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If there's need to float global tender for COVID-19 vaccines, Centre shoul
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Amid the worrying shortage of COVID-19 vaccines across the country, Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain on Friday said if there is a need to float a global tender, it should be done by the Central government.
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Pakistan deploys coronavirus-sniffing dogs at airport
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 14 (ANI): Pakistan has deployed Sniffer dogs at the New Islamabad International Airport in a bid to identify COVID-19 infected passengers arriving from abroad.
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Second coronavirus vaccines delayed for Australian Olympic swimmers
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's Olympic swimmers have been granted special permission to delay their second coronavirus vaccine after suffering side effects from the first injection.
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Bengaluru: Above 45, others awaiting second covid vaccine jab to receive p
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 14 (ANI): People above the age of 45 and those lining up for their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be given priority at inoculation centers across Bengaluru due to the limited number of shots available.
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India reports 3,43,144 new COVID-19 cases, 4,000 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): As many as 3,43,144 new COVID-19 cases and 3,44,776 recoveries were reported in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry reported on Friday, taking the total cases in the country to 2,40,46,809.
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COVID-19: Qatar sends consignment of medical supplies to India
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Qatar on Thursday sent a consignment of medical supplies including 200 oxygen concentrators, 40 ventilators and 4,300 Remdesivir vials to India as the latter reels from a devastating COVID-19 crisis.
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US CDC says fully vaccinated people no longer need masks indoors or outdoo
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 14 (ANI): The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday (local time) announced that people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer need their masks indoors and outdoors.
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COVID-19: India receives 300 ventilators from Canada
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Amid a devastating second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, India received another consignment of 300 ventilators from Canada.
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UK records another 2,657 coronavirus cases, 11 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], May 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 2,657 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,444,631, according to official figures released Thursday.
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Calendars incredibly packed, resuming IPL will be real challenge, says RR
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Rajasthan Royals owner Manoj Badale on Thursday said that rescheduling the postponed Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 will be a real challenge as most teams have already locked in their international calendars.
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COVID-19 cases reported among climbers in Nepal, says chief of expedition
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal] May 13 (ANI): Days after the Nepal government refuted reports of COVID-19 cases in mountain base camps, an expedition organizer in the Himalayan nation has said that there have been coronavirus cases among climbers and members of expedition teams this season.
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Sputnik V could be available in India from next week: NITI Aayog
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Amid reports of the shortage of COVID-19 vaccine in various states, Sputnik vaccine has arrived in India, and "hopefully" it will be available in the market from next week, said Dr VK Paul, member (health) of the NITI Aayog, on Thursday.
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