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US: Rare case of Monkeypox virus detected in Texas
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 17 (ANI): A rare case of a person infected with the monkeypox virus has been detected in the US state of Texas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 5.78 million: Africa CDC
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 5,784,641 as of Thursday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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Delta variant predicted to become predominant mutation across US: CDC
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 2 (ANI): The Delta variant is the second most prevalent coronavirus mutation in the US and is predicted to become the predominant one in the coming weeks, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said on Thursday (local time). Read More
US warns Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccine recipients to watch for enlarged
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The US government continues to recommend coronavirus vaccinations for everyone 12 years of age and older, albeit with a new warning to watch for symptoms of an enlarged heart reported by a fraction of people receiving the Pfizer or Moderna inoculation,
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New York lifts COVID-19 restrictions, planning celebrations
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo Tuesday announced the immediate lifting of major COVID-19 restrictions across the state as 70 per cent of adults in the state have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
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US CDC calls coronavirus Delta variant a 'variant of concern'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 16 (ANI): The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now called the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus, also known as B.1.617.2, a "variant of concern".
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COVID-19 experts in US discuss adolescence vaccination, anticoagulants
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's top medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci and Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr Rochelle Walensky on Thursday discussed America's response to COVID-19 in a White House press briefing giving insights about
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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 4.82 mln
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], May 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 4,823,795 as of Sunday noon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 4.81 mln
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Africa], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 4,812,313 as of Saturday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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US schools should continue to use masks: CDC
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] May 16 (ANI): Schools in the United States should continue to use masks for the 2020-2021 academic year as all students will not be fully vaccinated, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Saturday.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 4.67 million: Africa CDC
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,677,798 as of Saturday noon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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It's a great day: Biden praises US CDC's new guidelines on no mask usage f
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 14 (ANI): US president Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) praised the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest guidelines on removing the requirement of masks for fully vaccinated people, but cautioned those not vaccinated to protect themselves unless they h
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