Health

Published by Reuters By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is considering executive orders and other measures to increase access and funding for women if the U.S. Supreme Court votes to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion, officials and sources with knowledge of the matter said. An unprecedented leak of […]

Published by The Seattle Times SEATTLE — Air travelers are returning to the skies and U.S. planes are now typically flying full and with many passengers not wearing masks — a worry for those most vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. Pexco Aerospace, based in Union Gap in Central Washington, plans to offer a solution for airlines

Published by Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday he had tested positive for COVID-19, a day after speaking at an election rally where none of the people on the dais could be seen wearing a mask despite rising infections in the country. Kejriwal, the most senior elected official

Published by Reuters UK LONDON (Reuters) – People being hospitalised with COVID-19 in the United Kingdom are broadly showing less severe symptoms than before, Britain’s vaccine minister said on Tuesday, adding there was no need for further restrictions at this stage. Prime Minister Boris Johnson resisted imposing stringent lockdown measures in England ahead of New

Published by Reuters PARIS (Reuters) – France’s public health authority has recommended people under 30 be given Pfizer’s Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine when available instead of Moderna Inc’s Spikevax jab, which carried comparatively higher risks of heart-related problems. The Haute Autorite de Sante (HAS), which does not have legal power to ban or licence drugs but

Published by DPA Los Angeles (tca/dpa) — The cruise industry suffered its biggest financial blow in decades when the Covid-19 pandemic halted most sailings for months and made nervous cruise fans think twice about booking an ocean voyage. But cruising is back and all signs point to a turn of the tide for the industry:

Published by Newscraving Newscraving Desk:Srinagar,The schools in Kashmir which were opened last month could be shut again after the rise in COVID positive cases here.A large number of schools were closed across the region in past few days after scores of students and teachers tested positive. Of the total number of 200-300 cases which are

Published by Newscraving Newscraving Desk:Srinagar, The federal area of Kashmir is seeing the COVID positive cases notch up each day as scores of cases go unreported across the region that saw authorities introduce severe measures at the beginning of India-wide lock down to restrict the spread of the deadly disease.The authorities dealt the pandemic with

Published by The Bangkok Post Yong Poovorawan, chief of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at Chulalongkorn University, has said that Molnupiravir can help reduce the risk of hospitalisation or death among people suffering from Covid-19. Dr Yong said the medicine, developed by Merck, is highly effective if patients take it within five days

Published by Al-Araby With the school year underway in the UAE, the country’s public prosecution has reminded parents and guardians that they could face fines of up to 5,000 dirhams ($1,361) if they fail to enrol their children in a school. In a tweet on its official social media page posted on Tuesday, the state