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Health Secretary flags concerns regarding slow pace of COVID-19 vaccinatio
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has flagged concerns regarding the considerably slow pace of COVID-19 vaccination drive across states and union territories, and urged them to significantly expedite the pace towards full vaccination coverage by saturating all eligib
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Delhi logs 530 new COVID-19 cases, zero death
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The national capital reported 530 fresh COVID-19 cases and zero fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Delhi Health Department informed on Friday.
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Japan to relax COVID-19 border controls with 20,000 daily international ar
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government said Friday that Japan will ease its COVID-19 border controls, doubling the cap on overseas arrivals to 20,000 people per day starting next month.
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Study sheds light on the longevity of immune response to COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 20 (ANI): By pooling studies from eight cohorts across the United States, a group of researchers accelerated the collection of essential data to answer questions about the immune response needed for long-term protection against SARSCoV2. A description of the cohort, assa
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Cartelisation going to be a challenge amid global shortage of commodities:
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said cartelisation is likely to be a big challenge as the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict have led to a global shortage of commodities and raw materials.
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India's FDI inflows rise to all-time high of USD 83.57 bn in 2021-22
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows to India rose to a record high of $83.57 billion in the Financial Year 2021-22 despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the government data showed on Friday.
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New Zealand's Nicholls, Tickner and Jurgensen test positive for COVID-19 a
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Auckland [New Zealand], May 20 (ANI): New Zealand's Henry Nicholls, Blair Tickner and bowling coach Shane Jurgensen have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of their warm-up match against Sussex, New Zealand Cricket board said on Friday.
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Mumbai hospital performs first organ donation surgery since pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 20 (ANI): Mumbai's JJ Hospital on Thursday witnessed the first case of organ donation since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Union Secretary advises States, UTs to expedite COVID-19 vaccination progr
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New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 191.96 crore but still a large number of population is unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.
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Malaysia reports 2,124 new COVID-19 infections, 3 new deaths
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 2,124 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Thursday, bringing the total tally to 4,485,419, according to the health ministry.
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South Korea reports 25,125 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 25,125 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 17,914,957, the health authorities said Friday.
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Jaishankar highlights eight key points during BRICS Foreign Ministers' Mee
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New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday participated in the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting and highlighted eight key points including Ukraine issue, socio-economic recovery from COVID-19 pandemic.
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