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Death toll from COVID-19 in Mexico surpasses 90,000
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the coronavirus disease in Mexico has increased by 495 people within the past 24 hours and has thus surpassed 90,000, Jose Luis Alomia, the director of epidemiology at the Health Ministry, said.
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Tourist spending in Central London to fall by USD 14.3 bn in 2020 amid COV
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], October 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The amount of money spent by tourists in the central districts of the UK capital, London, is expected to decrease by 10.9 billion pounds (USD 14.3 billion) in 2020 due to the sharp fall in international travel caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic,
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Important that Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine cleared by WHO: UN
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Any vaccine for the coronavirus disease, including Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine, must be cleared by the World Health Organization, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Wednesday.
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UK parliament to hold debate on racism towards East Asian people amid COVI
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK parliament is set to hold a debate on Tuesday concerning the racism directed towards East Asian people following the onset of the coronavirus disease pandemic, according to the parliamentary agenda.
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Argentina's coronavirus case tally tops 900,000
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], October 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Argentina has risen by 9,524 over the past 24 hours to 903,730, the country's Health Ministry has said in a statement.
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WHO expects to see COVID-19 vaccine by end of 2020 at earliest
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that a vaccine against the coronavirus disease will be ready for registration by the end of 2020 or early next year at the earliest, Soumya Swaminathan, the WHO chief scientist, said on Monday.
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Trump says he may be free of COVID-19, awaiting new test results
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 10 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Donald Trump said that he has been retested and could be free of the novel coronavirus disease, although he has not received the results yet.
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Italian Council of Ministers prolongs COVID-19 state of emergency until Ja
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Rome [Italy] October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The Italian Council of Ministers has decided to extend the country's coronavirus disease-related state of emergency until January 31, 2021, sources in the government told reporters on Wednesday.
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Green finance recovery mechanisms needed to meet infrastructure gap in Sou
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], October 7 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has urged policymakers in Southeast Asia to use green and innovative financing approaches to help catalyse the estimated 3.1 trillion dollar investments required for climate-adjusted infrastructure in the region by 2
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Senior White House Adviser Stephen Miller tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Senior White House adviser Stephen Miller said in a statement that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
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With 828 tests/day per million population, India exceeds WHO advisory on C
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): India has exceeded the 140 tests per day for per million population, as advised by the World Health Organization (WHO) for comprehensive surveillance, of COVID-19 by nearly six times, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Monday.
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UN Chief calls 1 million COVID-19 global death toll 'agonizing milestone'
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the 1 million global death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) "an agonizing milestone."
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