
  
SK Telecom, South Korea's largest mobile carrier, said on Monday it has commercialised the world's first 5G-based disinfection robot in a move to automate anti-infection efforts against COVID-19 in health care facilities. ...

  
With alarms sounded about the declining diversity of plants and animals, a related concern with equally profound implications is posed: Is the variety of microbial life, including viruses, changing too -- and if so, in which direction and how fast?...

  
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has urged the government to take unprecedented measures to stem the Covid-19 spread across the country amid a surge of fresh cases. ...

  
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, likely does not directly infect the brain but can still inflict significant neurological damage, a new study suggests...

  
England's coronavirus reproduction number, also known as the R number, has dropped slightly to between 0.7 and one, the latest official data revealed. ...

  
California, the most populous state in the US, has opened up Covid-19 vaccination appointments to everyone aged 16 and above....

  
People who have recovered from Covid-19 require only one vaccine dose. A second jab is important for those who have not had Covid-19 to reach strong immunity, suggests a study. ...

  
In a major step to ramp up vaccine production amid the Covid-19 second wave, the Centre has approved production of Corona vaccines from the Maharashtra government-owned Haffkine Institute in Mumbai....

  
A team of Israeli researchers has identified new drug candidates from probiotic Kefir yogurt that may combat pathogenic bacteria and treat various inflammatory conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease and Covid-19 infections....

  
Google is hiring people who use Android devices to give feedback for a new medical records tool for patients. ...