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War against COVID-19 is not yet over, says Dr VK Paul
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Amid the rising laxity after easing COVID restrictions and several people flouting norms while overcrowding tourist destinations, Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, NITI Aayog on Friday said that the war against the virus is not over yet.
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Kappa is a variant of interest, says Dr VK Paul
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Kappa variant of COVID-19 is a "variant of interest" and it is not a new variant as cases have been reported in the country before, said the Union Health Ministry at a press briefing on Friday.
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COVID-19 second wave not over yet, more than 10 pc positivity in 66 distri
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Friday cautioned that the second wave of COVID-19 is not over yet and noted that 66 districts in the country reported more than 10 per cent positivity for the week ending July 8.
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US to continue providing civilian, humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): President Joe Biden on Thursday press briefing assured his Afghan counterpart, Ashraf Ghani, that the US will continue to provide civilian and humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan even after the American military drawdown by August 31.
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US to continue talks with Afghanistan's neighbors about supporting operati
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will continue discussing supporting operations with countries neighboring Afghanistan after the pullout, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters in a press briefing on Tuesday.
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Private sector engagement crucial for success of COVID-19 vaccination driv
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Private sector engagement is critical for the success of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program to reach the largest possible number of people, the health ministry said in a briefing on Friday.
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Studies show chances of hospitalisation among HCWs reduce by 75-80 pc afte
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Studies have shown that after COVID-19 vaccination the chances of hospitalisation among healthcare workers (HCWs) reduce by 75-80 per cent even after contracting the infection, the health ministry said in a briefing on Friday.
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Terrorists carry out 38 attacks on Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Aleppo [Syria], June 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (banned in Russia) shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 38 times over the past 24 hours, Rear Adm. Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, s
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COVID-19 experts in US discuss adolescence vaccination, anticoagulants
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's top medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci and Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr Rochelle Walensky on Thursday discussed America's response to COVID-19 in a White House press briefing giving insights about
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If you are unvaccinated, you are still at risk of getting seriously ill: W
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients in a press briefing on Thursday (local time) said that unvaccinated people are at risk of getting seriously ill or spreading the disease to others.
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Alapan Bandyopadhyay had to brief PM, left without attending the review me
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): West Bengal former Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay was not present when Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached for the briefing in Paschim Medinipur on May 28 to take stock of the post-cyclonic situation and left without attending the review meeting, said
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India back UN support for Sudanese transition: Ambassador Tirumurti
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], May 21 (ANI): Ambassador of India to the UN TS Tirumurti on Thursday (local time) said that India supports the rapid operationalization of special political mission UNITAMS, as part of continued UN support for the Sudanese transition.
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