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Bangladesh records 540 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 540 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new deaths on Saturday, making the tally at 549,724 and the death toll at 8,451, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
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COVID-19 cases rise to 142,023 in Myanmar
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 infections has risen to 142,023 in Myanmar on Saturday, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry.
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Andhra Pradesh logs 115 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 6 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh reported 115 COVID-19 cases, 93 recoveries and one death in the last 24 hours, as per the State Health Department on Saturday.
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Lack of Covid appropriate behaviour possible cause of Maharashtra case sur
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Saturday released a report on surge of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra which suggested that "COVID inappropriate behaviour" and enhanced aggregations due to recent gram panchayat elections, marriage season and crowded public transp
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Health Ministry tells states, UTs with rising COVID cases to 'Test, Track
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Saturday urged the states, exhibiting surge in daily new COVID-19 cases and high active caseload, to return to the fundamentals of 'Test, Track and Treat'.
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Concerned about all sportsmen, but Olympic-bound athletes to get vaccinate
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Saturday once again echoed the sentiments that Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes will be given priority for the coronavirus vaccine followed by other athletes.
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Russia reports over 11,000 new COVID-19 cases, 441 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's coronavirus tally has increased by 11,022 cases over the past 24 hours, slightly down from the 11,024 cases recorded the day before, the government's coronavirus response center said in an update on Saturday.
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Hema Malini receives COVID-19 vaccine shot in Mumbai
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Veteran Bollywood actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Hema Malini on Saturday became the latest Indian celebrity to take a jab of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Five states account for 82 per cent of new COVID-19 cases in India
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu added 82 per cent of the total new cases which were reported in the last 24 hours in the country, the union health ministry informed on Saturday.
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Made-in-India vaccines airlifted for Somalia
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Continuing its Vaccine Maitri initiative to assist countries in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic, India airlifted Made-in-India vaccines to the Horn of Africa - Somalia on Saturday.
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WHO incapable of holding China accountable for COVID-19: Dissident
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): The chances of a deeper investigation on the origins of the coronavirus pandemic and holding Beijing accountable will depend a great deal on Joe Biden administration, said Jianli Yang, a Chinese dissident and son of a former Communist Party leader, a former po
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COVID-19 lockdown linked to uptick in tobacco use: Study
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): A new study has found that pandemic-related anxiety, boredom, and irregular routines were cited as major drivers of increased nicotine and tobacco use during the initial COVID-19 lockdown.
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