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Trump against boycotting Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): Amid the growing calls for boycotting of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics due to "gross violations of human rights" by the Chinese government, former US President Donald Trump said that he does not agree with it and said the US should go, compete and win the g
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Pakistan's Punjab, Sindh face COVID-19 vaccine shortages
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], June 19 (ANI): Amid the growing concern of COVID-19 in Pakistan, Sindh and Pakistan, two of the most populated provinces of the country are witnessing an acute shortage of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Netherlands to lift almost all COVID-19 restrictions starting from June 26
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], June 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The Netherlands has decided to list almost all COVID-19 restrictions starting from June 26, Acting Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday.
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Rajasthan to generate over 1,000 MT oxygen in coming weeks: Health Ministe
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 18 (ANI): Rajasthan will soon become self-reliant in the field of oxygen generation, Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma on Friday, adding that around 1,000 metric tonnes of oxygen will be generated in the coming weeks by the plants in the states.
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Delta COVID-19 variant spreading fast in Germany, says government agency
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Berlin [Germany], June 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Although the share of the COVID-19 Delta variant in Germany is only six per cent of the new cases today, the strain is spreading at a fast pace, Lothar Wieler, president of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), said at a press conference here on Friday.
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Canada, US extend COVID-19 border restrictions till July 21
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Canada is extending the border restrictions that limit so-called non-essential travel to and from the United States through July 21 amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said on Friday.
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Studies show chances of hospitalisation among HCWs reduce by 75-80 pc afte
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New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Studies have shown that after COVID-19 vaccination the chances of hospitalisation among healthcare workers (HCWs) reduce by 75-80 per cent even after contracting the infection, the health ministry said in a briefing on Friday.
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Zydus Cadila likely to seek emergency authorisation for ZyCoV-D COVID-19 v
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New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Pharmaceutical major Zydus Cadila has told the Centre that it could apply for emergency use authorisation (EUA) for ZyCoV-D vaccine in the next seven-eight days.
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Air India Express operates India's 1st international flight with fully vac
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New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Air India Express on Friday operated the country's first international flight with fully Covid-19 vaccinated crew. The flight IX, 191 operated from Delhi to Dubai with the pilots and all crew fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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Virus has not been eradicated yet, it keeps changing colours: Dr Naveet Wi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Cautioning people about the looming danger, Dr Naveet Wig, Head of the Medicine Department, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) on Friday said the coronavirus disease has not been eradicated yet and it will keep on "changing its colours".
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Brazil reports 2,311 more COVID-19 deaths
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Brasilia [Brazil], June 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 2,311 more deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 496,004, the health ministry said Thursday.
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India logs 62,480 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs, active infections dro
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New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): As many as 62,480 new COVID-19 cases and 1,587 deaths were recorded in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Friday.
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