World: Donald Trump's pick, John Ratcliffe, the new CIA chief, has been a long-time supporter of the COVID-19 lab leak theory.

CIA says lab leak 'more likely' origin of COVID-19 as Ratcliffe takes charge

Union Minister Vaishnaw refutes Mark Zuckerberg's "false claim" that India's 2024 election results were due to COVID-19 handling. Watch this report for more details!

Indian Union Minister Vaishnaw calls out Zuckerberg over his Poll Remarks

The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged China to share crucial data and access to help understand the origins of COVID-19, five years since the pandemic's emergence emphasizing the need for transparency, the WHO stated that without it, the organization cannot adequately prevent and prepare for future epidemics and pandemics. 
Since its emergence in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, COVID-19 has claimed millions of lives, ravaged economies, and pushed healthcare systems to the brink. Watch in for more details!

Covid-19 Pandemic: 5 Years On, Quest For Origins Continues

World: "We continue to call on China to share data and access so we can understand the origins of Covid-19. This is a moral and scientific imperative," the WHO said in a statement.

WHO urges China to share data on COVID-19 origins five years after pandemic began

According to reports, China has been battling an outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus or HMPV.  As per the information available so far, HMPV causes symptoms similar to influenza as well as COVID-19.

Five Years After COVID Outbreak, China Has a Mysterious Virus Outbreak

Years after the Covid pandemic devastated the world, a US enquiry has concluded that the coronavirus likely leaked from a Chinese laboratory. The two-year-long investigation into the outbreak that killed 1.

Wuhan lab leak likely behind Covid pandemic, finds US investigation

Winter is approaching in the Northern Hemisphere and people are gearing up for what experts are calling the "tripledemic". This is because three types of viruses are going around at the time.

People in the north might be staring at a 'tripledemic'. Here's what it means

A British scientist working in the United States (US) said that he faced death threats and harassment due to his work with Chinese scientists on virus research before the Covid pandemic broke out in 2020. According to a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on Sunday (Sept 29), the scientist was identified as Peter Daszak.

USA: Why Is A US Researcher On A 'Kill' List? COVID-19 Research Linked? | WION

In the ever-changing landscape of workplace etiquette, one major shift that we saw in the post-pandemic world was the focus on the flexibility of working at your own pace, at your own place.

No more 9 to 5: Employees are now unofficially changing work hours to 10 to 4, data shows

A new study reveals shocking truths on the impact of pandemic lockdowns on teen girls. Watch to know more.

Pandemic lockdowns aged teen girls' brains rapidly

In a recent revelation, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has alleged that the Biden administration exerted undue pressure on the company to censor Covid-19-related content.

Zuckerberg accuses White House of pressuring Meta to censor Covid-19 content 

Mark Zuckerberg has said that he will not spend any money in the 2024 US election cycle. In a letter to the US House Judiciary Committee meta CEO said that he will not repeat the 2020 efforts to fund local elections. Meta CEO has also said that facebook was pressured by US government to censor covid content.

US 'pressurised'  Meta to censor COVID-19 content

After a shocking third finish in the 200m race, USA's Noah Lyles revealed that he tested positive for Covid before his race and, thus, has bowed out of the Paris Olympics 2024 edition on Thursday (Aug 8).

Paris Olympics: Wait, what? Noah Lyles reveals being Covid positive after 200m bronze win, out of tournament

New variants of Covid have started to spread across the UK. According to the latest data, a Covid wave driven by a new subvariant, FLiRT, has spread through schools, workplaces and crowds of football fans at the Euros.

Is Covid's resurgence in UK linked to football crowds?

Joe Biden tests positive for Covid: US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 following his initial event in Las Vegas, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday (July 17).

Joe Biden tests positive for Covid, cancels event in Las Vegas

A jury in the US has convicted five Minnesota residents and acquitted two others for their involvement in a scheme to embezzle over $40 million meant for feeding children during the coronavirus pandemic.

5 convicted in Covid pandemic fraud case following bribe attempt

There's a new covid variant called KP.2 under the name FLiRT that has emerged in the US, UK and India. These new variant mutants are collectively called FLiRT.

FLiRT' COVID cases: KP.2 Covid variant cases in US, UK and India

British pharma giant Oxford-Astrazeneca is withdrawing its Covid-19 vaccines globally. According to a report in the Telegraph, the vaccine can no longer be used in the european union. The company says the decision has been taken for purely commercial reasons.

Astrazeneca's big post-Covid move, company voluntarily withdraws 'marketing authorisation' for EU

In a big move, AstraZeneca has decided to withdraw its Covid vaccines worldwide. Has big pharma opened Covid can of worms?

Gravitas | AstraZeneca to withdraw its Covid vaccines worldwide

Zhang Yongzhen, the first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China had been evicted from his lab. Zhang wrote the post on Chinese social media platform Weibo but it was later deleted. Watch in for more details!

Chinese scientist who published first sequence of COVID is evicted from lab

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, in a damning revelation, has admitted that its Covid-19 vaccine 'Covishield' can, in "very rare cases, cause TTS". TTS or Thrombosis Thrombocytopenia Syndrome is a rare yet serious condition suffered by some vaccine takers, with symptoms including blood clots and platelet levels.

AstraZeneca Covid vaccine: Court case, rare side effects, admission of guilt, and more. All you need to know

For the first time since its COVID-19 vaccine was rolled out, AstraZeneca has admitted that it can cause a rare side effect. In legal documents submitted to the United Kingdom High Court, the pharmaceutical giant accepted that its COVID-19 vaccine "can, in very rare cases, cause TTS".

AstraZeneca admits in court that its Covid vaccine can ‘in very rare cases, cause TTS’

In a world where Covid-19 still exists, AI tools play a key role in assisting and analysing lung ultrasound images. However, if not properly trained, these tools might misdiagnose Covid-19 cases.

AI-driven medical diagnostics for Covid in lungs, detects Covid-19 in ultrasound images

Covid-19 may have an impact on people's cognitive and memory abilities that lasts a year or more after infection. A new study reveals small deficits in the performance of cognitive and memory tasks in people who had recovered from Covid-19 compared with those who had not had the virus.

Covid-19 causes lasting damage to cognition and memory, research finds

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