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Japan mulls harsher punishments for violators of COVID-19 restriction meas
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on Friday held a meeting to discuss introducing harsher punishments for violators of coronavirus rules as the country sees a surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths, media reported.
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BAN vs WI: Hayden Walsh Jr ruled out of ODI series after testing positive
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 15 (ANI): West Indies leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against Bangladesh after testing positive for coronavirus.
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India's active COVID-19 count drops to 2.13 lakh
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): India's total active caseload continues to manifest a sustained downward movement on Friday as it has dropped to 2,13,027 cases, consisting of just 2.03 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
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Georgia reports 1,177 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia reported 1,177 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing its total to 245,789, according to the country's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health.
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Russia registers 24,715 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
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Moscow [Russia], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 24,715 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 24,763 the day before, taking the tally to 3,520,531, the coronavirus response centre said on Friday.
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Telangana logs 202 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 15 (ANI): Telangana on Thursday reported 202 new COVID-19 cases, as per the State Health Department on Friday.
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Biden promises aid to small business as part of COVID-19 'American rescue
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Wilmington (Delaware) [US], January 15 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said aid to small businesses, extended unemployment support and food assistance are some of the key elements of the American rescue plan to provide assistance to the economy that has been bearing the reper
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India reports 15,590 new COVID-19 cases
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New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): India reported 15,590 new COVID-19 cases and 191 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.
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Brazil exceeds 1,000 deaths, 60,000 cases of COVID-19 for 3rd straight day
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Brasilia [Brazil], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil recorded more than 1,000 deaths from the coronavirus for the third consecutive day, reporting 1,131 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 207,095, the government said Thursday.
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Metformin use reduces risk of death for patients with COVID-19, diabetes
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Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): Use of the diabetes drug metformin -- before a diagnosis of COVID-19 -- is associated with a threefold decrease in mortality in COVID-19 patients with Type 2 diabetes, according to a racially diverse study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Germany's COVID-19 cases cross 2 million
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Berlin [Germany], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany has confirmed 22,368 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with the total count reaching 2,000,958, the Robert Koch Institute said on Friday.
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SAG Awards to take place on April 4, format to be determined
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards that is held every year in January has been shifted in view of the coronavirus pandemic to April 4 and will air on TNT and TBS.
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