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Read MoreIndonesia became the new epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic during the Delta wave in July 2021, when infections, deaths and hospital demand rose sharply across…
A new study has renewed attention on how long SARS-CoV-2 can remain biologically active after it enters the body. Researchers report that, in selected human…
COVID-19 vaccine requirements for healthcare workers have become a major source of litigation around the world. Governments and hospitals introduced them to…
The White House has restarted its free at-home rapid antigen test program, allowing every American household to order a fresh batch of COVID-19 testing kits…
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risk of tuberculosis returning with greater force, the World Health Organization has warned, after years of interrupted…
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga moved last week to impose a fresh state of emergency across Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, citing a worrying surge…
The world has crossed another sombre threshold in the long arc of the coronavirus pandemic, with the global count of confirmed COVID-19 deaths surpassing six…
A freshly published cohort analysis spanning the better part of a decade has turned up a striking sex-based gap: men lose measurable COVID-19 antibodies more…
France has announced a nighttime curfew across several of its largest urban centres in an effort to contain a worrying rise in coronavirus infections. The…
Recent studies from multiple countries indicate that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, can trigger significant inflammation within…