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Delta variant makes up 83 pc of COVID cases in US: CDC director
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 21 (ANI): The highly contagious delta variant, a strain of COVID-19 first detected in India, now makes up approximately 83 per cent of coronavirus cases in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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COVID-19: Indore's goat market waits for customers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 19 (ANI): Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid), Indore's largest goat market Bazariya Bakra Mandi is still waiting for customers amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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India logs 41,157 new COVID-19 cases, 518 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): India recorded 41,157 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate to 2.13 per cent, the Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday.
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US officials consider COVID lab leak theory as credible as natural origins
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): US officials overseeing an intelligence review into the origins of COVID-19 consider the theory of virus accidentally escaping from a lab in Wuhan as equally plausible as the possibility that it emerged naturally in the wild.
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People with learning disabilities extremely vulnerable to effects of COVID
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): People with learning disabilities with COVID-19 are five times more likely to be admitted to hospital and eight times more likely to die compared with the general population of England, a new study suggested.
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Pakistan witnesses surge in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] July 17 (ANI): Pakistan's COVID-19 cases are once again rising with over 2,000 new infections being detected during the past 24 hours.
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Sabarimala temple opens for devotees for 5 days with COVID-restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) [India], July 17 (ANI): After weeks of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sabarimala temple in Kerala on Saturday opened its doors for five days to allow devotees to conduct monthly rituals.
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India reports 38,079 new COVID-19 cases, positivity rate at 1.19 pc
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): India recorded 38,079 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate to 1.19 per cent, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday.
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COVID-19: Rajasthan govt bans religious gatherings
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 17 (ANI): All religious programmes and congregations, including those of the upcoming Kanwar Yatra and Eid-ul-Zuha, have been banned in Rajasthan as part of the state government's efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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Sri Lanka recieves over 1.5 million COVID-19 vaccines donated by US
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Friday received over 1.5 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States.
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Lifespan of COVID antibodies will be known in few months, say experts
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The lifespan of COVID-19 antibodies from infection as well as vaccines will only be known in the next few months, health experts said on Friday, adding that their longevity will depend on class and type.
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Zydus Cadila's COVID vaccines for children may be available in near future
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Pharmaceutical major Zydus Cadila's COVID-19 vaccine may be available in the near future for children in the age group of 12 to 18 years, the Centre in an affidavit told the Delhi High Court on Friday.
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