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Brazil exceeds 245,000 deaths from COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 1,212 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 245,977, the Ministry of Health said Saturday.
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Despite end of one-child policy, birth rates declined in China during COVI
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 21 (ANI): Contrary to what population experts had expected, birth rates declined in China during the COVID-19 lockdown even though the communist nation has ended the one-child policy and given incentives to couples to have two children.
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COVID-19: Delhi reports 152 new cases, 1 death in last 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Delhi reported 152 new COVID-19 cases, and one death due to the disease in the last 24 hours, according to the Delhi Health Department's data on Saturday.
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Cumulative COVID-19 cases in USA cross 28 million
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): The United States continues to remain the worst affected due to COVID-19 as cumulative cases in the country surpassed 28 million on Sunday.
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Biden to hold virtual meeting with Canada's Trudeau
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): President Biden will take part in a virtual meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday which would be his first bilateral meeting with a foreign leader after assuming office.
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India fought COVID-19 successfully due to collective efforts of people: Om
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday said that India could successfully fight the social and economic challenges of COVID-19 because of the collective efforts of the 130 crore people.
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Ayodhya district admn receives Skoch Gold Award for COVID-19 management
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 20 (ANI): The Ayodhya district administration has been felicitated with Skoch Gold Award on Saturday for the measures taken to contain COVID-19.
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WHO warns unequal COVID-19 vaccine distribution can lead to global risk
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 20 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday urged countries and drugmakers to help speed up the manufacture and distribution of vaccines across the globe, warning that the world could be "back at square one" if some coun
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Study found heart damage in more than half of COVID-19 patients discharged
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): Through a clinical study published in the European Heart Journal, scientists claim that around half of the patients studied have had their heart damaged subsequent to being hospitalised with severe COVID-19 and they showed elevated levels of a protein call
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Piyush Goyal encourages railways officials to give suggestions for nationa
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): Indian Railways must continue to optimise and reduce the costs and further improve all productivities to make this year an exceptional year in spite of COVID-19, said Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal while reviewing the working of all the railway z
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Punjab CM requests Centre to consult state in fixing Covid vaccine priorit
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], February 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday urged the central government to consult with the state before fixing priorities for Covid vaccination, as it is a matter involving the entire population.
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Andhra Pradesh reports 54 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 20 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh reported 54 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the total count of cases in the state to 8,89,210.
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