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Made-in-India vaccines airlifted for Somalia
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Continuing its Vaccine Maitri initiative to assist countries in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic, India airlifted Made-in-India vaccines to the Horn of Africa - Somalia on Saturday.
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WHO incapable of holding China accountable for COVID-19: Dissident
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): The chances of a deeper investigation on the origins of the coronavirus pandemic and holding Beijing accountable will depend a great deal on Joe Biden administration, said Jianli Yang, a Chinese dissident and son of a former Communist Party leader, a former po
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COVID-19 lockdown linked to uptick in tobacco use: Study
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): A new study has found that pandemic-related anxiety, boredom, and irregular routines were cited as major drivers of increased nicotine and tobacco use during the initial COVID-19 lockdown.
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Dalai Lama gets first COVID-19 shot in Dharamshala
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], March 6 (ANI): Spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Dharamshala.
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India registers 18,327 new COVID-19 cases, 108 deaths in last 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): As many as 18,327 new COVID-19 cases and 108 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours, the union health ministry informed on Saturday.
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COVAX delivered 20 million doses to world's poor in first week of distribu
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 6 (ANI): Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization's director-general, said on Friday, COVAX -- the international program set up to get coronavirus vaccines to the world -- delivered 20 million vaccine doses to 20 countries in the first week of
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Smartphone application for reading SARS-CoV-2 test results
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): Researchers report the development of a smartphone application that combines smartphone camera imaging with machine learning to interpret SARS-CoV-2 serological rapid diagnostic test (RDT) results, the visual interpretation of which can be highly subjective
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Canada approves Johnson & Johnson's single-dose Covid-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], March 6 (ANI): Canada's drug regulator on Friday (local time) approved Johnson & Johnson's single-dose Covid-19 vaccine.
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Ecuador sees 1,335 daily cases of Covid-19, caseload tops 291,000
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador registered 1,335 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease and 33 more patient deaths in the past 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 291,070 and the death toll to 11,225, the Ministry of Health said Friday.
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Disney World workers harassed, spit on for enforcing Covid-19 safety guide
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): The Disney World workers have alleged experiencing harassment such as being spit on for trying to enforce Covid-19 safety guidelines that the company has put in place amid the pandemic.
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Malawi, Congo receive Made-in-India Covid-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kinshasa/Lilongwe [Congo/Malawi], March 6 (ANI): Malawi and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday received Made-in-India coronavirus vaccines under the Vaccine Maitri initiative.
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Canada approves use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], March 5 (ANI): Canada on Friday announced its approval of the use of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
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