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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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PRIST University donates Rs 50 Lakh towards Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Re
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): With a view to supporting the Government of Tamil Nadu in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, M.P. Nageshwaran, Chancellor, Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology (PRIST) Deemed University, handed over Rs 50 Lakh t
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Indonesia reports 5,060 new COVID-19 cases, 172 more deaths
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 5,060 within one day to 1,786,187, with the death toll adding by 172 to 49,627, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
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Mild COVID-19 induces lasting antibody protection: Study
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Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): Months after recovering from mild cases of COVID-19, people still have immune cells in their body pumping out antibodies against the virus that causes COVID-19. Such cells could persist for a lifetime, churning out antibodies all the while, suggested a new stud
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Evidence of COVID-19 originating from Chinese lab continues to grow: Forme
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [China], May 25 (ANI): The former head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday said that circumstantial evidence of COVID-19 originating in a lab in China's Wuhan continues to grow as researchers are yet to prove that the virus jumped from an animal to humans, The H
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PSL 6: Pakistan pacer Anwar Ali tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of Abu D
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 25 (ANI): Quetta Gladiators fast bowler Anwar Ali has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss the flight to Abu Dhabi scheduled to depart on Wednesday for the remaining Pakistan Super League (PSL) season six games.
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21.89 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to States, UTs so far: Health Min
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday said that more than 21.89 crore vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories so far.
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