Global average life expectancy has reached 73.3 years

 Global average life expectancy has reached 73.3 years, a figure close to the level recorded in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced.

CIA says Covid-19 probably escaped Chinese lab but doesn't rule out natural origin

 

The US Central Intelligence Agency says Covid-19 probably leaked from a Chinese research lab but has "low confidence" in its conclusion, according to the Associated Press and other international media.

Japanese Health Ministry: "A causal relationship between vaccination and death cannot be ruled out"

 

An expert committee of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has confirmed the first death believed to have been caused by COVID-19 vaccination out of a total 1,791 post-vaccination deaths studied, a report published on Friday showed.

Greece vows not to impose COVID restrictions to travellers from China

Greece has no intention to impose restrictions on travellers from China over COVID-19, Greece's National Public Health Organization (EODY) announced on Saturday.

Cruise Ship With Some 800 COVID-Infected Passengers Docs Sydney

The Majestic Princess cruise ship with about 800 passengers infected with COVID-19 has docked in Sydney Harbor, the ABC broadcaster reported on Saturday.

Study explains how to get ‘super immunity’ to Covid — RT World News

Fully vaccinated people who catch Covid, as well as those who had the disease prior to the jabs, get rewarded with the best immune responses, a new study has found.

Even mild cases of Covid-19 affect memory & attention – study — RT World News

Scientists from Britain’s Oxford University have revealed that people who have had mild Covid-19 and didn’t suffer from other widespread ‘long Covid’ symptoms in daily life still show degraded attention and memory for six to nine months after infection.

COVID-19 : World engulfed by 2nd wave

Israel said it will reimpose a national lockdown to battle a coronavirus surge, as the number of daily infections around the world reached a record high.