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Taiwan confirms second coronavirus variant case
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Taiwan has confirmed the second case infected with a new variant of the coronavirus, according to the island's epidemic monitoring agency.
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Trump extends immigrant, work visa restrictions till March
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 1 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday extended an order suspending the issuance of certain types of work visas for another three months due to the raging coronavirus pandemic.
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Fauci calls COVID-19 vaccine rollout in US as 'disappointing'
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 1 (ANI): National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci on Thursday said that the coronavirus vaccine rollout hasn't gone as he expected adding that it has been 'disappointing'.
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Slovakia registers record 6,315 COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bratislava [Slovakia], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Slovakia has registered 6,315 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours marking the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, the national Ministry of Health said.
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Iconic Times Square Ball Drop to be virtual this year
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], January 1 (ANI): The iconic Times Square New Years' ball is set to be virtual this year as the coronavirus cases continue to surge in the United States especially in the state of New York.
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Tiny antibody from COVID-19 immunised llama shows promise treating human
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): US military scientists identified a miniature antibody - a nanobody - produced by a llama that appears to work well in liquid or aerosol form, suggesting it could help protect a person from the novel coronavirus, the Defense Department said in a pres
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WHO issues Emergency Use Validation for Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
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Geneva [Switzerland], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization said on Thursday it had issued an emergency use validation for the vaccine against the coronavirus developed by the Pfizer and BioNTech companies, the first one since the start of the pandemic.
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France registers first case of COVID-19 variant linked to South Africa
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): France has registered its first case of a new coronavirus strain, known as 501.V2 variant and linked to South Africa, the country's Health Ministry said on Thursday.
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UK hits new daily high with 55,892 coronavirus cases
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom saw 55,892 new coronavirus cases in the past day, breaking the record of 53,135 cases recorded Tuesday, according to data published Thursday by the Department of Health.
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Andhra records 338 new COVID-19 cases
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 31 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh has reported 338 new COVID-19 cases and 4 deaths, according to the official on Thursday.
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India's coronavirus recovery rate crosses 96 pc, active infections compris
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New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): After 26,139 new COVID-19 recoveries were recorded in the last 24 hours, India's recovery rate has crossed 96 per cent.
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US sees record 3,744 daily deaths from COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States saw a new daily high of 3,744 deaths from coronavirus in the past 24-hour period, according to data published Thursday by Johns Hopkins University.
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