Health & Fitness
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Why are older people more vulnerable to COVID-19?
In almost every country battling with the COVID-19 outbreak, people over the age of 65 are being told to self-quarantine…
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COVID-19: Inside the global war for ventilators
Ventilators, life-saving pieces of medical equipment which help coronavirus patients to breath, have become a political commodity as governments and…
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COVID-19: Why some countries wear face masks and others don’t
Step outside your door without a face mask in Hong Kong, Seoul or Tokyo these days, and you may well…
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What is herd immunity and can it stop the coronavirus?
There are basically three ways to stop the Covid-19 disease for good. One involves extraordinary restrictions on free movement and…
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COVID-19: What it does to the body
The coronavirus emerged in only December last year, but already the world is dealing with a pandemic of the virus…
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COVID-19: EU’s borders will close for 30 days from noon today
The European Commission (EU) is planning to ban all non-essential travel throughout Europe’s Schengen free-travel zone as more countries close…
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Quarantine: Relies on people obeying the law. What if they don’t?
As the novel coronavirus spreads around the world, claiming more lives, governments across the globe are taking tougher measures to…
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Coronavirus: Are there two strains and is one more deadly?
Two strains of the new coronavirus are spreading around the world, according to an analysis of 103 cases. But the…
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Why do we feel sleepy after eating a meal?
Are you someone who gets sleepy after a meal? Have you ever wondered why this happens? Sleepiness after eating is…
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Cocaine: Why Britain can’t get enough of it
The moment Dan (not his real name) realised he had a problem with cocaine, he had been off work for…
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