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No specialised kits to detect, Pak denies presence of B.1.617 Covid varian
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): Pakistan has officially denied that the B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus has entered the country, despite experts noting that it does not have specialised kits to detect the highly contagious COVID-19 mutation.
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Frustrations mount as Covid-19 guidelines flouted in Delhi's Ghazipur crem
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): As deaths due to COVID-19 continues to rise in the national capital, frustation among the public is also on the rise as protocols for the contagious disease have been flouted in Ghazipur crematorium.
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Brazil registers 1,555 deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], March 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil has registered 1,555 new deaths from COVID-19, bringing the nationwide death toll to 264,325, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday.
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WHO says COVID-19 fatalities in Africa surged amid new variants
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], February 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 related deaths in Africa has spiked as the continent grapples with local transmission of highly contagious strains of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
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UK COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly across US, may soon become dominant
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The mutated coronavirus variant, which was originally discovered in the United Kingdom and is found to be more contagious, is rapidly spreading across the United States and may become the dominant strain in many states as soon as by March, a new study s
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Philippines detects 8 more cases of new coronavirus strain
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [Philippines], February 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines has detected an additional eight cases of the more contagious coronavirus variant first found in Britain, bringing the total confirmed cases of the new strain in the country to 25.
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England tests door-to-door in hunt for new COVID-19 variant
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 3 (ANI): Door-to-door coronavirus testing is being rolled out in parts of England in an attempt to stem the outbreak of a more contagious variant discovered in South Africa.
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EU nations limit travel amid concerns over mutated COVID-19 surge
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussel [Belgium], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): France, Germany and the Czech Republic said Friday they will restrict in-and outbound travel amid concerns about more contagious strains of the coronavirus spreading across the European Union.
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No deaths, 117 fresh Covid-19 cases reported from Andhra Pradesh
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 28 (ANI): As many as 117 new COVID-19 cases and no deaths due to the contagious virus were reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Thursday.
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Centre seeks more time to file response in Delhi HC on PETA plea for direc
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): The Central government on Tuesday requested for more time to file a response in the Delhi High Court on People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) application seeking to implement the provisions of the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Cont
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Argentina confirms first case of new variant of coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 17 (ANI): The government of Argentina on Saturday confirmed the first case of a new coronavirus variant in the country that was first identified in Britain and appears to be more contagious.
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Here's how you can protect your health against air pollution, COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): Although the vaccination drive for COVID-19 is all set to begin in the country from January 16, the highly contagious virus is still posing a threat towards the immunity of individuals including their respiratory systems which is its main target in the hu
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