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Has COVID-19 pandemic proven more hostile to developing economies?
- January 14, 2022 02:35 PM GMT
- Anam Siddiqui

Highlights Unlike advanced economies, developing countries would not be able to achieve pre-pandemic economic levels by 2023. As per the WHO, 85% of people in Africa have not received a single COVID-19 vaccine dose, while 36 countries hav...
How to improve your work from home set up for the third year of the pandemic?
- December 31, 2021 03:31 AM GMT
- Toshiva Jain
What does UK government’s study reveal about Omicron?
- December 30, 2021 09:42 AM GMT
- Team Kalkine Media
Latest global tally of COVID-19 cases & the spread of Omicron variant!
- December 23, 2021 03:21 PM AEDT
- Team Kalkine Media
Reality check: Can current COVID-19 vaccines fight Omicron?
- December 21, 2021 04:35 PM AEDT
- Team Kalkine Media

Reality check: Can current COVID-19 vaccines fight Omicron?
- December 21, 2021 04:35 PM AEDT
- Team Kalkine Media
A new strain of coronavirus SARS-Cov-2, Omicron has become a hot topic of discussion worldwide for its increasing number of cases across different countries. The United Nations’ specialised agency for international public health, World Healt...
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Can COVID-19 vaccines help protect from Omicron variant?
- December 13, 2021 10:51 AM AEDT
- Manisha
Highlights Omicron is a highly divergent variant with a greater number of mutations. Numerous studies and analyses are underway to assess the effectiveness of vaccines on Omicron, a variant of concern. The WHO has suggested that the global COV...
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Will the Wuhan-born coronavirus continue to impact our lives in 2022?
- December 07, 2021 05:36 AM GMT
- Kiara Khanna
When will Covid-19 end? When will life come back to normal? Will we ever get rid of the masks and the fear that this pandemic has induced upon us in the last two years? There are numerable questions around coronavirus with no definite answer insight....
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Global hospitality businesses stare at losses as Omicron fears endure
- December 05, 2021 03:14 PM GMT
- Abhijeet
Highlights Sharp resurgence of Covid cases in European countries has increased the uncertainty France has registered more than 50,000 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Saturday Covid-led cancellations and unwillingness of people has increased trouble...
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Can Omicron cause more damage than other COVID-19 variants? the latest findings
- December 05, 2021 12:42 AM AEDT
- Ashish
Highlights The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently flagged the coronavirus strain B.1.1.529 (Omicron). WHO scientists are of the view that the people who previously contracted COVID-19 have an increased risk of reinfection with this varian...
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Merck’s drug raises hope for oral COVID-19 treatment
- October 03, 2021 07:48 PM AEDT
- Anam Siddiqui
Highlights Positive results have been received from the Phase 3 Clinical trial of a new drug developed by Merck and Co and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics. The drug molnupiravir could potentially reduce the risk of hospitalization and death by ...
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What is Rapid Antigen Testing? All you should know about it
- September 29, 2021 02:13 AM BST
- Furquan Moharkan
A Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) is one of the quickest ways to test if you have COVID-19 infection or not. It is mostly used in situations when a patient needs it for quick clarity. The test is being widely used in the US, European countries, and India. N...
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Anti-lockdown protests erupt in Melbourne even as COVID-19 cases spike
- September 21, 2021 09:37 AM BST
- Furquan Moharkan
Highlights Protests against lockdown continue in Australia’s major cities. Cases in Victoria have spiked to a new high. The country reported 11 deaths on Monday. Anti-lockdown protests rocked Australia’s second most populous c...
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How long will COVID-19 pandemic last? Will it continue into 2022?
- September 14, 2021 09:13 AM AEST
- Furquan Moharkan
As the world is battling its once-in-a-hundred-years deadly contagion in the form of COVID-19 pandemic, the people are eagerly awaiting its end. The question on the end of the pandemic is on the mind of many people. But no one can give a definitiv...
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Did Saudis in US help hijackers? FBI reveals first declassified 9/11 document
- September 13, 2021 08:37 AM BST
- Furquan Moharkan
Highlights The FBI has commenced declassifying the files on 9/11 terror attack. The declassifying of the documents coincided with the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks The documents reveal the logistical support provided to two of the Sau...
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