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Plodding his way through the desert in remote southwest Pakistan, Roshan the camel carries priceless cargo: books for children who can no longer go to school because of coronavirus lockdowns.The school children, who live in remote villages where the streets are too narrow for vehicles, put on their best clothes and rush out to meet…

Health and ScienceIndia reports record Covid cases for a fifth straight day with more than 350,000 new infectionsPublished Mon, Apr 26 20212:07 AM EDTSaheli Roy Choudhury@sahelircShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailKey PointsOfficial data showed there were 352,991 new reported cases over a 24-hour period as total infection numbers…

Apr 3, 2021; Miami, Florida, USA; Bianca Andreescu of Canada hits a backhand against Ashleigh Barty of Australia (not pictured) in the women’s singles final in the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY SportsWorld number six Bianca Andreescu is out of the Madrid Open after testing positive for COVID-19, the…

Johnson & Johnson’s  (JNJ) – Get Report vaccine for COVID-19 received strong reassurances from a top health official on Sunday, days after the shot was given the green light to continue use following blood clot concerns. “You are less likely as a woman taking J&J to have this blood-clotting problem than to get struck by lightning…

A person wearing a protective suit stands next to an ambulance carrying a family member who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium in New Delhi, India April 24, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiIndia set a new global record of the most number of COVID-19 infections in a day, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on…

A worker sprays paint on a stencil indicating social distancing on the floor of a bus stop, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in San Jose, Costa Rica July 24, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate/Costa Rica on Saturday registered 1,830 new COVID-19 infections, its highest daily increase since the start of the pandemic,…

At least 27 people were killed and 46 injured in a fire on Saturday at a hospital in southeastern Baghdad that had been equipped to house COVID-19 patients, medical sources at three nearby hospitals said.The fire at the Ibn Khatib hospital in the Diyala Bridge area of the Iraqi capital occurred after an accident caused…

Reuters NowPosted India’s coronavirus infections rose by 346,786 overnight, the health ministry said on Saturday, setting a new world record for the third consecutive day, as overwhelmed hospitals in the densely-populated country begged for oxygen supplies.

A batch of China’s Sinopharm coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine arrives as a donation at the airport in Damascus, Syria April 24, 2021. REUTERS/Yamam al ShaarA donation by China of 150,000 doses of its Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Damascus on Saturday, with another batch of the same size planned, Syrian officials said.”We appreciate this aid…

Novak Djokovic said he hopes it will not become mandatory for players to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to compete on the ATP circuit and that their freedom of choice should be supported.The ATP earlier this month issued new guidelines saying players who have been vaccinated would not be considered a close contact of anybody testing…