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India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 20 cr mark
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): India achieved a significant landmark in its ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive as the cumulative number of coronavirus vaccines administered surpassed 20 crore mark on Wednesday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MohFW).
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Philippines logs 5,310 new COVID-19 cases, 1,193,976 in total
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday 5,310 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,193,976.
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Black fungus: Center allocates 29,250 additional vials of Amphotericin-B t
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Sadananda Gowda informed on Wednesday that additional 29,250 vials of Amphotericin-B, used in the treatment of Mucormycosis, were allocated to States and Union Territories, based on their number of patients
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Russia records 8,373 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia confirmed 8,373 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 5,026,168, the official monitoring and response center said Wednesday.
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WHO scientists likely to reconsider China lab origin theory of Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 26 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) is expected to restudy the "dominant theory" that the SARS-CoV-2 probably originated and spread across the world from China's Wuhan lab, according to reports.
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Vaccines effective in combating mutated Covid variants, protecting benefic
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): With several cases of Covid-19 infections being reported after partial or full vaccinations, concerns have been raised on the efficacy of vaccination against the mutated variants of the novel coronavirus.
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India hits milestone of 2.2 million COVID tests in a single day
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday informed that a total of 22,17,320 COVID-19 tests were conducted on May 25 across the country, the highest number of tests conducted in a single day globally.
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Afghanistan may see third wave of COVID-19 peak in 10 day: Health Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 26 (ANI): The Afghanistan Health Ministry on Wednesday said that the third wave of the coronavirus may reach its peak in the next ten days.
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COVID-19: MCC swings into action as fan tests positive after watching AFL
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], May 26 (ANI): The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC), as ground managers of the MCG, is aware that a person who attended the AFL match between Collingwood and Port Adelaide on Sunday has since tested positive to COVID-19.
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India's positivity rate drops to 9.42 pc, 2,08,921 new COVID-19 cases repo
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The daily COVID-19 positivity rate in India has reduced and now stands at 9.42 per cent, while the recoveries continue to outnumber the new cases for the 13th consecutive day, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.
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Japan's prefecture governors want state of emergency to be extended
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 26 (ANI): Japan's prefecture governors want the state of emergency to be extended as serious coronavirus cases remain high and the medical system is feeling the pinch as the government struggles to ramp up a slow start to its vaccination programme.
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COVID-19: Research says cancelling Tokyo Games will cost Japan $17 billion
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 26 (ANI): With the Tokyo Olympics less than two months away, a research institute has estimated that cancelling the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics with an eye on the COVID-19 situation will cost Japan around 1.81 trillion yen ($17 billion).
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