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Canada's Ontario to begin 4-week COVID-19 state of emergency today
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], April 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Ontario is declaring a state of emergency and introducing a stay-at-home order effective Thursday amid an increase in coronavirus variant cases, Premier Doug Ford announced on Wednesday.
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Stay election process in view of COVID-19 surge, lawyers request Supreme C
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): A petition filed by lawyers -- Vishal Thakre and Aditya Yadav -- before the Supreme Court, seeks a direction to stay the election process in the country citing surge in coronavirus cases in the country.
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EU regulator says AstraZeneca vaccine benefits outweigh risks despite 'pos
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 8 (ANI): The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Wednesday acknowledged a "possible link" between the AstraZeneca vaccine and "very rare cases of blood clots" but said the benefits of the vaccine, however, continue to outweigh the risks.
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Priyanka Chaturvedi writes to Harsh Vardhan, urges opening COVID-19 vaccin
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI): Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has written to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan urging him to release more COVID-19 vaccines for Maharashtra.
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WhatsApp rolls out stickers to spread COVID-19 vaccine awareness
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
California [US], April 7 (ANI): WhatsApp has rolled out a new sticker pack named 'Vaccines for All' as a piece of the organisation's endeavours towards spreading mindfulness about the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Health Ministry writes to Maharashtra, Punjab, Delhi, calls for correctiv
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Health Ministry has written to Maharashtra, Punjab and Delhi governments about the COVID-19 vaccinations done by them and urged them to take "necessary corrective actions immediately for improving the performance of vaccination drive".
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List blood clots as 'very rare side effect' of AstraZeneca vaccine, advise
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], April 7 (ANI): Experts at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Wednesday said that the blood clots with low blood platelets should be listed as very rare side effects of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.
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Over 50 lakh COVID-19 vaccines administered in Karnataka
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 7 (ANI): Over 50 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Karnataka across 6,173 distribution sites, state health minister Sudhakar K said on Wednesday.
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UK regulator recommends other vaccines than AstraZeneca for under 30s
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government's joint committee on vaccination recommended on Wednesday that people under 30 be offered an alternative to AstraZeneca amid concerns that the anti-coronavirus vaccine may cause rare blood clots in younger people.
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No lockdown in Goa, move will disturb economic activities: CM
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 7 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that the coastal state will not go for a lockdown as the move will disrupt the economic activities in the state. The CM stressed upon vaccination and COVID-19 appropriate behaviour to stem the rise of
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COVID-19: Athletes, staff at SAI NCOEs to be tested weekly; no disruption
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Amid the surge in coronavirus cases across India, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has released a new set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to curb the spread in SAI campuses and National Centres of Excellence (NCOEs).
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3,993 beds for COVID-19 patients available across Mumbai: BMC
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI): The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday informed that there are 3,993 beds for COVID-19 patients available across here in Mumbai.
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