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Biden warns US may lose more lives due to COVID despite vaccine, urges vig
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Wilmington [US], December 23 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday warned that the United States may lose "tens of thousands" of more lives due to COVID-19, despite the vaccine rollout and urged Americans to remain vigilant as cases continue to spike.
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Equities volatile with a positive bias, Wipro top gainer
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 23 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices fluctuated between gains and losses during early hours on Wednesday as investor focus globally swung between concerns about a new faster-spreading variant of the coronavirus and hopes that more US fiscal aid will prope
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Tunisia extends curfew due to COVID-19 until January 15
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The Tunisian authorities have decided to extend the curfew imposed over the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak until January 15, 2021, the country's Health Ministry said.
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India reports 23,950 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
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New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): A day after India reported the lowest single-day spike in 173 days since the virus outbreak, the country witnessed a slight surge in fresh COVID-19 infections with 23,950 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Heal
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Chhattisgarh Government issues guidelines for passengers travelling from U
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Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], December 23 (ANI): Amid rising concerns over the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus in the UK, the Chhattisgarh Government on Tuesday issued guidelines for passengers travelling from the UK to Chhattisgarh via international flights.
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Peru's COVID-19 count tops 1 million
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Peru has topped 1 million, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.
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Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson plan to receive COVID-19 vaccine 'after everybody w
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Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): Celebrity couple Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson who was among the first celebrity couple to contract COVID-19, are planning to get the vaccine against coronavirus only after everyone who truly needs it receives it.
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New Covid strain not detected in samples tested in India: ICMR-NARI
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Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 23 (ANI): Mutant strain of coronavirus found in the United Kingdom was not seen in the samples tested from various parts of India, Dr Samiran Panda, director of ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) said on Tuesday.
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Ecuador sees 206,364 Covid-19 cases
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Quito [Ecuador], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador, where a new state of emergency took effect on Monday to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), reported 35 new daily cases of infection on Tuesday, for a total caseload of 206,364.
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1,005 new coronavirus cases, 12 fatalities in Madhya Pradesh
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Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 23 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh recorded 1,005 new coronavirus cases and 12 fatalities on Tuesday, according to the State Health Department.
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Kerala Health Minister holds meeting amid concerns over new coronavirus st
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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 23 (ANI): A high-level meeting chaired by Kerala health minister KK Shailaja was held on Tuesday in the backdrop of the new strain of coronavirus reported in the UK.
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Brazil's Covid-19 death toll tops 188,000
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Sao Paulo [Brazil], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's Covid-19 death toll reached 188,259 after 968 more patients died from the novel coronavirus disease, the country's ministry of health reported on Tuesday.
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