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India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 97.23 crores
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): With the administration of 8,36,118 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 97.23 crores, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday.
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Family of black woman suing biotech firm for taking cancer cells without c
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): The family of an African-American woman, Henrietta Lacks whose cervical cancer cells were taken without consent for research in 1951 is suing a biotech firm for compensation.
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Over 58.98 crore samples tested for COVID-19 in India so far
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): With COVID-19 testing capacity ramped up extensively India has so far conducted 58,98,35,258 tests, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Saturday.
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US donates 9.6mn additional Covid vaccine doses to Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): As many as 9.6 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are being shipped by the United States to Pakistan through the global vaccine-sharing COVAX initiative, a media report said on Friday.
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US to allow entry to those fully vaccinated with WHO, FDA-approved shots
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): The United States will allow entry only to those foreign nationals who have been fully immunised with a coronavirus vaccine that has been approved either by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the World Health Organization (WHO), the State Department
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Delhi reports 26 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): Delhi reported 26 new COVID-19 cases and zero fatalities in the last 24 hours.
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World Bank says 100 mln people facing extreme poverty in 2021
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): An estimated 100 million people experienced extreme poverty this year largely in the so-called middle-income countries (MICs) as a result of the economic crisis brought about by the measures implemented to address the novel coronavirus pandemic, the
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Maharashtra reports 2,149 fresh COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 15 (ANI): After recording a surge in COVID-19 cases in the last few days, Maharashtra on Friday reported slightly fewer coronavirus infections at 2,149.
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Goa govt permits schools to re-open for classes 9 to 12 from October 18
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], October 15 (ANI): The Goa Government on Friday permitted the schools in the state to reopen for physical classes for 9th to 12th standard from October 18 with adherence to COVID-19 guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs) in place.
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COVID-19: Sri Lanka begins vaccinating senior school students
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Sri Lankan health authorities on Friday began administering the COVID-19 vaccines on school students between the ages of 18 and 19 with the Pfizer doses amidst a large-scale vaccination program ongoing in the country since January.
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Philippines logs 7,625 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 7,625 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections on Friday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 27,05,792.
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Malaysia reports 8,084 new COVID-19 cases, 88 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 8,084 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours as of midnight Thursday, bringing the total tally to 23,69,613, according to the health ministry.
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