As truce talks resume in Cairo, people in Gaza suffer from hunger
Heavy fighting rocked besieged Gaza as aid agencies warned of looming famine and new talks were held in Cairo towards...
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World’s biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution mission
Clark, Philippines - NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world's biggest flying laboratory, in...
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New guidelines for Umrah pilgrims announced by Saudi ministry
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced an update in the procedures for entering Saudi Arabia for Umrah, which is...
- This is done to ensure the health and safety of the Umrah Performers and visitors
- These new requirements will go into effect starting at 1:00 am Wednesday, February 9, 2022
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Bahrain makes second booster jab available for people aged 60 and above
Bahrain has made a second Covid-19 booster shot available by choice for adults aged 60 years and above and frontline...
- Health authorities say an individual may receive any vaccine as a second booster shot, three months after receiving the first booster shot.
- Eligible individuals need not book an appointment but can head straight to designated vaccine centers.
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Omicron sub-variant found in 57 countries : WHO
The fast spreading and heavily mutated Omicron variant has rapidly become the dominant variant worldwide since it was first detected...
- The fast spreading and heavily mutated Omicron variant has rapidly become the dominant variant worldwide since it was first detected in southern Africa 10 weeks ago
- In its weekly epidemiological update, the WHO said that the Omicron counts several sub-lineages: BA.1, BA.1.1, BA.2 and BA.3.
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Pfizer seeks US approval of Covid vaccine for children under 5
Pfizer and BioNTech will soon ask US regulators for emergency authorization for a Covid-19 vaccine for children aged five and...
- The move comes as the Omicron variant wave is waning in the United States but parents are still grappling with school closures
- FDA hopes to approve vaccines for young kids as early as late February, earlier it has approved Pfizer's Covid-19 booster shot for children aged above 12
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WHO warns of Covid medical waste threat
The extra waste is "threatening human and environmental health and exposing a dire need to improve waste management practices", the...
- The extra waste is "threatening human and environmental health and exposing a dire need to improve waste management practices", the UN health agency said
- As countries scrambled to get personal protective equipment (PPE) to cope with the crisis, less attention was paid to disposing of Covid-19 health care waste safely
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Long haul Covid patients find hope in recovery clinics
When Stephanie Hedrick realized she was still suffering from shortness of breath, blurry vision and brain fog months after recovering...
- Similar clinics have popped up across the United States as thousands of people who recovered from coronavirus infections have found themselves still struggling
- Doctors have known for years that some patients who recover from viral infections go on to develop post-viral syndromes, but the exact cause is unknown
Dubai Academic Health Corporation embarks on four-pronged future plan
The Dubai Academic Health Corporation has agreed on four bases as a part of its strategic plans and future goals....
- The four bases of the strategy are Care, Learning, Discovery, and Giving and Stewardship.
- The strategy was discussed at the fourth Board of Directors meeting of the Dubai Academic Health Corporation.
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IATA urges governments to accelerate lifting of travel restrictions
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urges urged governments to accelerate the relaxation of travel restrictions, saying evidence suggests a...
- IATA cites a study that says there is minimal impact of travel restrictions on controlling the spread of Omicron.
- The billions spent testing travelers would be far more effective if allocated to vaccine distribution or strengthening healthcare systems, says IATA director.
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Italy, UAE discuss the digital revolution in healthcare sector
With a medical devices industry turnover of Euro 17 billion, 4,400 companies and nearly 94,000 professionals, Italy is at the...
- With a medical devices industry turnover of Euro 17 billion, 4,400 companies and nearly 94,000 professionals, Italy is at the forefront of telemedicine
- The Innovation Talks are a platform to foster the dialogue between Italy and UAE initiated by the Embassy of Italy to the UAE last year
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Morocco starts construction of anti-Covid vaccine plant
Home to 36 million inhabitants, Morocco is hoping that its vaccination drive will help eradicate Covid-19. More than 23 million...
- The factory to be known as Sensyo Pharmatech will produce vaccines against coronavirus and other diseases
- It was launched in Benslimane, a region of Morocco's economic hub Casablanca during a ceremony attended by King Mohammed VI
As truce talks resume in Cairo, people in Gaza suffer from hunger
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Iran emerging as a hub for health tourism in West Asia: Raisi
Tehran, Iran--Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has claimed that health tourism in the country has attracted patients from neighboring countries and...
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Israel ranks 5th healthiest country in the world
Dubai, UAE - Israel ranks in 5th place out of the 167 countries on the index of the world’s healthiest...
Covid and Ukraine have badly hit UN sustainable goals progress
Geneva, Switzerland - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said the COVID-19 pandemic, Ukraine crisis and the climate...
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Covid-19 has not gone away, kills 1,000 a week in Europe: WHO
Copenhagen, Denmark - The World Health Organization's European office on Tuesday warned the risk of Covid-19 has not gone away, saying...
- "Whilst it may not be a global public health emergency, however, Covid-19 has not gone away," WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said
- "Unless we develop comprehensive diagnostics and treatment for long Covid, we will never truly recover from the pandemic," Kluge said
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Global body to fund 26 FAO projects worth $174.7m
ROME, ITALY - Building on growing momentum to tackle environmental problems by addressing the ways in which our food and...
- With these new projects, FAO's partnership with the GEF will have helped countries access over $1.4 billion in financing.
- These 26 projects will support countries to create or improve the management of nearly 17.9 million hectares of protected areas on land and sea
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Chinese doctors use 5G remote robot to perform successful surgery
XINJIANG, CHINA - China has successfully performed the world's first liver resection surgery utilising a domestically developed 5G remote robot,...
- A medical team from Zhejiang and Xinjiang provinces collaborated through the use of 5G remote robot, overcoming a considerable distance of 4,600 kilometers
- Leading the team was Dr. Liang Xiao, a chief physician from the Department of General Surgery at Zhejiang University School of Medicine's Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital