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S Korea to secure COVID-19 vaccines for 88 pc of population
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea planned to secure COVID-19 vaccines from foreign drugmakers for 44 million people, or 88 per cent of the country's total population, the health ministry said Tuesday.
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Equity indices gain 0.5 pc, Maruti top gainer
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 8 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices were in the green during early hours on Tuesday on the back of mixed global cues amid rising coronavirus cases and US-China tensions.
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Ireland reports 242 new COVID-19 cases, total reaches over 74,000
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Ireland reported 242 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national tally to 74,468, the country's health authorities said in a statement.
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India reports 26,567 new coronavirus cases, tally breaches 97-lakh mark
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): India reported 26,567 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours, taking the tally to 97,03,770, according to a data by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.
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Japan to adopt new economic stimulus package worth more than USD 707 billi
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan will adopt new stimulus measures on Tuesday including a package worth 73.6 trillion yen (over USD 707 billion) aimed at supporting the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said.
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Global COVID-19 cases breach 67.5-million mark
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Baltimore [US], December 8 (ANI): The total number of coronavirus cases has breached the 67.5-million mark globally, as per the latest updates by Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
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Mexico's COVID-19 death toll tops 110,000
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Mexico since the start of the epidemic has reached 1,182,249, with 110,074 deaths, a senior health official said.
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Sonia Gandhi not to celebrate birthday in view of pandemic, farmers' agita
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi has decided not to celebrate her birthday on December 9 in support of farmers' agitation against the farm laws and COVID-19 situation in the country.
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Covid-19 vaccine will be free, non-mandatory in Brazil: Bolsonaro
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): People in Brazil will be able to get vaccinated against the coronavirus for free, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has announced.
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People of India should not be turned into 'Guinea pigs', says Digvijaya Si
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 8 (ANI): Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday said that people of the country should not be turned into "Guinea pigs" to test the Covid-19 vaccine, amidst competition in the world with major pharma companies vying to find an effective vaccine ag
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Discovery provides hope for early detection of serious Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], December 8 (ANI): Australian researchers have developed a way of testing whether or not Covid-19 patients' immune systems are gearing up to fight the virus that causes the deadly disease.
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Indoor dining in New York could be barred soon, says Governor Andrew Cuomo
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 8 (ANI): Amid a worrying increase in hospitalisations due to Covid-19, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced new criteria for rolling back the state's reopening and reintroducing shutdown restrictions by region.
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