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COVID-19 curfew in Netherlands extended until March 3
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The curfew in the Netherlands over the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has been extended until March 3, the country's government said in a statement.
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Argentina confirms first cases of COVID-19 variants detected in Brazil
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentine Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia confirmed on Monday the first cases in the country of the novel coronavirus variants detected in Brazil.
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Lucknow Metro creates record for achieving highest ridership recovery rate
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 8 (ANI): Lucknow Metro has set a new record of achieving the highest ridership recovery rate of 67 percent that is over 40,000 ridership per day post-coronavirus lockdown.
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US Congressman Ron Wright dies after battle with COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): US Congressman Ron Wright, a Republican representing Texas' 6th congressional district, has died following a battle with COVID-19, his office said on Monday.
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Johnson confident in COVID-19 vaccines as South Africa pauses AstraZeneca
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government is "very confident" about the effectiveness of all the COVID-19 vaccines that the country has approved for use so far, despite South Africa's decision to pause the rollout of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine over fears that it
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South African opposition slams govt vaccination drive amid halted AstraZen
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): South Africa's political opposition has slammed the country's government for its handling of the coronavirus vaccine roll-out after Johannesburg halted its plans to use the AstraZeneca vaccine, a Sputnik correspondent reported Monday.
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Seoul may consider purchasing Sputnik V, other vaccines due to new coronav
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said that the South Korean government would likely to consider buying Russia's Sputnik V and other coronavirus vaccines to curb the spread of new virus variants and forestall delays in deliverie
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Schools reopen for students of classes 6 to 8 in Bihar
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], February 8 (ANI): Schools were reopened in Bihar for students of classes 6,7 and 8 on Monday after educational institutions in the state remained shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic for nearly ten months.
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Schools in Odisha reopen for class 9 and 11
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Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], February 8 (ANI): Schools were reopened in Odisha for students of Class 9 and Class 11 on Monday, around ten months after educational institutions in the state were forced to shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pakistan's COVID-19 death toll crosses 12,000-mark
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 8 (ANI): With 59 COVID-19 related deaths reported in the last 24 hours, Pakistan's tally of fatalities due to the infection crossed 12,000 mark on Monday.
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Russia registers less than 16,000 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's single-day increase in COVID-19 cases fell below 16,000 for the first time since October 22, as 15,916 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours (down from 16,048 the day before), the response center said on Monday.
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India's daily COVID-19 deaths below 150 for last 10 days
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): In a significant achievement, India has been recording less than 150 daily COVID-19 deaths for the last 10 days, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Monday, while adding that only 84 coronavirus deaths were reported in the last 24 ho
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