Vaccine inequality is allowing COVID19 variants to develop and prolongs an economic slowdown. "Vaccine inequality is allowing COVID19 variants to develop & run wild, …
Information concerning the longevity of immunity to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) following natural infection may have considerable implications for durability of immunity induced by vaccines, according to …
Russia and the EU have held another meeting on the issue of the mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccination certificates. There will be a series of consultations in order to coordinate the basic recognition parameters of the documents, the press …
Belarus plans to launch the full-cycle production of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine by the end of the year, Belarusian Health Minister Dmitry Pinevich told journalists on Wednesday before a meeting of the council for health cooperation of the …
Czech President Miloš Zeman was hospitalized on Sunday, according to the Pravo newspaper website. He was taken to the Central Military Hospital in Prague at his country residence in the town of Lany. Zeman was brought to the …
A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday that the health agency was "near" to resolving issues on Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, without giving a date for a potential emergency use listing. "We …
Death from flu in the United Kingdom could reach 60,000 this winter after lockdowns and social distancing saw immunity plummet, health bosses have warned. It is thought the UK could see the worst fatality rate in 50 years as …
The head of the United Nations Antonio Guterres has called for an additional $8 billion to ensure that 40% of the world is vaccinated by the end of the year. Speaking at the launch of a World Health Organization plan that sets out …
The World Health Organization (WHO) this week issued a definition for "long COVID," a term used to describe the persistent health problems that affect some survivors of COVID-19. Scientists are still working to understand the syndrome. …
A joint production of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus has been launched in Uzbekistan, the press service of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reported following his phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir …
