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Widely unfair: UN says 130 countries haven't received single COVID-19 vacc
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (local time) slammed the "wildly uneven and unfair" distribution of coronavirus vaccines and said that only 10 countries have administered 75 per cent of all vaccinations and demanding a global effort to
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Brazil nears 10 million COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], February 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil was approaching 10 million COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, after 56,766 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 9,978,747, according to the Health Ministry.
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Taiwan's deal to receive 5 mln Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines foiled by
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], February 18 (ANI): Taiwan was close to receiving 5 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine late last year but the deal was called off due to interferences from outside sources, said Chen Shih-Chung, Taiwan Health Minister.
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US to work with global partners to strengthen, reform WHO: Blinken at UNSC
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): Reiterating the United States's aim to defeat COVID-19 and any future pandemics, State Secretary Antony Blinken on Wednesday (local time) said that America will work with partners around the globe to strengthen and reform the World Health Organisation (WH
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Maharashtra Cabinet approves proposal of caravan tourism to boost leisure
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 18 (ANI): The Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the proposal and concept of 'caravan tourism' in wake of coronavirus pandemic with safety concerns of tourists.
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No fresh COVID-19 death in Delhi, 134 cases reported in last 24 hrs
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): No fresh COVID-19 death was recorded in Delhi in the past 24 hours, while 134 new cases took the cumulative count of people infected with the virus to 6,37,315, according to the government officials on Wednesday.
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UEFA cancels 2020/21 Youth League due to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Nyon [Switzerland], February 17 (ANI): The UEFA Executive Committee on Wednesday decided to cancel the 2020/21 edition of the UEFA Youth League due to COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the staging of competitions.
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India to gift 2,00,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to UN peacekeepers
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feburary 17 (ANI): India on Wednesday announced that it will gift 2,00,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to United Nations peacekeepers.
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Stop 'vaccine nationalism', hoarding superfluous doses will defeat efforts
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Noting that there is a "glaring disparity" in the accessibility of coronavirus vaccines globally, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday urged countries to stop "vaccine nationalism", saying "hoarding superfluous" doses will defeat the eff
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India to host COVID workshop; 9 countries including Pakistan to participat
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): India will host a workshop on "COVID-19 Management: Experience, Good Practices and Way Forward" with participation from nine countries from the Middle East and Asia including Pakistan.
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COVID-19: India has vaccinated close to 92 lakh beneficiaries
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): With 1,87,527 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to healthcare workers (HCWs) and frontline workers (FLWs) on Wednesday, the thirty-third day of nationwide COVID19 vaccination, the total number of vaccinations across the country is now close to 92 lakh.
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Principal Secretary to PM chairs meeting on COVID-19 vaccination, plans to
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the progress of the COVID-19 vaccination drive across the country and steps to accelerate the pace of vaccination.
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