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[ad_1] GENEVA: The coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic and attempts to improve human health are “doomed” without addressing climate change and animal welfare, the head of the World Health Organization said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also condemned the “dangerously myopic” cycle of throwing cash at outbreaks but doing …

[ad_1] Credit: Unsplash / CC0 Public Domain France has confirmed the first case of a new variant of the coronavirus that recently emerged in Britain, its health ministry said. The new strain of the virus, which experts fear is more contagious, has prompted more than 50 countries to impose travel …

[ad_1] The new strain of coronavirus attributed to the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the UK has escaped to the rest of the world. Cases of the most contagious mutation of the virus that sent much of the UK to a close shutdown before Christmas have been confirmed not only …

[ad_1] The researchers said that through the study, “they hope to find that giving this treatment by injection can lead to immediate protection against the development of COVID-19 in people.” Representative image. AP London: Scientists in the UK have started trials of innovative antibody drug treatments that they hope can …

[ad_1] Sweden and Spain have become the latest countries to report cases of the highly contagious new variant of the coronavirus, which is believed to have emerged in the UK. In Sweden, it was found in a traveler who became ill after arriving from Britain and later tested positive, the …

[ad_1] A view of a building where the second-floor cafeteria will be converted into apartments in Stockholm, Sweden, in this undated image taken by Reuters on December 22, 2020. – Reuters pic STOCKHOLM, Dec 26 – The new coronavirus variant linked to a rapid rise in infections in Britain was …

[ad_1] ADDIS ABABA, Dec.26 (Xinhua) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 2,623,086 as of Saturday, while the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic reached 61,954, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. A total of 2,194,385 people infected with COVID-19 …

[ad_1] Countries in Europe were preparing on Saturday to launch their first coronavirus vaccines, even as a supposedly more contagious variant spreads across the globe, forcing some nations to return to lockdown. The looming vaccination campaigns have raised hopes that 2021 could bring a respite from the pandemic, which has …

[ad_1] Research facility running two clinical trials testing LAAB combination therapy: UCLH (Representational) London: Scientists in the UK have started trials of innovative antibody drug treatments that they hope can provide instant protection against COVID-19. The University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (UCLH) said that researchers in the Storm Chase …

[ad_1] Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have recorded a video message, extending Christmas greetings to the people of Earth, lighting hope in a year challenged by a global pandemic. Up to seven astronauts are celebrating the Christmas season in space as NASA Expedition 64 crew members took a …