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China's Gansu province suspends all tourism activities as COVID-19 cases s
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 24 (ANI): Gansu, China's Northwest province, has announced the suspension of all tourism activities after a surge in the COVID-19 cases in the region, reported local media.
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New Zealand reports 106 new cases of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zeland], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 106 new cases of COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Saturday.
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Israel detects 1st case of COVID-19 Delta variant "AY4.2"
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], October 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The first case of the new COVID-19 Delta variant "AY4.2" was detected in Israel on Tuesday, the country's Ministry of Health said.
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Russia's Sputnik Light vaccine is 70 pc effective against Delta variant of
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 13 (ANI): Sputnik Light, Russia's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, has been found to demonstrate 70 per cent efficacy against infection with the Delta variant during the first three months after vaccination.
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New Zealand reports 61 new cases of COVID-19 Delta variant
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], October 10 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 61 new cases of COVID-19 Delta variant, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday.
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S. Korea reports 2,028 more COVID-19 cases, 323,379 in total
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 6 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 2,028 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 323,379.
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COVID-19: Beijing's vaccine diplomacy fails as countries look to the West
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China] October 4 (ANI): Countries that once relied on COVID-19 vaccines from Beijing have now turned up to jabs from the Western countries amid the growing concerns about Chinese vaccines' efficiency against the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2.
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No new COVID-19 variant of concern has emerged, says Dr NK Arora
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): No new variant of concern (VOC) or variant of interest (VOI) of COVID-19 has emerged in the country, said Dr NK Arora, co-chair of the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), on Sunday.
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AstraZeneca to seek US approval for COVID-19 vaccine later this year
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will file a request for approval of its novel coronavirus vaccine in the US later this year, the company said in a statement.
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Sordid tale of infected 4-year-old highlights the human cost of China's ze
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 19 (ANI): A 4-year old in a white hazmat suit, carrying a backpack half the size of his body toddles down a hospital corridor and arrives at a CT scan room -- all by himself highlights the human cost of China's zero-COVID-19 policy.
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Asia's travel optimism boosts jet fuel demand: S&P Global Platts
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Demand for jet fuel in Asia is likely to be on the path to recovery with some countries opting to reopen even as the spread of delta variant of coronavirus lingers, middle distillate sources told S&P Global Platts.
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'School-centred' Delta outbreak in China's Fujian grows
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 14 (ANI): An outbreak of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in the elementary school has forced China to impose restrictions in the southern province of Fujian.
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