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Piers Morgan reveals he tested positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): British journalist and TV personality Piers Morgan has revealed that he recently tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.
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Malaysia sees 15,573 new COVID-19 cases, 144 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 15,573 new COVID-19 infections in the highest daily spike since the outbreak, bringing the national total to 980,491, the Health Ministry said Friday.
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Covid-19 vaccination comes to a halt in Ranchi as vaccines run out
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], July 15 (ANI): The vaccination drive against the COVID-19 virus came to an unexpected halt in Ranchi on Thursday after most session sites ran out of vaccines.
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All COVID-19 restrictions in UK to end on July 19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 13 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday (local time) confirmed that all virus restrictions in England will end on July 19.
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'Too early to say anything on Kappa variant': UP doctor on detection of ne
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): As the emerging new strains of the Covid-19 virus are causing a lot of concern for the people, an Uttar Pradesh doctor on Friday said it is too soon to comment on the Kappa variant as it's still a 'variant of interest'.
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COVID-19 virus may reach its endemic stage subsequently, like Influenza: I
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 9 (ANI): Experts suggest that the COVID-19 virus, just like Influenza, will subsequently reach its endemic stage, that is, it will always be present in a certain population or region. They added that mutations are normal, and there is nothing to panic about
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Myanmar to reclose schools due to COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar will temporarily close all schools of basic education once again, due to the recent detection of highly infectious COVID-19 virus variants in the Asian country, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports late Thursday.
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Tokyo Olympics likely to be held without spectators: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 7 (ANI): Tokyo Olympics are likely to be held without spectators due to a sudden spike in coronavirus cases, a government official said on Wednesday.
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Vladimir Putin says he remains opposed to compulsory COVID-19 vaccinations
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 30 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been confirmed with high-level antibodies against COVID-19 virus after being inoculated with Sputnik V vaccine, on Wednesday said he remains opposed to compulsory coronavirus vaccinations for Russians, even as the coun
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No need to panic about Delta Plus variant, says Karnataka Health Minister
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 25 (ANI): There is no need to panic about the Delta Plus variant of the Covid-19 virus, said Health and Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Friday, adding that genomic sequencing labs will be set up at six places.
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Centre advises Maharashtra, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh on Delta Plus Covid-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Union Health Ministry on Tuesday advised Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh on the presence of the Delta Plus mutation of the Covid-19 virus, that has been pegged as 'variant of concern' (VOC), in certain districts of these states.
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Possible 3rd COVID wave not more likely to affect children, WHO-AIIMS surv
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): A third possible wave in India by the prevailing COVID-19 virus variant is unlikely to disproportionately affect children than adults, a seroprevalence study conducted by the World Health Organisation and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has re
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