UK coronavirus variant may be more able to infect childrenA new variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly in Britain carries mutations that could mean children are as susceptible to becoming…Dec 22, 2020Dec 22, 2020
Singapore gets Asia’s first Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine dosesSingapore plans to innoculate its 5.7 million people by the third quarter of 2021Dec 22, 2020Dec 22, 2020
Cambodia’s giant life-giving Tonle Sap lake in perilAs night falls over his floating village, fisherman Leng Vann puffs on a cigarette and heaves a sigh for Tonle Sap, the great inland lake…Dec 22, 2020Dec 22, 2020
Covid and vitamin D: ‘Not enough evidence’ for treatmentThere is not enough evidence that vitamin D supplements protect people against Covid-19, an expert panel says.Dec 19, 2020Dec 19, 2020
Wildfire smoke may spread infectious diseaseSmoke from wildfires could be a surprising new route for the spread of infections, according to research.Dec 19, 2020Dec 19, 2020
One in four people globally may not get vaccines until 2022Nearly one in four people may not get Covid-19 vaccines until at least 2022 because rich countries with less than 15 per cent of the…Dec 19, 2020Dec 19, 2020
South Africa closes beaches to fight resurgence of COVID-19South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the closure of many of the country’s beaches throughout the festive season to fight…Dec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020
Many Covid positive pregnant women are asymptomatic: StudyResearchers, including one of Indian-origin have revealed that majority of pregnant women, who tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival to…Dec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020
Giant 20lbs pet rabbit loves watching Strictly on TVJester the giant rabbit is so big he has his own bedroom in his owner’s home. And Lyn Hobson admits her 20lb pet is “spoiled rotten”.Dec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020
Carbon dioxide emissions drops by 7pc this year, green group saysA locked-down pandemic-struck world cut its carbon dioxide emissions this year by 7 per cent, the biggest drop ever, new preliminary…Dec 11, 2020Dec 11, 2020
