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[ad_1] By IANS 3h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare In a new study by researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, it has been described how different types of immune cells, called macrophages, develop in the lungs and which of them may be behind severe lung disease. The study, which …

[ad_1] In a statement read Saturday night, the Zimbabwean vice president said 1,342 infections and 29 deaths recorded last week were the highest so far. FILE: A medical staff member in protective gear puts a face mask on a simulated patient at Wilkins Infectious Disease Hospital in Harare on March …

[ad_1] Africa has few options for acquiring Covid-19 vaccines as the disease outbreak worsens in many parts of the continent, the South African presidency said. Pfizer and BioNTech have offered to supply Africa with 50 million Covid-19 vaccines for healthcare workers between March and the end of this year, the …

[ad_1] American television host Larry King has been hospitalized after contracting Covid-19. The Guardian reported that the 87-year-old man is being treated at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after contracting coronavirus. According to Showbiz 411Larry’s wife and children have not been able to visit him, but are in constant …

[ad_1] Fulham announced on Saturday that their meeting with relegation rivals Burnley was called off after further positive testing among Scott Parker’s team. Official ball of the English Premier League, the Nike Maxim. Image: SportsLocker. LONDON – Premier League bosses insist the season will continue despite Fulham’s showdown with Burnley …

[ad_1] Five Indian cricketers currently on tour Australia They went into isolation on Saturday after dining at a Melbourne restaurant put them in a possible violation of strict Covid-19 health measures. The players, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep Saini, will stay away from the rest …

[ad_1] Health experts have criticized the government’s response to the second wave of Covid-19 in South Africa, saying officials were warned about the poor state of hospitals in the country but ended up not doing enough to improve the situation. Now South Africa is finding hospitals approaching capacity amid record …

[ad_1] In northwestern France, hundreds of people broke coronavirus restrictions on New Year’s Eve. The revelers were at an illegal rave that lasted more than two days of partying. The police confronted the assistants and confiscated a truck, sound equipment and generators from the place. Hundreds of revelers were booked …

[ad_1] The country recorded around 20,000 new cases and 133 deaths on Friday, bringing the total number of deaths to almost 64,800. RENNES – Hundreds of revelers were booked for breaking coronavirus restrictions when an illegal rave in northwestern France ended Saturday after more than two days of partying in …

[ad_1] The Herald Africa lifeComplacency in following the guidelines to prevent the spread of Covid-19 has seen a daily increase in new cases, with 217 cases and six deaths reported yesterday. This caused the seven-day moving average for new cases to rise to 172 from 154 the day before. Of …