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At least 19 COVID-19 strains identified in Brazil
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], June 15 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 19 variants of coronavirus have been identified in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, Instituto Butantan, a Brazilian biologic research center, said in a statement.
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Singapore invokes anti-misinformation law on Kejriwal's claim over 'Singap
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Singapore, May 20 (ANI): Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday invoked its anti-misinformation law, the POFMA or Protection from Online Falsehoods & Manipulation Act against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who tweeted about the coronavirus variant from Singapore.
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Kejriwal urges Centre to suspend air services with Singapore, priortise va
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Amid concerns of a third wave of COVID-19 in the country, which according to many heath experts is likely to target children, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said a new COVID variant detected in Singapore is said to be deadly for children a
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WHO has not associated the term 'Indian Variant' with B.1.617 Covid strain
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The Government of India (GoI) on Wednesday clarified that World Health Organization (WHO) has not associated the term "Indian Variant" with the B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus in its weekly epidemiological update on the pandemic.
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YSRCP general secretary alleges Chandrababu Naidu spreading propaganda ove
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 8 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh government advisor and YSRCP state general secretary Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy on Friday alleged that TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu has launched a malicious campaign against the state government and is spreading propaganda about a
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Woman in UP's Mathura tests positive for South African strain of coronavir
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 27 (ANI): A 50-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura has been found infected with a South African strain of coronavirus.
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UK, South Africa, Brazilian Covid strain cases in India now at 242
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): The total number of COVID-19 cases with UK, South Africa and Brazil variants in the country is now at 242, the government said on Thursday.
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UK researchers suggest 1 dose of Pfizer vaccine not enough to kill S Afric
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Not administering the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus on time may result in some elderly people contracting the South African mutated variant, according to lab test results obtained by the Cambridge University research
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No new UK strain of COVID-19 cases, tally remains at 116
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): There is no change in the total number of persons found positive with the new UK strain of COVID19 since yesterday (Saturday), the number of infected persons remains at 116, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.
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New Covid strain: Russia extends UK flight suspension until February 1
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 12 (ANI): Russia on Tuesday extended flight suspension date from the United Kingdom until February 1, due to the new coronavirus strain detected in the country.
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Tally of persons testing positive for new COVID-19 strain in Meerut goes u
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 9 (ANI): Four persons tested positive for the new COVID strain in Meerut on Friday taking the total tally in the city to nine.
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UK returnee tests positive for new COVID strain in Indore
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 8 (ANI): One of the two UK returnees has tested positive for the new strain of COVID-19 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, said Dr Sanjay Dixit, Dean of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College on Friday.
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