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CEPI partners with Bharat Biotech, University of Sydney, ExcellGene to dev
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], May 10 (ANI): The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) on Tuesday announced the latest award under its USD 200 m programme to advance the development of vaccines that provide broad protection against SARS-Cov-2 variants and other beta coronaviruses.
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German development minister says world may face worst famine since WW2
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus pandemic, drought and the crisis unfolding in Ukraine are pushing food prices to record highs and threatening the world with the worst famine since World War 2, German Minister for Economic Development and Cooperation Svenja Schulze said
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India logs 3,451 new COVID cases, 40 deaths in last 24-hour
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): India witnessed a slight decrease in COVID-19 cases with the country reporting 3,451 fresh infections in a day, pushing the active cases of the disease to 20,635, according to Union Health Ministry data.
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Beijing begins fresh round of COVID-19 tests as Shanghai postpones crucial
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 8 (ANI): Beijing on Saturday began a fresh round of mass testing for coronavirus and has also postponed Shanghai's Gaokao University entrance exam till early July.
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Number of COVID-19 deaths in Pak eight times figure reported by govt, esti
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): The actual number of COVID-19 deaths in Pakistan was eight times the figure reported by the government, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates.
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India records 3,805 new COVID-19 cases, 22 fatalities
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): India witnessed an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases as 3,805 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday.
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Study suggests 'climate change' could spark the next pandemic
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Augusta (Georgia) [US], May 6 (ANI): According to a new study by Georgetown University Medical Center, the rising temperature of Earth due to massive climate change will lead to the forcible relocation of wild animals towards the region with the large human population. This change can drasti
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India objects to WHO using mathematical models for excess COVID mortality
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): India has strongly objected to the use of mathematical models by the World Health Organization (WHO) for projecting excess mortality estimates concerning coronavirus and has said that authentic data is available.
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Focus on digital security begins to bear fruit: DEKRA with 11 percent jump
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI/PRNewswire): Despite the massive economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, DEKRA expects growth of around five percent in the current fiscal year.
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Taiwan logs 30,035 new local COVID-19 cases, five new deaths
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 5 (ANI): Witnessing a surge in daily COVID-19 cases, Taiwan on Wednesday recorded 30,035 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases and five new deaths, said Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Thursday.
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China reports 368 new local COVID-19 cases, 20 deaths
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 3 (ANI): The Chinese mainland reported 368 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths in the past 24 hours, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday.
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Malaysia reports 1,352 new COVID-19 infections, 5 deaths
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 1,352 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 4,450,859, according to the health ministry.
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