[ad_1] STOCKHOLM: Researchers discovered that Covid epidemic shutdowns in South Asia significantly reduced the number of short-lived cooling particles in the air while having no effect on the concentration of long-lived greenhouse gases. Researchers were thus able to demonstrate how lower air pollution emissions lead to cleaner air and faster global warming.The study was published … Read more
[ad_1] After more than three years, the global Covid emergency is officially over. Yet it’s still killing at least one person every four minutes and questions on how to deal with the virus remain unanswered, putting vulnerable people and under-vaccinated countries at risk.A key question is how to handle a virus that’s become less threatening … Read more
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: A recent study from Cedars-Sinai’s Smidt Heart Institute reveals that extended Covid-19 may be caused by a dysfunction of the immune system.The study, published in BMC Infectious Diseases, found that after people with long Covid-19 received the Covid-19 vaccine, they produced antibodies against the virus that causes Covid-19 for months longer than expected.When … Read more
[ad_1] President Joe Biden on Monday officially ended the Covid national health emergency that for more than three years underpinned extraordinary efforts to provide care for a country where more than a million people died from the disease. The White House said Biden signed a law passed earlier by Congress “which terminates the national emergency … Read more
[ad_1] TOKYO: Over 10 per cent of children in Japan who developed acute brain syndrome after infection with Covid-19 have died, Kyodo News reported citing results of a nationwide survey recently announced by a health ministry research team.The survey found 34 cases of acute encephalopathy related to Covid-19 infection among those below the age of … Read more
[ad_1] STOCKHOLM: Why children are less likely to become severely ill with Covid compared with adults is not clear. Some have suggested that it might be because children are less likely to have diseases, such as type-2 diabetes and high blood pressure, that are known to be linked to more severe Covid. Others have suggested … Read more