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Russia records 8,373 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia confirmed 8,373 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 5,026,168, the official monitoring and response center said Wednesday.
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WHO scientists likely to reconsider China lab origin theory of Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 26 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) is expected to restudy the "dominant theory" that the SARS-CoV-2 probably originated and spread across the world from China's Wuhan lab, according to reports.
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Vaccines effective in combating mutated Covid variants, protecting benefic
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): With several cases of Covid-19 infections being reported after partial or full vaccinations, concerns have been raised on the efficacy of vaccination against the mutated variants of the novel coronavirus.
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India hits milestone of 2.2 million COVID tests in a single day
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday informed that a total of 22,17,320 COVID-19 tests were conducted on May 25 across the country, the highest number of tests conducted in a single day globally.
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Afghanistan may see third wave of COVID-19 peak in 10 day: Health Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 26 (ANI): The Afghanistan Health Ministry on Wednesday said that the third wave of the coronavirus may reach its peak in the next ten days.
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COVID-19: MCC swings into action as fan tests positive after watching AFL
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], May 26 (ANI): The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC), as ground managers of the MCG, is aware that a person who attended the AFL match between Collingwood and Port Adelaide on Sunday has since tested positive to COVID-19.
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India's positivity rate drops to 9.42 pc, 2,08,921 new COVID-19 cases repo
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The daily COVID-19 positivity rate in India has reduced and now stands at 9.42 per cent, while the recoveries continue to outnumber the new cases for the 13th consecutive day, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.
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Japan's prefecture governors want state of emergency to be extended
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 26 (ANI): Japan's prefecture governors want the state of emergency to be extended as serious coronavirus cases remain high and the medical system is feeling the pinch as the government struggles to ramp up a slow start to its vaccination programme.
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COVID-19: Research says cancelling Tokyo Games will cost Japan $17 billion
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 26 (ANI): With the Tokyo Olympics less than two months away, a research institute has estimated that cancelling the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics with an eye on the COVID-19 situation will cost Japan around 1.81 trillion yen ($17 billion).
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Pakistan: Sindh imposes additional COVID-19 restrictions amid rise in case
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): In view of rising coronavirus caseload, Sindh government on Tuesday imposed additional COVID-19 restrictions, including a ban on gatherings of more than 10 people.
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Brazil's coronavirus death toll tops 450,000
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], May 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Brazil has exceeded 450,000, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.
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'Need transparent process from China' on virus origin, says White House CO
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 26 (ANI): A senior White House coronavirus adviser has said the world needs to "get to the bottom" of the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic while adding that the WHO and China need to do more to reach the definitive answers in the matter.
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