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India highlights its contribution to global food security
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York City [US], April 22 (ANI): Highlighting the contribution India has made towards global food security, New Delhi on Thursday (local time) said that it is a basic minimum requirement, especially when the world is beset by the universal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing co
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Delhi govt makes COVID precautionary dose free for beneficiaries aged 18-5
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Delhi government on Thursday announced that the precautionary or the booster COVID-19 dose will be available for free to all eligible beneficiaries aged between 18 and 59 years in all government vaccination centres.
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Taiwan logs 3,058 new COVID-19 infections
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], April 21 (ANI): Taiwan reported 3,058 fresh COVID-19 infections comprising 2,969 locally transmitted cases and 89 imported cases, said the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Thursday.
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Subject Expert Panel recommends Corbevax COVID-19 vaccines for children ag
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has recommended restricted emergency use of Biological E's Corbevax COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11, said sources on Thursday.
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Expert panel of DCGI holds meet to discuss recommendations to use COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The meeting of the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) is underway to discuss recommendations on restricted emergency use of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin and Biological E's Corbevax COVID-19 vaccine for children aged
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COVID-19: Possibility of new variants of Omicron in Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): With the latest spike of more than 1000 COVID-19 cases in the national capital in a single day, the health experts believed that possibilities of new variants of the Omicron are emerging and they are being sequenced.
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Malaysia reports 6,968 new COVID-19 infections, 16 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 6,968 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total count of COVID 19 infections to 4,409,202, according to the health ministry.
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LNJP MD warns 'If parents do not take vaccine, children at high covid risk
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): A four-month-old COVID-19 patient baby admitted to the hospital here is on oxygen support, if the parents do not take the vaccine, then their children are at risk, said the Medical Director of Lok Nayak Hospital, Dr Suresh Kumar.
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MHA notifies New Jalpaiguri as immigration check post for travel to Bangla
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): In order to enhance trade and passenger travel between India-Bangladesh, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday issued a notification thereby adding 'New Jalpaiguri-Railway Check Post' in the district of Jalpaiguri of West Bengal.
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S Korea reports 90,867 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 21 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 90,867 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 16,674,045, the health authorities said Thursday.
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Over 20.16 cr unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses available with States, UTs
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): More than 20.16 crore balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with States and Union Territories (UTs) to be administered, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its official statement on Thursday.
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New Zealand reports 10,294 new community cases of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], April 21 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand recorded 10,294 new community cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the country's Ministry of Health said in a statement.
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