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Philippines logs 1,583 new COVID-19 cases, total nears 529,000
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Feburary 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Tuesday reported 1,583 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 528,853.
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BioNTech to produce 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 amid surge
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mainz [Germany], February 2 (ANI): German biotechnology company BioNTech is planning to produce two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 because of the increase in global demand, the company has said in a statement.
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India's daily COVID-19 cases drop below 9,000 after 8 months
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): India's daily COVID-19 cases continue to follow a consistent downward slope and it has significantly dropped to 8,635 on Tuesday after eight months, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
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MQM founder Altaf Hussain in ICU after testing positive for Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], February 2 (ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain has been moved to the intensive care unit (ICU) in a hospital in London after he tested positive for coronavirus a few weeks ago, according to The News International.
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Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 225,000
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Brasilia [Brazil], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus death toll in Brazil increased by 595 in the past day to top 225,000, the country's Ministry of Health said in a statement.
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Top US diplomat calls for China to step up and being transparent about COV
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Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday reiterated his predecessor Mike Pompeo's call to hold China accountable for the spread of COVID-19 across the world saying, Beijing has to step up and make sure it is being transparent about the deadly virus
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Coronavirus can be controlled, WHO Chief says, pointing to decrease in num
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Geneva [Switzerland], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The global decrease in the number of new emerging cases of COVID-19 suggests that the virus can be controlled regardless of its mutations, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
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UK COVID-19 variant present in 82 countries, South African strain in 39: W
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK COVID-19 variant has now spread to 82 countries and the South African strain to nearly 40, Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 Technical Lead of the World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme, said on Monday.
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1,948 new COVID-19 cases, 27 deaths reported in Maharashtra
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 2 (ANI): As many as 1,948 new COVID-19 cases were reported from Maharashtra on Monday, taking the total number of positive cases in the state so far to 20,28,347, the health department informed.
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India sending COVID-19 vaccines testimony of bonds of friendship, says Oma
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Muscat [Oman], February 1 (ANI): Oman on Monday thanked India for sending coronavirus vaccines and said that the initiative is a "testimony of the bonds of friendship and cooperation between our governments and peoples".
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Pakistan Minister says get vaccinated at own risk, as COVID-19 vaccine cau
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], February 1 (ANI): Health Minister of Pakistan's Punjab Yasmin Rashid has warned people to get vaccinated at their own risk even as Prime Minister Imran Khan boasted of having received coronavirus vaccines from China.
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Bangladesh's COVID-19 cases rise to 535,582
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh recorded 443 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 deaths on Monday, bringing the total tally of cases to 535,582 with 8,137 deaths, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
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