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'No evidence' of blood clot risk from vaccine: AstraZeneca
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], March 13 (ANI): AstraZeneca on Friday defended its vaccine saying that there was "no evidence of an increased risk" of blood clots, and European and UK medicines regulators have each said the link between the vaccine and blood clots has not been confirmed and that rollouts shoul
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Dow Jones rises 4pc after week of record highs
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday posted its biggest weekly gain since November after the broad Wall Street indicator hit a streak of record highs through the week on confidence over an economy seen recovering rapidly from the coronavirus-impos
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Brazil COVID-19 death toll surpasses 275,000
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], March 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Brazil comes now second in terms of the number of the confirmed coronavirus cases while the death toll from COVID-19 in the country has surpassed 275,000 people, the national Ministry of Health said.
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WHO grants emergency use authorization to Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 13 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday issued emergency use authorization for Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for the one-shot dose to be used as part of the United Nation's international vaccine distribution effort.
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US congressman demands shifting 2022 Olympics from Beijing amid gross huma
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Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): The United States and other countries should pursue moving the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic Games from Beijing to another place because of China's human rights violations and its responsibility for the novel coronavirus pandemic, US Congressman Michael McCaul
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Wuhan wet market most likely origin of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO delegation t
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 12 (ANI): The Wuhan wet market is still the most likely hypothesis for the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to members of a World Health Organization (WHO) delegation to China.
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Kerala logs 1780 new COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths in last 24 hours
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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], March 12 (ANI): Kerala reported 1,780 fresh COVID-19 cases, 3,377 recoveries and 14 related deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the state health bulletin on Friday.
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Delhi reports 431 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths in last 24 hrs
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New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): Delhi reported 431 new COVID-19 cases, 356 recoveries and two deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Delhi's health bulletin on Friday.
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Japan intends to limit number of arrivals to 2,000 per day amid COVID-19
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Tokyo [Japan] March 12 (ANI/Sputnik) The Japanese government intends to introduce a daily limit on the number of people arriving in the country, including Japanese nationals and foreigners, to 2,000 to control the possible spread of new coronavirus strains and ensure the effectiveness of
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Quad to expand India's manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines, aims to create
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): The United States, along with other "like-minded" democracies, is set to announce a 'historic agreement' to expand COVID-19 vaccine production capacity, which will look at expanding the supply of coronavirus vaccines coming out of India, a senior administrati
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Manoj Bajpayee under home quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee, who had been shooting for his next film 'Despatch', tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
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India's self-reliance in COVID vaccine manufacturing has proved beneficial
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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India's self-reliance in COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing has proved beneficial for the entire world.
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