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Maharashtra: 229 children found COVID-19 positive in Washim hostel
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washim (Maharashtra) [India] February 25 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases surge in Maharashtra, 229 school students and three staff members were found positive for the virus at a hostel in the Washim district of the state, said district authorities.
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Worrisome Covid mutation that may weaken effectiveness of vaccines found i
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], February 25 (ANI): A new form of coronavirus variant is spreading rapidly in New York City and it carries a worrisome mutation that may weaken the effectiveness of vaccines, according to The New York Times.
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COVID samples from 8 Maharashtra districts sent for testing of new mutatio
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 25 (ANI): As cases of COVID-19 surge in Maharashtra, samples from about eight districts have been sent to laboratories across the country, including the National Institute of Virology and National Center for Disease Control, to find out if any new variant
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Japanese WHO expert voices skepticism on China's theory 'virus intruded' i
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 25 (ANI): A Japanese expert from the World Health Organization (WHO), who visited Wuhan as part of the investigative team to look into the origins of COVID-19, has voiced skepticism on China's stance that the virus had originally entered the country from abroad throug
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Using 'toolkit' for misinformation not acceptable, says Delhi Police Commi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): A day after a Delhi court gave bail to climate activist Disha Ravi, who was arrested for being involved in sharing a 'toolkit' on social media, Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava on Wednesday clarified that there isn't anything called 'toolkit'
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India reports 16,738 new COVID-19 cases, 138 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): As many as 16,738 new COVID-19 cases and 138 deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Thursday.
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PLA carried out secret experiments in Wuhan, tried to cover up COVID-19 ou
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI): Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has been carrying out "secret classified animal experiments" in Wuhan for years, said Mathew Pottinger, former Deputy National Security Advisor (DNSA), while adding that Beijing tried to cover up the COVID-19 outbreak
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Lt Governor-headed committee to monitor Covid-19 vaccination in Puducherry
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Puducherry [India], February 25 (ANI): A 22-member COVID Intensive Vaccination Committee led by Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has been constituted in Puducherry to monitor and upscale the inoculation activities in the Union Territory.
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'Made in India' COVID-19 vaccines dispatched to Cote d'Ivoire
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): Keeping up with the commitment to assist in the pandemic period, India on Thursday dispatched the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
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Pressure mounts on WTO to consider India's proposed IPR waiver on COVID va
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): As the world grapples to counter the pandemic, pressure on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is mounting to seriously consider a proposal by India and South Africa for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver on COVID-19 vacc
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Conduct COVID-19 test of international travellers arriving in India for fr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Alathur (Kerala) [India], February 25 (ANI): Kerala Congress MP Ramya Haridas on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to conduct an RT-PCR test of all international air travellers arriving at the airports in India free of cost.
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France announces partial lockdown in Northern Regions over surge in COVID-
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France], February 25 (ANI/Sputnik): France will introduce a lockdown over the weekend in the northern coastal city of Dunkerque and the communes of Hauts-de-Flandre to head off a spike in COVID-19 cases, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday.
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