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Mainland health experts visit Hong Kong's anti-epidemic community faciliti
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): A team of mainland health experts led by Liang Wannian, head of the COVID-19 response expert panel under China's National Health Commission, on Saturday visited Hong Kong's anti-epidemic facilities in communities to learn about local testing, isolation, and t
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Biden extends state of Emergency in US amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has announced his decision to extend the state of emergency, which was declared in the country almost two years ago, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has been causing significant risk to the public health.
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Vaccination is critical pillar of our COVID-19 response: Dr VK Paul
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Dr VK Paul, a Niti Aayog member, on Wednesday encouraged people to get vaccinated against coronavirus infection at the earliest and said, "vaccination is the critical pillar of our COVID-19 response and they are helpful to an extent".
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WTO General Council Chair convenes meeting after India's call for virtual
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 11 (ANI): General Council Chair Ambassador Dacio Castillo convened a virtual meeting on Monday in response to India's recent proposal to hold a virtual Ministerial Conference on the WTO's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Omicron detected in 38 countries but Delta remains dominant COVID-19 varia
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 3 (ANI): Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead of COVID-19 response at WHO's Emergency Diseases Unit, said on Friday that the Omicron strain of coronavirus has been identified in 38 countries, but Delta remains the dominant variant of COVID-19, reported Sputni
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South-East Asia Region should strengthen COVID-19 response measures to cur
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] December 3 (ANI): As India confirmed two cases of Omicron, the World Health Organization on Friday said that countries in South-East Asia Region should further strengthen COVID-19 response measures to curtail the spread of the virus and its variants.
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New Zealand to gradually open border from January 2022
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Fully vaccinated New Zealanders will find it easier to come home from January 2022, with foreign nationals to follow from April onwards, as the government removes the requirement for managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) for most traveller
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Croatia's COVID-19 death toll tops 10,000
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Zagreb [Croatia], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Croatia logged 64 COVID-19 related deaths in the latest 24-hour span, bringing the national death toll to 10,050 since the outbreak of the pandemic, the national COVID-19 response team said on Wednesday.
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Croatia records highest number of new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Zagreb [Croatia], November 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Croatia recorded 7,315 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest daily number since the start of the pandemic, and 50 related deaths, the national COVID-19 response team said in a statement on Wednesday.
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ADB approves USD 30 million financing to Cambodia for COVID-19 response
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved 30 million US dollars in financing to help Cambodia fight against COVID-19, a press release has said.
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Quad nations engaged on issues of connectivity, infrastructure, COVID-19 r
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Ahead of the first in-person Quad leaders summit, Foreign Secretary Harsh V. Shringla said that the four Quad countries -- India, US, Australia and Japan -- are engaged on issues of connectivity and infrastructure, emerging technologies, climate acti
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Japan PM Suga to resign amid criticism over COVID-19 response
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 3 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said he will not run for party re-election as a leader this month, amid criticism over his response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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