Health

Research: India’s Deaths During Pandemic 10 Times Official Toll

India’s excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official Covid-19 toll, likely making it modern…

3 years ago

Covid: Boris Johnson Resisted Autumn Lockdown as Only Over-80s Were Dying, Ex-Adviser Cummings Claims

Boris Johnson was reluctant to tighten Covid restrictions as cases rose last autumn because he thought people dying from it…

3 years ago

Nigeria’s Drug Agency Warns Against Use of Unverified Covid Herbal Medicine

Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerian researchers in the nation’s ivory towers…

3 years ago

Nigeria: Lagos, 5 Other States, Federal Capital on Red Alert Over Third Covid Wave

Nigeria’s federal government has put six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on red alert as part of the…

3 years ago

Nigeria Approves Moderna, Sputnik, Korean Astrazeneca for Covid Vaccination

Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved three additional Covid-19 vaccines for use. Ahead…

3 years ago

After 10 Days of Hiccups, Brazil’s Bolsonaro May Need Surgery

Brazilian president’s office says Jair Bolsonaro is suffering from an intestinal blockage and may need emergency surgery. Brazilian President Jair…

3 years ago

Dispiriting Setback: Covid Deaths, Cases Rise Again Globally

Covid-19 deaths and cases are on the rise again globally in a dispiriting setback that is triggering another round of…

3 years ago

About 3,000 on Singapore Cruise Ship Confined to Cabins after Suspected Covid Case

A Genting Cruise Lines’ ship on a “cruise to nowhere” has returned to Singapore after a passenger was suspected of…

3 years ago

Immunised But Banned: EU Says Not All Covid Vaccines Equal

After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they assumed they would…

3 years ago

WHO Says Rich Countries Should Donate Vaccines, Not Use Boosters

Top officials at the World Health Organization say there's not enough evidence to show that third doses of coronavirus vaccines…

3 years ago