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Egypt lifts all COVID-19-related entry restrictions
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], June 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Egypt on Thursday lifted all COVID-19-related entry restrictions for all travelers, whether Egyptians or foreigners.
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Chinese activists indicted for discussing 'human rights' to be tried separ
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 17 (ANI): Indicted for the same charges of discussing 'human rights', Chinese activist Xu Zhiyong and human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi will be tried separately on Friday and Monday respectively.
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South Africa to spend USD 480 million World Bank loan on COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): South African government will use 480 million US dollars of the World Bank loan to pay for COVID-19 vaccines purchased between December 2020 and June 2021 and other costs associated with the vaccines, a health official said on Thursday.
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Moroccan king tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Rabat [Morocco], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Moroccan King Mohammed VI has tested positive for COVID-19, official news agency MAP reported Thursday.
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US slips into COVID complacency mode: Report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The US COVID-19 pandemic response has become mild-mannered and performative, backed by neither money, urgency, nor enforcement, reported Kaiser Health News (KHN) on Wednesday.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 11.71 million: Africa CDC
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,713,285 as of Thursday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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Rahul Gandhi to stay in hospital tonight to look after ailing mother Sonia
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday will stay at the Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi to look after his ailing mother and Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
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NTAGI recommends reducing gap between second & precaution dose of Covi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): Government advisory panel Standing Technical Sub Committee (STSC) of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) has recommended reducing the time period between the second dose and precaution dose of the vaccine against the Coronavirus inf
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New Zealand removes pre-departure COVID-19 tests for inbound travelers
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Travelers to New Zealand will no longer need a COVID-19 pre-departure test from 11:59 pm, June 20, COVID-19 Response Minister Ayesha Verrall said on Thursday.
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NZ's Devon Conway tests COVID-19 positive ahead of final Test against Engl
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Devon Conway has tested positive for COVID-19 and has begun five days of isolation.
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Fiji reopens border to cruise ships following 2-year ban over COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji has re-opened its international border to cruise ships with additional measures to reduce risks following a ban of over two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Contactless payments in India surge 6 times in 3 years: Report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 16 (ANI): Contactless payments in India surged by six times in the last three years led by huge growth in adoption by sectors like quick-service restaurants, pharmacies, food, and grocery amid COVID-19 pandemic, as per an industry report released on Thursda
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