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$400 million ADB loan to help Philippines purchase Covid-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Mar 13 (ANI): The Philippines has become the first recipient of financing support under the Asian Development Bank's (ADB's) Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX) with approval of a 400 million dollar loan that will help the country purchase safe and effec
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With over 20 lakh doses, India records highest single-day COVID-19 vaccina
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): With over 20 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses, India on Friday recorded the highest number of vaccinations administered in a single day, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday.
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Maharashtra COVID-19: Complete lockdown gets imposed in Aurangabad on week
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], March 13 (ANI): Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the state, the district administration of Aurangabad on Saturday decided to impose lockdown on weekends until further orders.
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Nick Jonas drops music video of 'Spaceman' featuring Priyanka Chopra
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): Singer-songwriter Nick Jonas recently dropped the music video of his latest single 'Spaceman' from his new album of the same name and it's safe to say that the track could work as the perfect stress-buster during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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24,882 new COVID-19 cases recorded in India, recovery rate at 96.82 pc
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): As many as 24,882 new COVID-19 cases and 19,957 recoveries were reported in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday.
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Judge allows US city of Austin to defy Texas order to lift mask mandate
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI/Sputnik): US Judge Lora Livingston has allowed the Texas city of Austin to defy Governor Greg Abbott's order that terminated the statewide mask mandate, Mayor Steve Adler said in a statement.
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Brazil ranks 2nd in terms of COVID-19 cases, death toll surpasses 275,000
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], March 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Brazil comes now second in terms of the number of the confirmed coronavirus cases while the death toll from COVID-19 in the country has surpassed 275,000 people, the national Ministry of Health said.
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COVID-19: Hundreds of people flout social distancing norms at Cotton Marke
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], March 13 (ANI): Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the state, hundreds of people were seen flouting social distancing norms at the Cotton Market in Nagpur in Maharashtra on Friday.
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'No evidence' of blood clot risk from vaccine: AstraZeneca
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], March 13 (ANI): AstraZeneca on Friday defended its vaccine saying that there was "no evidence of an increased risk" of blood clots, and European and UK medicines regulators have each said the link between the vaccine and blood clots has not been confirmed and that rollouts shoul
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Dow Jones rises 4pc after week of record highs
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday posted its biggest weekly gain since November after the broad Wall Street indicator hit a streak of record highs through the week on confidence over an economy seen recovering rapidly from the coronavirus-impos
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Brazil COVID-19 death toll surpasses 275,000
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], March 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Brazil comes now second in terms of the number of the confirmed coronavirus cases while the death toll from COVID-19 in the country has surpassed 275,000 people, the national Ministry of Health said.
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WHO grants emergency use authorization to Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 13 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday issued emergency use authorization for Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for the one-shot dose to be used as part of the United Nation's international vaccine distribution effort.
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