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Biden says federal workers must be vaccinated or submit to COVID-19 testin
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI): US President Biden on Thursday (local time) directed all federal employees to declare that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or wear masks and be regularly tested, as the country is under threat of spreading delta variant.
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COVID-19 infections rise, Delta variant spreads to 132 countries: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 29 (ANI): The global number of new COVID-19 cases reported last week (19-25 July) was over 3.8 million, an 8 per cent increase as compared to the previous week, the UN health agency reported on Wednesday.
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New York city to offer 100 dollars for vaccination
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], July 29 (ANI): New York City is offering residents 100 dollars to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as the highly contagious delta variant spreads throughout the United States fuelling a surge in new infections.
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Tokyo's daily COVID-19 cases surpass 3,000 for 1st time
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of new COVID-19 cases in Tokyo reached 3,177 for the first time in a single day, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced Wednesday.
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CDC urges vaccinated people to wear masks again in US
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask guidance on Tuesday (local time) to prevent further spread of the Delta variant in the United States, by mandating vaccinated people to wear masks in certain situations.
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Pakistan: PAC unearths discrepancies in COVID-19 aid distribution
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in Pakistan on Monday unearthed the discrepancies in COVID-19 aid distribution in the country.
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COVID-19: Delta variant dominates in Slovenia, over 100 infections report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ljubljana [Slovenia] July 27 (ANI/FENA): In the last 24 hours, 106 new coronavirus infections and no deaths among patients have been confirmed in Slovenia, the Slovenian government announced on Tuesday.
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Nepal confirms new mutant of 'Delta' variant of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 27 (ANI): Nepal on Tuesday has confirmed infection of a new mutant of COVID-19's Delta variant as the cases continues to rise with the relaxation of prohibitory orders.
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Delta variant identified in Nanjing's COVID-19 clusters
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The virus strain behind the latest clusters of COVID-19 cases in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, has been identified as the highly infectious Delta variant, local authorities said Tuesday.
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US to maintain travel restrictions, citing Delta variant: White House
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): The United States will maintain existing travel restrictions "at this point" due to concerns over the highly transmissible Covid-19 Delta variant and the rising number of US coronavirus cases, the White House confirmed on Monday.
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Delta variant now dominant in European region: WHO, ECDC warn
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant of concern is now the dominant variant in most of Europe, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Monday.
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Pakistan: Amid surge in COVID-19 cases, Gwadar put on complete lockdown fo
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 26 (ANI): Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases due to Delta variant, the administration in Gwadar on Friday imposed a complete lockdown in the entire district for next 15 days.
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