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Clinical trials indicate India's vaccines will be effective against COVID-
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 19 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday said interim results of the ongoing clinical trials indicated that the indigenous COVID-19 vaccines would be effective against the mutated virus strains reported from the Unit
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COVID-19: India reports 4 cases of S Africa variant, one Brazil strain
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New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): India has reported four cases of South Africa variant strain of SARS-CoV-2 and one case of Brazil variant strain, the Union Health Ministry informed on Tuesday.
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Angela Merkel defends lockdown extension, says 'Mutations may destroy any
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], February 12 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday defended the extension of the nationwide lockdown until March 7 in Bundestag and called on Germans to be "extremely cautious" and warned of the "dangers" of COVID-19 variants, reported DW News Agency.
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Argentina confirms first cases of COVID-19 variants detected in Brazil
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentine Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia confirmed on Monday the first cases in the country of the novel coronavirus variants detected in Brazil.
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UK COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly across US, may soon become dominant
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London [UK], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The mutated coronavirus variant, which was originally discovered in the United Kingdom and is found to be more contagious, is rapidly spreading across the United States and may become the dominant strain in many states as soon as by March, a new study s
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AstraZeneca's vaccine less protective against virus variant in South Afric
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], February 8 (ANI): South Africa is pausing the country's rollout of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after a study showed it offered reduced protection from the COVID-19 variant first identified there, CNN reported citing South African health officials on Sunday (
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England tests door-to-door in hunt for new COVID-19 variant
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London [UK], February 3 (ANI): Door-to-door coronavirus testing is being rolled out in parts of England in an attempt to stem the outbreak of a more contagious variant discovered in South Africa.
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Colombia's COVID-19 deaths top 54,000
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Bogota [Colombia] February 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia reported 289 more deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, raising the country's death toll to 54,272, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection said Monday.
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UK COVID-19 variant present in 82 countries, South African strain in 39: W
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Geneva [Switzerland], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK COVID-19 variant has now spread to 82 countries and the South African strain to nearly 40, Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 Technical Lead of the World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme, said on Monday.
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First cases of UK strain of COVID-19 registered in Palestine's Bethlehem
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Ramallah [Palestine], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The first two cases of a highly infectious variant of COVID-19 first identified in the United Kingdom have been reported in Palestine, in the province of Bethlehem, governor Kamel Hmeid said on Saturday.
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Uzbekistan's health ministry reports 1st case of UK COVID-19 variant
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Tashkent [Uzbekistan], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): A new variant of COVID-19 originating in the United Kingdom was registered for the first time in Uzbekistan, Deputy Health Minister Bakhodir Yusupaliev said on Saturday.
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Philippines to relax ban on foreign travellers from Feb 1
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Manila [The Philippines], January 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines will relax its ban on travellers, starting next month, from over 30 countries and regions that have confirmed cases of more transmissible COVID-19 variants, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Friday.
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