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India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 196-cr mark
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed the 196 crore (196,13,24,182) mark on Saturday, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed.
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Hong Kong bans select media outlets from swearing-in of new chief executiv
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Hong Kong, June 18 (ANI): Hong Kong authorities have banned select media outlets from covering incoming leader John Lee's inauguration, citing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and security reasons.
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Murder convicts out on COVID-19 parole move SC challenging Maha govt's ord
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): A number of murder prisoners have moved the Supreme Court challenging a notification issued by the Maharashtra government directing all prisoners, who were released in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, to report back to jails for serving the remaining part
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INSACOG finds COVID-19's Omicron sub-lineages BA.2, BA.2.38 have caused sp
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): India's COVID genome sequencing facility, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) on Friday has reviewed the genomic surveillance data, where they have found that Omicron sub-lineages majorly BA.2, BA.2.38 and in some parts of the country BA.4
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India's daily COVID cases surpass 13,000 mark for first time in 3 months
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): COVID-19 cases in India crossed the 13,000-mark for the first time after more than three months, with the country reporting 13,216 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data.
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China reports 11 new local COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], June 18 (ANI): China reported 11 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including five in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, four in Liaoning, and one each in Beijing and Shanghai in the past 24 hours, according to the National Health Commission's report Saturday.
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China hints at new approach to global security
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): China's President Xi Jinping delivered a video link address proposing a "global security initiative" (GSI) hinting at a new approach to global security during the annual Boao Forum in April 2022.
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Chinese undeclared blockade adversely affects Nepal's economy
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 18 (ANI): The undeclared blockade of land-locked Nepal is adversely affecting the country's economy as entrepreneurs are incurring losses of millions.
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India, Malaysia exchange agreement on mutual recognition of Covid vaccinat
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New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of India-Malaysia relations, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Malaysian counterpart Saifuddin Abdullah exchanged an agreement to mutually recognize the COVID-19 vaccination certificates.
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COVID-19: China to allow more international flights
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Beijing [China], June 17 (ANI): China's civil aviation authority is discussing with its counterparts in certain countries the possibility of gradually increasing international passenger flights in and out of the country, the Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.
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US approves Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 vaccines for youngest children
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], June 17 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized emergency use of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include use in children down to 6 months of age.
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Australian govt extends hospital funding amid battle against COVID-19
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Canberra [Australia], June 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Australian government has agreed to extend its coronavirus health funding model until the end of 2022.
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