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Over 2 mn COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Italy
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Rome [Italy], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Health professionals in Italy have now administered more than two million doses of vaccines against the coronavirus disease, Domenico Arcuri, the government's COVID-19 special commissioner, said on Tuesday, as reported by domestic media outlets.
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Indonesia reports 10,379 new COVID-19 cases, 304 more deaths
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 10,379 within one day to 1,099,687, with the death toll adding by 304 to 30,581, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
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Bangladesh COVID-19 cases rise to 536,107
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], February 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 525 new COVID-19 cases and 12 new deaths on Tuesday, making the tally at 536,107 and death toll at 8,149, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
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Philippines logs 1,583 new COVID-19 cases, total nears 529,000
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Feburary 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Tuesday reported 1,583 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 528,853.
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Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 225,000
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus death toll in Brazil increased by 595 in the past day to top 225,000, the country's Ministry of Health said in a statement.
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Top US diplomat calls for China to step up and being transparent about COV
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday reiterated his predecessor Mike Pompeo's call to hold China accountable for the spread of COVID-19 across the world saying, Beijing has to step up and make sure it is being transparent about the deadly virus
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Coronavirus can be controlled, WHO Chief says, pointing to decrease in num
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The global decrease in the number of new emerging cases of COVID-19 suggests that the virus can be controlled regardless of its mutations, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
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India sending COVID-19 vaccines testimony of bonds of friendship, says Oma
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Muscat [Oman], February 1 (ANI): Oman on Monday thanked India for sending coronavirus vaccines and said that the initiative is a "testimony of the bonds of friendship and cooperation between our governments and peoples".
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Pakistan Minister says get vaccinated at own risk, as COVID-19 vaccine cau
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], February 1 (ANI): Health Minister of Pakistan's Punjab Yasmin Rashid has warned people to get vaccinated at their own risk even as Prime Minister Imran Khan boasted of having received coronavirus vaccines from China.
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Japan may extend COVID-19 emergency in 10 prefectures until March 7
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan is planning to extend the state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic in 10 prefectures, including Tokyo, until March 7, Japanese media reported on Monday, citing sources.
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UK buys another 40 million doses of French COVID-19 vaccine Valneva
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom secured on Monday 40 million extra doses of the Valneva COVID-19 vaccine candidate, taking to 100 million the total number of doses it has purchased from the French biotech company, the UK government announced.
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Equities cheerful after Budget focuses on accelerating growth
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices closed nearly 5 per cent higher on Monday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget in Parliament to kickstart growth cycle in the economy hit by coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
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