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COVID-19: India receives shipment of ventilators, Remdesivir from EU

New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 crisis in India, an aircraft carrying a shipment of ventilators, Remdesivir and medical equipment from EU member states, arrived in New Delhi on Friday.

2021-05-14T03:14:45.096618+00:00 IST

France orders police to ban rallies in Paris amid Israel-Palestine tensions

Paris [France], May 14 (ANI/Sputnik): French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Thursday instructed the Paris police department to ban manifestations linked to the ongoing violent tensions between Israel and Palestine.

2021-05-13T20:08:43.195316+00:00 IST

UK records another 2,657 coronavirus cases, 11 deaths

London [UK], May 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 2,657 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,444,631, according to official figures released Thursday.

2021-05-13T17:40:00.446261+00:00 IST

Czech Republic registers six new deaths possibly linked to vaccination against COVID-19

Prague [Czech Republic], May 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The Czech Republic has registered six cases of death suspected to be connected with vaccination against COVID-19 over the past week, the State Institute for Drug Control (SUKL) said on Thursday.

2021-05-13T10:52:51.685553+00:00 IST

COVID-19: India welcomes 1,200 more oxygen cylinders from UK

New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): India welcomed 1,200 oxygen cylinders from the British Oxygen Company that arrived from the UK on Thursday as part of COVID assistance to help deal with the record rise in virus cases that has put a strain on the healthcare infrastructure of the country.

2021-05-13T06:33:49.628438+00:00 IST

COVID-19: More ventilators, oxygen cylinders arrive in India from Europe

New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): An aircraft carrying 176 ventilators from Germany, 324 oxygen cylinders from Finland, and 10 oxygen cylinders from Greece, arrived in Delhi on early Thursday morning.

2021-05-13T04:37:23.756979+00:00 IST

World ignored warnings, Covid-19 pandemic could have been prevented: Report

Geneva [Switzerland], May 13 (ANI): The world had ignored warnings which resulted in the outbreak of COVID-19, and the international system could have prevented it from escalating into the devastating pandemic, an independent global panel concluded on Wednesday.

2021-05-13T02:26:15.838548+00:00 IST

COVID-19: European Commission calls on EU member states to temporarily restrict travel from India

Brussels [Belgium], May 13 (ANI): The European Commission on Wednesday called on the EU Member States to take coordinated action to further restrict travel from India on a temporary basis, with a view to limiting the spread of the B.1.617.2 variant, first detected in India.

2021-05-13T01:24:09.545875+00:00 IST

WHO confirms COVID-19 variant B.1.617 has three sub-lineages

Geneva [Switzerland], May 12 (ANI): COVID-19 variant B.1.617, which was first identified in India last year and has been classified as a variant of global concern, has three sub-lineages, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official informed on Wednesday.

2021-05-12T15:56:22.806328+00:00 IST

COVID-19 crisis: Shipment of 40 ton of oxygen from France reaches India

Paris [France] May 12, (ANI): France Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain informed that the second shipment of 40 tons of oxygen reached India on Wednesday.

2021-05-12T11:16:39.129060+00:00 IST

Covid-19 variant B.1.617 first found in India, detected in 44 countries, says WHO

Geneva [Switzerland], May 12 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday informed that the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19, first found in India in October last year, had been detected in sequences uploaded "from 44 countries in all six WHO regions".

2021-05-12T03:05:16.135339+00:00 IST

'No sign' of end to brutal crackdown in Myanmar: UN

Geneva [Switzerland], May 12 (ANI): One hundred days since the Myanmar military coup, the "brutal" repression of protesters has continued, despite all international efforts to end the violence, the UN rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday (local time).

2021-05-12T02:34:14.396152+00:00 IST

Russia registers 8,115 COVID-19 cases in past 24 Hours

Moscow [Russia], May 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 8,115 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 8,465 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,896,842, the coronavirus response center said on Tuesday.

2021-05-11T10:34:45.050921+00:00 IST

WHO classifies B1617 COVID-19 variant, first identified in India, as variant of global concern

Geneva [Switzerland], May 11 (ANI): The coronavirus variant B1617 first identified in India last year has been classified as a variant of global concern, with some preliminary studies showing that it spreads more easily, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official informed on Monday.

2021-05-11T05:46:05.119178+00:00 IST

High, upper-middle countries with 53 pc population received 83 pc world's vaccine: WHO chief

Geneva [Switzerland], May 11 (ANI): Highlighting the inequality in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu on Monday informed that High and upper-middle countries represent 53 per cent of the world's population but have received 83 per cent of the world's vaccine.

2021-05-11T05:28:11.669949+00:00 IST

England reports zero daily COVID-19 deaths for first time since July last year

London [UK], May 11 (ANI): England reported zero daily COVID-19 deaths on Monday, the first time in a 24-hour period since July last year.

2021-05-11T01:52:08.358899+00:00 IST

WHO strongly supports TRIPS waiver, not time to worry about patents, profits: Chief Scientist Swaminathan

Geneva [Switzerland], May 11 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Monday (local time) said that the global health body strongly believes that Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver to COVID-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) should be done.

2021-05-10T23:30:42.220412+00:00 IST

Libyan Navy denies shooting at Italian fisherman

Tripoli [Libya], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Libyan Navy on Sunday denied shooting at an Italian fisherman off the Libyan coast during an operation against four boats from Sicily.

2021-05-10T07:01:44.268858+00:00 IST

Spain celebrates end of COVID curfew with street parties

Madrid [Spain], May 10 (ANI): Hundreds of people were seen partying in several cities across Spain as it concluded its 11 pm COVID-19 curfew, which was lifted in 13 of the country's 17 regions at midnight.

2021-05-09T21:37:18.524672+00:00 IST

London dismisses Scottish bid for second independence vote

London [UK], May 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK's cabinet office minister dismissed on Sunday the Scottish nationalists' push for a new vote on independence, calling it a "massive distraction" from more pressing matters at hand.

2021-05-09T19:31:59.361492+00:00 IST

Military parade marking 76th Anniversary of WWII victory kicks off in Moscow

Moscow [Russia], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): A military parade commemorating the 76th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II has begun at the Red Square in Moscow, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Sunday.

2021-05-09T09:25:50.659272+00:00 IST