HEALTH

Covid: EU recommends new travel restrictions for US as cases rise

The European Union recommended a pause on all non-essential travel from the US as Covid-19 cases surge.

The daily average for hospital admissions…

Covid: Australia records 1000th death from the pandemic

Australia has recorded its 1,000th death from the pandemic, as it struggles to contain Delta variant outbreaks.

The country's 1,003 Covid deaths…

Extra Covid support announced for South West amid rising cases

Secondary school and college pupils will be required to wear face masks in…

Coronavirus: Delta variant doubles risk of hospital admission new study finds

People who contract the Delta variant of coronavirus are more than twice as…

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics are putting inclusion and accessibility issues under the microscope in Japan

Following the success of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the Paralympics kicked off this week - and have put Japan’s accessibility and inclusion…

Johnson & Johnson booster shot prompts large increase in immune response company says

Booster doses of Johnson & Johnson's one-shot coronavirus vaccine generated a big spike in antibodies, the frontline immune system defenses against…

Farming mink dogs and cats may spur disease reservoirs

LONDON : Carnivorous animals have a defective immune system, which makes them likely to be asymptomatic carriers of disease-causing pathogens,…

Nishadini Pallage Arachchi has bagged Asia's Outstanding Healthcare Award of the Year

I am Nishadini Hethumalika Pallage Arachchi currently working as a nursing officer at the Colombo East Base Hospital, Specialized Covid-19 Treatment…