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Taiwan to ban entry of foreigners for 1 month amid new COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Taiwan plans to prohibit foreigners without local residency from entering the island for a month from Wednesday, as its daily local COVID-19 infections reached a new peak of 333 new cases on Monday.
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DRDO's anti-COVID drug 2-DG will reduce recovery time, oxygen dependency,
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that the recovery time from COVID-19 infection and oxygen dependency will be reduced by anti-COVID drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Read More
Oman reports 2,788 new COVID-19 cases, 205,501 in total
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Muscat [Oman], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani Health Ministry on Sunday announced 2,788 new COVID-19 infections during the past five days, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the sultanate to 205,501, the official Oman News Agency reported.
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Fresh COVID-19 infections in Chinese provinces see rush on vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): Two Chinese provinces have reported the country's first cases of community transmission in over three weeks, which has triggered a run for COVID-19 vaccines as residents are lining up to get jabs.
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China cancels spring Everest climbing season amid COVID surge in Nepal
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): China has cancelled its spring climbing season on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest, citing concerns over a surge of COVID-19 infections in its neighbouring country Nepal.
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Malaysia reports 3,780 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,780 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Sunday, bringing the national total to 470,110.
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Russia records 8,554 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia confirmed 8,554 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 4,940,245, the official monitoring and response center said Sunday.
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Philippines logs 5,790 new COVID-19 cases, total climbs to 1,143,963
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Phillipines], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday 5,790 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,143,963.
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Philippines reports 6,739 new COVID-19 cases, death toll crosses 19,000
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Saturday 6,739 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,138,187.
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Delhi government starts Integrated Command and Control Centre to boost fig
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): As part of efforts to curb COVID-19 infections in the national capital, the Delhi government on Saturday set up an Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), a facility in which all types of COVID-related data will be monitored on a single dashboard. Read More
Thailand reports 3,095 new COVID-19 cases, total count near 100,000
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand reported 3,095 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, taking the total count of cases to 99,145, as more cases were found in the country's prison system, official data showed.
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Chances of hospitalisation after COVID vaccination are 0.06 pc, says Indra
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi said on Saturday on the basis of an observational study that 97.38 per cent of those vaccinated were protected from the COVID-19 infection and the chances of hospitalisation after the vaccination are 0.06 per cent.
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