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Israel declines imposing restrictions despite increase in COVID-19 cases d
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Jerusalem [Israel], June 29 (ANI): Expressing faith in the country's COVID-19 vaccination rate, Israel's new government led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has declined to impose new restrictions, even as the Delta variant is leading to a resurgence of infections here.
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Oxford study says mixing COVID-19 vaccines gives good protection
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London [UK], June 29 (ANI): Amid the global shortage of the COVID-19 vaccines, a study conducted by Oxford University has found out that alternating doses of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines generate robust immune responses against the coronavirus.
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Over 50 pc children in Mumbai have COVID antibodies, says BMC
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 28 (ANI): In a pediatric serosurvey conducted ahead of a likely COVID third wave, over 50 per cent children in Mumbai aged between 1 to 18 years has developed antibodies against the coronavirus, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai said on Monday.
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Indonesia reports 20,694 new COVID-19 cases, 423 more deaths
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Jakarta [Indonesia], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 20,694 within one day to 2,135,998, with the death toll adding by 423 to 57,561, the health ministry said on Monday.
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Emirates suspends Pakistan-Dubai flights as part of COVID-19 precautionary
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Dubai [UAE], June 28 (ANI): Dubai-based carrier Emirates on Sunday suspended Pakistan-Dubai flights as part of COVID-19 precautionary measures.
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At COVID-19 GoM meeting, Harsh Vardhan advises caution as states begin cal
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New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan has strongly reiterated the importance of COVID appropriate behaviour as states unlock in a calibrated manner after a significant decline in active coronavirus cases as well as a steady increasin
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Uttarakhand govt extends lockdown with relaxations, gyms markets to reopen
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Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 28 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government on Monday extended the COVID-19 lockdown for another six days, while also announcing a few relaxations for gyms and markets.
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India's vaccination drive keeps gaining momentum: PM Modi
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New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated all the people driving the country's COVID-19 vaccination effort, stating that India's inoculation drive keeps gaining momentum.
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'Historic', says Harsh Vardhan as India overtakes US in total number of va
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New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday said it is 'historic' that India has overtaken the United States of America in the total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered so far.
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Need to look ahead, strengthen public health system, says AIIMS director
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New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): As India prepares for the possibility of a third wave of Covid-19 infections and deals with the new variants of Coronavirus like Delta Plus, there is a need to strengthen the public health care system of the country, said Dr Randeep Guleria, All India Ins
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Higher COVID fatality reported in patients below 50 compared to 65+ age gr
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New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): COVID-19 fatality in people under the age of 50 is higher than those above the age of 65, a single-center retrospective study by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi has suggested.
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Over 1.15 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with states/UTs: Centr
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New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): More than 1.15 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines are still available with states and union territories, the union health ministry informed on Monday.
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