Hundreds of Philippine hospitals near full capacity as virus cases surge

MANILA, Aug 9 - Nearly a fifth of hospitals in the Philippines are close to full capacity as a surge in COVID-19 infections, driven by the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus, spreads across the Southeast Asian country, the health ministry s..

New COVID-19 Virus Variants More Contagious, So Get Vaccinated: Dr Al Khal

The new variants of the coronavirus are more contagious and more serious, so it is more important than ever to get vaccinated, Dr Abdullatif Al Khal, Chair of the National Health Strategic Group on COVID-19, has said. Dr Al Khal said this in ..

China Reports World's First Human Death from "Monkey B Virus"

A Beijing-based veterinary surgeon, who died on May 27 after complaining of fever and neurological symptoms, was the first human fatality due to Monkey B Virus, revealed China's Centre for Disease Control (CDC) Weekly on Saturday. The 53-year-old..

Asian shares extend losses on renewed virus scare, inflation woes

Asian shares slipped again on Monday while perceived safe haven assets, including the yen and gold, edged higher as investor risk appetite was soured by fears of rising inflation and a relentless surge in coronavirus cases. MSCI's broadest ind..

World’s First and Only real Time COVID-19 Virus Attenuation Technology launched

AlMajed Group Holding through its subsidiary AlMajed Meditech partners with Devjyo – Miterr Group, introducing another breakthrough in Qatar “Scalene Shycocan” – The World’s First and only Real Time COVID-19 Virus Att..

World’s First and Only real Time COVID-19 Virus Attenuation Technology launched

AlMajed Group Holding through its subsidiary AlMajed Meditech partners with Devjyo – Miterr Group, introducing another breakthrough in Qatar “Scalene Shycocan” – The World’s First and only Real Time COVID-19 Virus Attenu..

Covid origins: Scientists weigh up evidence over virus's origins