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Over 2L healthcare workers get Covid-19 jab on 1st day in India, higher th
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): India recorded the highest number of vaccinations on day one in the world on Saturday, at 2,07,229, higher than the US, UK and France on day one, said Union Health Ministry Sunday.
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COVID-19: 1,65,714 people vaccinated today, no case of post-vaccination ho
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): At least 1,65,714 healthcare beneficiaries received COVID-19 jab on Saturday across India, marking it as a historic and biggest COVID-19 vaccination drive launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Terrorists carry out 23 attacks on Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (banned in Russia) shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 23 times over the past 24 hours, Rear Adm. Vyacheslav Sytnik, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in
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COVID-19 vaccines of SII, Bharat Biotech approved for restricted use in em
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): COVID-19 vaccines of Serum Institue of India and Bharat Biotech have been granted permission for restricted use in emergency situation, said Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Sunday.
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Terrorists carry out 17 attacks on Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Idlib [Syria], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 17 times over the past 24 hours, Rear Adm. Vyacheslav Sytnik, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said at a b
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New mutated coronavirus linked to South Africa, says British Health Secret
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 24 (ANI): British Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Wednesday said that the new mutated coronavirus variant found in Britain is linked to South Africa in a media briefing.
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US allocates 2 million doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccines for next week
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The US government has allocated 2 million doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine to jurisdictions in the United States and almost 6 million doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine in case it receives the necessary authorization, Health and Human Se
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Desecration of Mahatma Gandhi's statue 'appalling': White House
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): The desecration of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Washington, DC, is "appalling" as he fought for the values like peace, justice and freedom that the US represents, said White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany during a press briefing on Tuesday (local time
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Trump to continue election-related litigation, says White House official
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): US President Donald Trump will continue his legal fight for re-election, said White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany during a press briefing on Tuesday (local time).
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UN Chief appalled by record number of jailed journalists in 2020
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appalled by the findings of a new report by an international watchdog that the number of imprisoned journalists hit a new high this year, United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing
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Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to prioritise senior citizens
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 2 (ANI): After United Kingdom (UK) authorised the use of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, a team of medical experts on Wednesday informed that senior citizens, who are more susceptible to dying from the virus will be prioritised during vaccine distribution in the co
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Govt never spoke about vaccinating entire country, says Health Secretary B
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that the government had never spoken about vaccinating the entire country for the coronavirus pandemic. At a press briefing, Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that there might not even be a need to vac
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