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Over 65 lakh healthcare, frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): As many as 65.28 lakh healthcare and frontline workers have been vaccinated against COVID-19 on the 25th day of the countrywide COVID-19 vaccination program, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Tuesday.
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1 in 3 COVID-19 patients put on ventilator experience 'extensive' PTSD sym
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 9 (ANI): Around 1 in 3 (35 per cent) of Covid-19 patients put on a ventilator experience "extensive symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)" after treatment, shows results of new research in the UK.
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97 pc people satisfied with overall COVID-19 vaccination experience: Healt
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Ninety-seven per cent of the people who gave their feedback after receiving COVID-19 vaccine dose are satisfied with the overall experience, Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
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No evidence of coronavirus circulation in any animal species in China, say
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 9 (ANI): Weeks after a team of World Health Organization experts launched a probe into the origin of the COVID-19 in Wuhan, the global health body on Tuesday said that there is no evidence of coronavirus circulation in any animal species in China.
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India, Afghanistan sign MoU to build Shahtoot Dam in Kabul
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): India and Afghanistan on Tuesday signed an agreement to build the Shahtoot Dam in Kabul to provide drinking water facility in the Afghan capital.
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US Congressman Ron Wright dies after battle with COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month 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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South African opposition slams govt vaccination drive amid halted AstraZen
Updated : 5 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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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Oman reports 633 new COVID-19 cases, 135,674 in total
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Muscat [Oman], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani health ministry on Sunday announced 633 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number in the sultanate to 135,674, official Oman News Agency reported.
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Iran to start COVID-19 vaccination on Tuesday: Health Minister
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tehran [Iran], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki announced on Sunday that vaccination against COVID-19 will start on Tuesday, official news agency IRNA reported.
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Estonia receives first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Estonia has received the first batch of the coronavirus vaccine developed by the UK-Swedish AstraZeneca pharmaceutical company along with Oxford University, the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs said on Sunday.
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Ecuador registers 1,703 new COVID-19 cases, with 257,115 in total
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador registered 1,703 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 257,115, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday.
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