International Desk: Brazil on Saturday became the second country after the United States to surpass 500,000 Covid-19 deaths as the South American giant grapples with a third wave of the pandemic. “500,000 lives lost due ...
Sri Lanka’s main zoo on Friday said it was seeking Indian help to treat a lion that tested positive for Covid-19 — the first animal on the island known to be infected. The Department of ...
Online desk: A “huge number” of poorer countries have had to suspend their coronavirus vaccination programmes due to a lack of doses, the World Health Organization said Friday, reports AFP. The shortages often mean people ...
The United States is devoting $US3.2 billion ($4.2 billion) to speed development of antiviral pills to treat COVID-19 and other dangerous viruses that could turn into pandemics. Key points: Health experts have increasingly called for ...