Can carbonated drinks cause positive Covid-19 tests?
MDA chief executive officer Dr Muralitharan Paramasua said there was no evidence to prove that carbonated drinks can lead to a positive Covid-19 test result.
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Most Covid-19 labs across Nepal lack testing kits as threat increases
Officials said testing people suspected to have the coronavirus will be halted both in the laboratory and at border points if kits are not immediately supplied.
Covid boosters suggested for new variant: Cambodia’s health ministry
An expert also noted that serious side effects from the vaccine and associated boosters are exceptionally rare.
Hong Kong detects H5N1 bird flu in wetland park
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Why Korea’s vaccination rate remains low despite surge in flu patients
Some have attributed the lower immunization rate to vaccine hesitancy.
Prices in S’pore seen moderating but likely to remain above pandemic levels in 2024
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Delhi reports first case of Covid sub-variant JN.1
However, health minister Sourabh Bhardwaj added that JN.1 is a mild infection and there is no need to panic.
Leading virologist warns of Zika virus outbreak in Bangkok
Zika virus is a mosquito-borne infection that first gained widespread attention in 2015 due to its potential to cause serious birth defects in babies born to infected mothers.
Hong Kong to cull 2,800 pigs after detection of African swine flu
No reports of abnormalities from pig farms outside the 3km zone had been received so far, and the present case did not affect the operation of local slaughterhouses nor the…
India’s government hospitals dust off Covid-care facilities
The health ministry has alerted all states and Union territories in the country to get prepared with infrastructure facilities for Covid-19 care following reports of JN-1 cases, a…