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Watershed moment, says Harsh Vardhan after vaccines get emergency use appr
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): As the COVID-19 vaccines of Serum Institue of India and Bharat Biotech have been granted permission for restricted use in an emergency situation, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday termed it as "watershed moment" in India's battle against COV
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No need to do politics over COVID-19 vaccines: Giriraj Singh
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): Union Minister Giriraj Singh hit out at those who are raising question over the Drugs Controller General of India's decision to give nod to two coronavirus vaccines for restricted emergency use and said that there is no need to do any politics on the ma
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Philippines logs 891 new COVID-19 cases, total tops 477,000
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], January 03 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported 891 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number in the country to 477,807.
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COVID-19 tally in Russia increases by record 24,150 to 3,236,787
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Russia has increased by 24,150 to 3,236,787 in the last 24 hours, the response center said on Sunday.
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Thailand detects first patients with UK-linked strain of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Thailand has identified its first four cases of the new coronavirus strain that originated in the United Kingdom, the Thai PBS reported Sunday, citing the chief of the Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology at Chulalongkorn University, Yong Poo
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COVID-19 found on multiple auto part packaging samples in China
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Multiple auto part packaging samples have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in various parts of China after a company engaged in auto part sales reported a confirmed COVID-19 case.
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US surpasses 350,000 Covid-19 deaths
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Washington [US], January 3 (ANI): The United States surpassed 350,000 Covid-19 deaths on Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as vaccinations against the virus have begun at a slow pace.
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Kazakhstan may have Pfizer vaccine from second half of 2021, says Health M
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Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Kazakhstan will likely acquire the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease no earlier than the second half of 2021, Health Minister Alexey Tsoy said Sunday.
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Amit Shah, Nadda hail scientists, frontline workers for service amid COVID
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New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda on Sunday hailed the country's scientists and frontline workers after the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved the Serum Institue of India and Bharat Biotech's CO
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Experts, politicians slam Germany for not buying adequate coronavirus vacc
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Berlin [Germany], January 3 (ANI): Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, experts and politicians slammed Germany for not buying enough doses of the BioNTech-Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to quickly roll out its immunisation programme.
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Covid-19 vaccination: Mayawati urges Centre to make free arrangements for
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 3 (ANI): Soon after the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) gave its nod for the emergency use approval for two indigenous vaccines against COVID-19 on Sunday, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati con
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India's active COVID-19 caseload plummets below 2.5 lakh
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): India's coronavirus active cases continue to go down as the total number of confirmed cases has dropped below 2.5 lakhs on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
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