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India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 158.88 crore
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): India'a cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 158.88 crore on Wednesday after over 76 lakh vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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SC summons Chief Secretaries of Andhra, Bihar for non-payment of compensat
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday summoned Chief Secretaries of Andhra Pradesh and Bihar for non-payment of ex-gratia compensation to the kin of the victims of COVID-19 despite the earlier orders of the court.
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US to provide additional one million COVID vaccine doses to Afghanistan: B
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): The United States is committed to providing additional one million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Afghanistan through COVAX, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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Grammy Awards 2022 rescheduled for April in Las Vegas
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): The upcoming Grammy Awards ceremony has a new date and a new location after being postponed due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, fuelled by the emergence of the Omicron variant.
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J-K: Udhampur Municipal Council undertakes sanitization drive amid rising
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 19 (ANI): In view of the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases, the Udhampur Municipal Council (UMC) on the instructions of the district administration has stated a massive sanitization drive.
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Study reveals no evidence of transmitting COVID-19 virus through breastfee
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], January 19 (ANI): There is no evidence of recently infected mothers transmitting infectious SARS-CoV-2 through breastmilk to their baby, according to a new study.
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Morbid obesity must be considered a top public health priority in India-Sh
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Yamuna Nagar (Haryana) [India], January 19 (ANI/PNN): With obesity in India reaching epidemic proportions in the 21st century and morbid obesity affecting about 5% of the country's population, experts have called for accommodating obesity as the public health priority.
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Pak authorities find irregularities in COVID-19 funds, lack of financial c
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], January 19 (ANI): Exposing negligence, weaknesses, and lack of financial control of the health department, Pakistan authorities have found serious irregularities and anomalies amounting to Rs 1,388 million in COVID-19 funds of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Beijing reports three more COVID-19 cases weeks ahead of Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): China's capital Beijing has reported three more COVID-19 cases since Monday, weeks before the Winter Olympics are scheduled to kick off in the capital on February 4.
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India reports over 2.8 lakh new COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate at 1
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): India reported 2,82,970 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours with a daily positivity rate of 15.13 per cent, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Wednesday.
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COVID-19: PM Modi lauds youngsters for enthusiasm in getting vaccinated
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded youngsters in the 15-18 age group for showing enthusiasm in getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and called for continuing the momentum.
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Malaysia reports 3,245 new COVID-19 infections, 9 new deaths
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 3,245 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,813,934, according to its health ministry.
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