In Tunisia's Mediterranean resort of Sousse, exhausted medics struggle to stem surging coronavirus deaths, desperately monitoring oxygen supplies beside patients' beds, while on the beach tourists relax in the sun.

With extended lockdowns forcing millions of Mumbai's white-collar professionals to work from home, many dabbawalas, or Indian lunchbox delivery men, have been struggling to feed their own families since April last year.

Indian tax authorities on Thursday raided a prominent newspaper and a TV channel that have been critical of the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, triggering accusations of intimidation.

India is investigating its first documented human death from bird flu after an 11-year-old boy succumbed to the disease earlier this month, the health ministry said.

Meatpacker JBS SA (JBSS3.SA) said on Thursday it will give away beef, pork and chicken for the next year to 50 U.S. families that participate in company-sponsored vaccination clinics over the coming weeks.

The Indonesia Pasti Bisa (Indonesia certainly can) campaign on social media seeks to lift spirits amid the country’s COVID-19 case spike. It claims to be a “collective effort” to help those affected by the virus.

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) research, based on a study of 1,442 healthcare workers, was published in Lancet Microbe on Thursday.

Belly fat, the bane of many people’s existence. Some would go the extra mile to lose it — sometimes to extreme lengths. But most experts agree that when it comes to losing weight, one should be mindful and patient and understand that it is an ongoing process.

With Indonesia recording unprecedented COVID-19 cases and deaths, many are turning to well-meaning but unproven and potentially dangerous tips and remedies being shared on social media among a jaded and weary public.

Researchers found that antibodies generated by the vaccine work less well against the variant than a previous coronavirus strain, while Gamma may also be able to reinfect people who had previously had the virus. 

The European Parliament vote was another sign of souring ties between the EU and China, already hit by a round of tit-for-tat sanctions over the rights issue that effectively blocked the ratification of a long-negotiated investment deal.

Scents of sage, lavender and cornflowers rise from the meadows of Albania, which has seen soaring overseas demand for medicinal herbs since the coronavirus pandemic. 

Utrecht University researchers performed swab tests on 310 pets from 196 households in which a person had been infected with COVID-19 within the last 200 days.

The upbeat assessment came as the World Health Organization warned that the coronavirus variant first spotted in India could fuel a new wave of cases in Europe.

The Biking Bandits, a Soweto-based cycling crew, hosted a "Homies Night Ride".

The "world-first" innovation involves a dentist fitting magnets and locking bolts to the patient's upper and lower molars, allowing the jaws to open only two millimetres.

Below are views from China's health experts about the effectiveness of home-grown vaccines against the Delta, which is becoming the globally dominant variant, and virus preventive measures China is taking.

The committee, hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will hear a risk-benefit analysis as researchers explore whether the shots can cause myocarditis, as well as cases of inflammation of the heart lining, pericarditis. 

In the second part of our story about childhood stunting in East Nusa Tenggara, we look at how infrastructure and training are critical to reducing the prevalence of stunting.

The handshake is making something of a comeback, thanks to vaccinations and the lifting of social restrictions.

The certificate will be paper-based rather than digital and will be issued by local governments from sometime next month, top government spokesman Katsunobu Kato told reporters.

Tofacitinib, taken orally and sold under the brand name Xeljanz among others, was tested in a trial of 289 patients hospitalized with severe Covid across 15 locations in Brazil.

On the other side of East Nusa Tenggara's breathtaking landscape is the far-reaching health condition of stunting, which affects one in three Indonesian children.

Emergency department visits for suspected suicide attempts by teenage girls rose significantly last year compared to 2019.

A fat belly is linked to various diseases as it is the most harmful fat in your body.

The main coronavirus vaccination centre in the Japanese capital of Tokyo will begin booking shots for people under 65 from Saturday, media reported on Thursday, as it ramps up inoculation efforts before the 2020 Olympics open next month.

The pandemic has forced changes to every level of the drugs trade, from wholesale traffickers and smugglers to neighbourhood dealers.

Humanoid robot Grace is targeted to healthcare market and designed to interact with the elderly and those isolated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Thai taxi driver reassures clients by letting them know in three languages on the sign above his cab that he has been vaccinated.

Fifteen million people have received the COVID-19 vaccine in Indonesia, but amid fears of stigma, personal information leaks and side effects, only a handful of people living with HIV/AIDS have joined that group. Some have shared their vaccination experiences with The Jakarta Post.