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176 arrested in Ecuador for violating COVID-19 curfew
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuadorian authorities arrested 176 people over the weekend for violating a newly-imposed night-time curfew aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Government Minister Gabriel Martinez said on Monday.
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ADB delivers strong results in responding to Covid-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Apr 24 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) swiftly met its clients' coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic response needs in 2020 while remaining aligned with long-term strategic priorities, according to its latest Development Effectiveness Review (DER).
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Argentina's COVID-19 death toll tops 60,000
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina's pandemic death toll surpassed 60,000 on Wednesday after 291 more people died of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours, as health authorities warned the country is facing "the worst moment of the pandemic."
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Philippines logs 10,726 new COVID-19 cases, total nears 915,000
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], April 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday 10,726 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 914,971.
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Unanimity among stakeholders to impose lockdown in Maharashtra, Guidelines
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 12 (ANI): Maharashtra minister Aslam Sheikh said on Sunday there was unanimity among all stakeholders over the need of imposing a lockdown in the state, which has the highest number of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in the country, adding that SOP
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Will make adequate arrangements to ensure there's no shortage of Remdesivi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 8 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to procure coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drug Remdesivir, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday, adding that adequate arrangements will be made to ensure there is no shortage of the med
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Canada's Ontario to go into 4-week COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], April 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The Canadian province of Ontario will go into a four-week lockdown effective Saturday amid a steady rise in variant cases of the coronavirus disease, Premier Doug Ford announced on Thursday.
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Access to climate finance critical for development and recovery: ADB
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 1 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has called access to climate finance a key priority for Asia and the Pacific as governments design and implement a green and resilient recovery from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
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$300 million from GCF to support ADB's first green recovery plan in SE Asi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Mar 27 (ANI): South Korea-based Green Climate Fund (GCF) has allocated 300 million dollars to support Asian Development Bank's (ADB's) efforts to help southeast Asia shape a climate-resilient, environmentally sustainable economic recovery from the coronavirus diseas
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Improved outlook, vaccine progress lift emerging east Asian bond markets
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], March 26 (ANI): An improving global economic outlook and progress on coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccinations have pushed up bond yields in emerging east Asia.
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ADB annual meet to focus on collaboration for resilient, green recovery
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], March 25 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will hold its 54th annual meeting of the board of governors in a virtual format from May 3 to 5 with a focus on deepening collaboration for a resilient and green recovery from coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
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COVID-19 restrictions in Netherlands extended until April 20
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The restrictive measures introduced in the Netherlands in connection with the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been extended until April 20, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said.
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