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COVID-19: India reports 40,120 fresh infections, active cases lowest since
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): After 42,295 recoveries were reported in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 active caseload dropped to 3,85,227 and now only constitute 1.2 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, according to the Union Health Ministry on Friday.
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Immunocompromised people in US to get 3rd dose of COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the emergency use of the third dose of both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines against COVID-19 for immunocompromised people.
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Mexico registers record 24,975 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Mexico has confirmed 24,975 new coronavirus cases, marking thus the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, the national Ministry of Health said.
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Delhi court dismisses plea seeking NIA probe into origin of Coronavirus fr
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): A Delhi Court has dismissed the plea of Dr Jagdish Prasad, former Director-General of Health Services, who sought directions to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to register an FIR and initiate investigation regarding the spread of coronavirus in Ind
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China punishes 20 more officials over COVID-19 spread
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 12 (ANI): China has punished nearly 20 more officials in its Guangdong Province's Guangzhou for negligence in curbing the spread of coronavirus soon after it punished nearly 47 officials nationwide for the same reason.
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Pakistan reports over 100 COVID-19 fatalties for first time in nearly thre
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Pakistan has reported more than 100 COVID-19 fatalities after a gap of nearly three months amid the fourth wave of the infection.
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Flame lighting events for Paralympic torch relay begin in Japan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 12 (ANI): The flame-lighting events for the Tokyo Paralympic torch relay began across Japan on Thursday in the lead up to the world's biggest sporting event for athletes with disabilities, despite the relay being scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported Kyo
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Mexico's COVID-19 case tally tops 3 million
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], August 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The Mexican Secretariat of Health has published new statistics on COVID-19, according to which the number of confirmed cases has exceeded 3 million.
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India reports 41,195 new COVID-19 cases, highest ever recovery rate at 97.
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): India reported 41,195 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the active caseload to 3,87,987, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.
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WHO tests three drugs for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] August 12(ANI/FENA): The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that it will soon test three drugs used for other diseases to find out if they can help patients with coronavirus.
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Sputnik V jab 83 per cent effective against Delta variant, says Russian he
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] August 11 (ANI): Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 is around 83 per cent effective against the Delta variant of coronavirus, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Wednesday citing data collected by the health ministry.
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Philippines logs 12,021 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 1,688,040
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 12,021 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,688,040.
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