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WHO chief warns against COVID-19 vaccine distribution, says 'world is on b
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 19 (ANI): As several countries have rolled out coronavirus vaccines, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has questioned the fairness in the distribution of the vaccines and said that the world is on the "brink of a catastr
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India to gift 2 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine 'Covishield' to Bangladesh
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 19 (ANI): Bangladesh will receive 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine 'Covishield' as a gift from India on January 20.
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Disneyland Paris postpones re-opening to April 2 amid surge in COVID-19 ca
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 19 (ANI): Amid the continuous surge in coronavirus cases in Europe, Disneyland Paris has announced its decision to postpone its re-opening from February 13 to April 2.
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New York COVID-19 test positivity rate down to 8.29 pc
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], January 19 (ANI/Xinhua): New York City's COVID-19 test positivity rate on a seven-day average went down to 8.29 percent, compared with 8.6 percent two days earlier, Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted on Monday. He did not announce such a rate on Sunday.
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EU needs to speed up mass COVID vaccination process, says Vice President
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union needs to accelerate the process of mass vaccination against the novel coronavirus, as well as that of vaccine deliveries, Maros Sefcovic, the vice-president of the European Commission in charge of the Interinstitutional Relatio
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Over 4 mln Britons receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 4 million people in the United Kingdom have received the first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, Public Health England said on Monday.
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3,346 new COVID-19 cases reported in Kerala
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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 18 (ANI): A total of 3,346 new COVID-19 cases and 3,921 recoveries were reported in Kerala on Monday, the state health department said.
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Punjab reports 140 new COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 18 (ANI): Punjab reported 140 new COVID-19 cases, 278 recoveries and 7 deaths on Monday taking the total number of cases in the state to 1,70,729, according to the state health department.
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Karnataka reports 435 new COVID-19 cases
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 18 (ANI): Karnataka reported 435 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 9,32,432, according to the state health department.
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Universities in Punjab to reopen from January 21
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 18 (ANI): All government and private universities in Punjab will reopen on January 21 after over 10 months of closure due to the COVID-19 induced lockdown.
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Hong Kong reports highest daily COVID-19 spike since December 19
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Hong Kong [China], January 18 (ANI): Hong Kong health authorities confirmed 107 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, marking the highest daily caseload since December 19.
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California health official calls for pause in Moderna vaccination after al
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California [US], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): California's State Epidemiologist, Dr Erica Pan, called for pausing administration of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine due to a high-than-usual number of severe allergic reactions.
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