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GATE 2022: SC agrees to hear pleas seeking postponement of exam due to COV
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the plea seeking postponement of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Exam, 2022 (GATE 2022) in view of the third wave of the COVID-19.
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Canadian Police arrest two men for infractions during COVID-19 protests in
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Two men were arrested in the Canadian capital of Ottawa for committing minor infractions during the largely peaceful trucker-led COVID-19 demonstrations, local police said on Wednesday.
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Australia's COVID-19 cases, death numbers continue to rise
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], February 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia reported more than 40,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday when more than 50 million doses had been delivered in total during the vaccine rollout.
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Proteas batter Keegan Petersen tests COVID-19 positive, to miss NZ series
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], February 2 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Wednesday confirmed that Keegan Petersen will miss the tour of New Zealand after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Study finds COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy linked to childhood trauma
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): A new research has found that reluctance or refusal to get jabbed against COVID-19 infection (vaccine hesitancy), may be linked to traumatic events in childhood, such as neglect, domestic violence or substance misuse in the family home.
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COVID-19 less severe in fully vaccinated people: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Busan [South Korea], February 2 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in 2019, continues to mutate as it spreads further and infects more people. Vaccination, earlier looked upon with scepticism, has now become the only saviour from the never-ending cycle of the COVID-19 virus. A recent
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COVID-19: Centre requests States, UTs to accelerate second dose coverage a
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday requested States and Union Territories to direct concerned officials to accelerate the second dose coverage amongst due beneficiaries aged 15-18 years while ensuring that remaining beneficiaries for the
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Winter Olympics: Manager of Indian contingent tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 2 (ANI): The manager of the Indian contingent for the upcoming Winter Beijing Olympics has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Ire and ice for Beijing's Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 2 (ANI): Two events dominate the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) calendar for 2022 - the Winter Olympics and the 20th Party Congress later this year. China wants both to go smoothly so it can bask in reflected glory. The 2022 Winter Olympics will be wielded as a mighty prop
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Over 11.48 cr unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with State
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): The Central Government on Wednesday said that over 11.48 crore balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the States and Union Territories (UTs).
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Budget outlay in health sector, vaccine self-reliance has helped biotech i
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Dr Krishna Ella, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech on Wednesday welcomed the Union Budget 2022 and said that during COVID-19 pandemic budget outlay in the healthcare sector and vaccine self-reliance has helped the biotech industry.
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Zydus commences supply of COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D to Central govt
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], February 2 (ANI): Pharmaceutical company Zydus on Wednesday announced that it has started the supplies of its COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D to the Government of India against their order from its newly commissioned state-of-the-art, Zydus Vaccine Technology Excellence
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