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Toll from COVID-19 in Brazil surpasses 250,000 people
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], February 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people, who have died of COVID-19 in Brazil, has increased by 1,541 to 251,498 within the past 24 hours, the national Health Ministry said on late Thursday.
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Sri Lankan govt allows burial of COVID-19 victims
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 26 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government on Thursday granted permission to bury the bodies of the people who died of COVID-19, local media reported.
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COVID-19 vaccination: Registration on CO-WIN for third phase beneficiaries
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): The eligible beneficiaries who are entitled to receive the COVID-19 vaccine from March 1, would be able to register themselves on the CO-WIN platform from Monday onwards.
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Tedros lauds India, PM Modi for supporting vaccine equity
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 25 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday thanked India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "supporting vaccine equity".
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Over 1.30 cr people in India so far vaccinated against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): With 3,95,884 vaccine doses administered to healthcare workers (HCWs) and frontline workers (FLWs) on Thursday, the 41st day of nationwide COVID-19 vaccination, the total number of vaccination crossed 1.30 crores in the country, said Union Ministry of He
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Doctors welcome second phase vaccination campaign commencing from March 1
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): The second phase of the coronavirus vaccination drive is going to kick start from March 1 with priority given to those who are above 60 and those over 45 with co-morbidities.
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India offers 'Made in India' vaccines to all foreign diplomats and their f
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Envoys, UN workers and people working in intergovernmental agencies and their families may not have to worry about Covid-19 vaccines. The Indian government has offered India-made vaccine in a special Covid vaccine drive for diplomats in all locations
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Pfizer, BioNTech begin testing of third dose against new COVID-19 variants
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI): Pfizer and its partner BioNTech on Thursday said that they have begun to test how well the third dose of their authorised vaccine stacks up against new coronavirus variants.
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Austria's Kurz calls for 'Green Passports' for those vaccinated against CO
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], February 25 (ANI): Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Wednesday said he will push the European Union on Thursday to introduce a "green passport" for people who have protection against the coronavirus.
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Merkel warns of COVID-19 third wave if Germany does not open cautiously
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], February 25 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned of a third wave of COVID-19 cases if the country fumbles at its reopening from lockdown.
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Hockey India National Championships 2021 to kick-start in March
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): The much-awaited Hockey India National Championships 2021 will kick-start in March this year after the coronavirus pandemic affected the national calendar last year with a majority of the key national-level events being cancelled.
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Parliament, Assemblies worked together amid COVID, contributed to govt's e
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], February 25 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said that amid the Coronavirus pandemic, the Parliament as well as all the Legislative Assemblies worked together in coordination and contributed to the efforts of the government.
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