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New COVID-19 strains not 'more infectious', need to aggressively monitor s
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): With two new strains of Covid-19, one each from the UK and Brazil, confirmed in a number of states, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that vaccines will be able to control the spread of coronavirus and lessen the mortality rate.
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Ghana becomes first country to get free coronavirus vaccines through COVAX
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Ghana became the first country on Wednesday to receive a batch of free anti-coronavirus vaccine doses through the COVAX initiative, a shot-sharing scheme behind the inoculation drive in poorer countries.
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India, PM Modi hailed globally for providing COVID-19 vaccination assistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been lauded by the global leaders as India continues to lead in assisting the countries under its 'Vaccine Maitri' initiative amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Maharashtra has ample medical supply for second COVID-19 wave, says state
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 24 (ANI): The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday clarified that the state has ample medicines and other medical supplies in case of a second COVID-19 wave.
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India's COVID-19 active caseload stands at 1.46 lakh
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): India's total COVID-19 active caseload currently stands at 1.46 lakh (1,46,907) on Wednesday and accounts for 1.33 per cent of the country's total coronavirus cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
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Delhi govt makes COVID-19 negative report mandatory on arrival from five s
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): The Delhi government on Wednesday made it mandatory to carry COVID-19 negative test reports for people coming from Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab in the wake of a surge in coronavirus cases in those states.
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SEC to discuss Dr Reddy's application for emergency use of Sputnik V vacci
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation's (CDSCO) Subject Expert Committee (SEC) is going to meet on Wednesday afternoon to discuss Dr Reddy's Laboratories application seeking emergency use approval (EUA) for SputnikV, a Russian Vaccine.
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India reports 13,742 new COVID-19 cases, 104 deaths in last 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): India has reported 13,742 new cases of coronavirus and 104 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday.
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BJP MP Gopal Shetty urges Uddhav Thackeray to seek Centre's help in contro
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Expressing concern over the ever-increasing cases of coronavirus in Maharashtra, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Gopal Shetty has advised the state Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray that he should seek help from Union Home Minister Amit Shah in this matter. Read More
Maharashtra reports 6,218 new COVID-19 cases, 51 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 23 (ANI): Maharashtra reported 6,218 new COVID-19 cases and 51 deaths in the last 24 hours.
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Afghanistan kickstarts COVID-19 vaccination drive, Ashraf Ghani thanks PM
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 23 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian government for supplying Covid-19 vaccines to Afghanistan, saying the solidarity that New Delhi has demonstrated is an indication of a deep historical relation
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'Very optimistic' of meeting target to lift COVID lockdown but nothing can
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], February 23 (ANI): United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday said that he is "very optimistic" about meeting the government's target of fully lifting the COVID-19 legal limits on social contact by June 21, but admitted that nothing can be guaranteed.
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