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International travel stagnant, cargo demand solid: AAPA
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 30 (ANI): Preliminary air traffic figures for May released on Wednesday by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed international passenger traffic volumes remained at depressed levels, held back by strict border restrictions amid concerns about th
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Need to monitor any vaccine-escaping COVID-19 variants, says ICMR study in
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): The result of a preliminary study conducted by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) scientists on 274 samples of breakthrough infections in Odisha has highlighted the need to monitor the emergence of any vaccine-escaping variants.
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Novavax's vaccine, also produced by SII, found 90 pc effective against COV
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): US Biotechnology company Novavax on Monday announced that its Covid-19 vaccine provides 100 per cent protection against moderate and severe symptoms of the disease and 90.4 per cent efficacy overall in phase 3 trials.
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8 labs in 4 cities, part of CCMB-led consortium to identify Covid-19 varia
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 10 (ANI): Complementing national efforts led by INSACOG, a consortium of four city clusters - Bangalore, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Pune - has been established to upscale the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus genomic surveillance.
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Neutralization data provides strong support that our vaccine will continue
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Pfizer said on Thursday said that neutralisation against the B.1.617 variant of coronavirus is being tested as part of its ongoing monitoring activities.
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UK pushes forward "Global Pandemic Radar" to tackle COVID-19 variants
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): British government Friday launched plans for a new "Global Pandemic Radar" to identify emerging COVID-19 variants and track new diseases around the world.
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UK launches plans for Global Pandemic Radar to detect COVID-19 variants, e
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that the United Kingdom will work with the World Health Organization, other partners and nations to develop an advanced international pathogen surveillance network to identify COVID-19 variants and emergin
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16 COVID-19 variants found active in Uttarakhand, says state health dept
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 17 (ANI): At least 16 variants of coronavirus have been found active in Uttarakhand, according to a report of samples sent by the state government for genome sequencing for the virus.
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Global airport traffic rebounds but full recovery years away: Fitch
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [USA], May 13 (ANI): Airport traffic is rebounding off of pandemic troughs in most countries though Fitch Ratings' latest quarterly Global Airport Tracker report says the proverbial runway to normal will not be in sight for years.
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Pakistan bans inbound pedestrian movt from Afghanistan, Iran
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 2 (ANI): Pakistan on Sunday banned inbound pedestrian movement from neighboring Iran and Afghanistan in a bid to contain the rising COVID-19 cases in the country.
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Detection of COVID-19 variants sparks fear in Pak's Karachi of further str
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 2 (ANI): The detection of both South African and Brazilian variants in Pakistan's Karachi has raised fears of putting a further strain on its already overwhelmed health system, according to the health minister of Sindh province.
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French PM says 3rd COVID-19 wave 'seems to be behind,' but risk remains hi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): France appears to have descended the peak of the third coronavirus wave, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday, adding that vigilance must prevail as COVID-19 variants were still spreading.
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