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[ad_1] Paris (AFP) Could the mask, already seen by many scientists as the most effective shield against Covid-19, have another benefit? Some researchers now believe that they expose users to smaller, less harmful doses of the disease that trigger an immune response. This unproven theory suggests that face masks could …

[ad_1] Africa has escaped the “exponential” increase in coronavirus cases seen elsewhere likely due to low population density and a hot, humid climate, the United Nations health agency said. Africa recorded 34,706 deaths out of 1,439,657 cases, according to an Agence France-Presse (AFP) tally on Friday, far behind the other …

[ad_1] Microsoft will release a new Office perpetual license in 2021, you will soon be able to use Google Maps to monitor COVID outbreaks in your area, and Shopify catches two employees who stole customer data. It’s all tech news that is popular right now. Welcome to Hashtag Trending! It’s …

[ad_1] FRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) – Children and adults have different immune system responses to novel coronavirus infection, which may help explain why severe COVID-19 is more common in adults , researchers report. For their new study, they examined blood and cell samples from patients admitted with COVID-19 …

[ad_1] 02:39 The UK government’s new contact tracing app launched in England and Wales four months after its original launch date. The app will alert users who have spent time within two meters of someone infected with COVID-19, and will also allow them to record their symptoms and book a …

[ad_1] September 25, 2020 Carolina Schmidt and Alok Sharma, respectively, COP25 Chair and COP26 Chair-designate, yesterday issued a joint request for new and improved Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and zero net targets ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement. The NDCs incorporate each country’s efforts to reduce national …

[ad_1] SHANGHAI – For years, Yu has been one of the few Chinese to get a flu shot when the weather turns colder. It has always been a routine procedure. But this year, fears about how the upcoming flu season will exacerbate the current COVID-19 pandemic appear to have dramatically …

[ad_1] The lack of accurate and reliable demographic data hampers policy formulation, development planning and political effort. It is essential for any nation in the world to have clear information about its population without which a sustainable and holistic development cannot be achieved. Therefore, the population census, sample survey, and …

[ad_1] By Abel Merawi September 24, 2020 (Ezega.com) – Let me give you the pleasure of living the life of an imaginary writer. She is sitting in a room filled with the sound of silence. In solitude, she struggles with her inner world, seemingly lost in the outer world. In …

[ad_1] Than The new findings from scientists at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators help explain why some people with COVID-19 develop serious illness. The findings may also provide the first molecular explanation for why more men than women die from COVID-19. The researchers found that more than …