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Pakistan reports single day-highest COVID toll in five month as crisis wor
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 8 (ANI): Pakistan coronavirus death toll rose by 89 in 24 hours for the first time in five months as the country struggles to contain the second wave of the pandemic, Geo News reported.
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Iran reports 11,023 new COVID-19 cases, 1,062,397 in total
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's Health Ministry reported 11,023 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, raising the total nationwide infections to 1,062,397.
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Indonesia reports 5,292 newly-confirmed COVID-19 cases, 133 new deaths
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 5,292 within one day to 586,842, with the death toll adding by 133 to 18,000, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
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First COVID-19 vaccinations begin in UK, says Boris Johnson
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 8 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced that the first vaccinations against the coronavirus have begun in the country.
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Russia records 26,097 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 26,097 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 28,142 the day before, bringing the total to 2,515,009, the federal response center said on Tuesday.
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Russia ready to produce COVID-19 vaccine in Algeria, says Ambassador
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia stands ready to produce a vaccine against the novel coronavirus on the territory of Algeria and has already discussed the matter with the country's authorities, Russian Ambassador to Algeria Igor Belyaev told Sputnik in an interview.
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Pope Francis to visit Iraq in March 2021
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], December 8 (ANI) Pope Francis is set to travel to Iraq in March 2021, which would be his first outside Italy ever since the coronavirus pandemic, said the Vatican press office.
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Japan's AnGes begins Phase 2 clinical trials of DNA vaccine against COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's AnGes biopharmaceutical company said on Tuesday that it had started phase 2 clinical trials of its DNA vaccine against the coronavirus.
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Pakistan records highest single-day COVID-19 death toll in 5 months
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 8 (ANI): Pakistan reported its highest single-day death toll due to COVID-19 of 89 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the data issued by the National Command and Operations Centres on Monday.
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More than 110,000 US restaurants close amid COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): Over 110,000 restaurants across the United States have been closed due to the massive spike in Coronavirus cases across the country, according to the National Restaurant Association, as of Monday.
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S Korea to secure COVID-19 vaccines for 88 pc of population
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea planned to secure COVID-19 vaccines from foreign drugmakers for 44 million people, or 88 per cent of the country's total population, the health ministry said Tuesday.
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Ireland reports 242 new COVID-19 cases, total reaches over 74,000
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Ireland reported 242 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national tally to 74,468, the country's health authorities said in a statement.
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