GENEVA: The coronavirus mutation first found in Britain has now spread to 50 territories, according to the World Health Organisation, while a similar South African-identified strain has now been found in 20.

BEIJING: A year after the outbreak started, WHO experts are due in China for a highly politicised visit to explore the origins of the coronavirus, in a trip trailed by accusations of cover-ups, conspiracy and fears of a whitewash.

Kota Kinabalu: Dementia is becoming a household word where incidences is increasing with the rise in the ageing population.

WASHINGTON: Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine yesterday became the second to receive emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration, welcome news to a nation with a staggering Covid-19 death toll of over 307,000 lives lost.

LONDON: British health officials on Wednesday warned that anyone with a history of significant allergic reactions should not have the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid jab for the time being.

MANAMA: Bahrain announced on Friday that it had approved the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, becoming the second country after Britain to green-light the drug.

LONDON: Britain today became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out from early next week.

PARIS: While many scientists are racing to find vaccines to tame the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, other researchers are probing the past, trying to unravel one of the greatest mysteries of the virus: Exactly where it came from.

LONDON: Individuals infected with coronavirus are unlikely to catch the illness again for at least six months, researchers at the University of Oxford said yesterday.

Kuala Lumpur: Finding and treating cancer at an early stage can save lives. Not only that but detecting cancer early can also greatly reduce its financial impact. Not only is the cost of treatment much less when the cancer is in its early stages, but people can also continue to work and support their families if they can access effective treatment on time.