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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 1.9 mln
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent has reached 1,904,820, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Wednesday.
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More economic worries mean less caution about COVID-19: Study
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 9 (ANI): Workers experiencing job and financial insecurity are less likely to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) guidelines for COVID-19, such as physical distancing, limiting trips from home and washing hands, according to a Washington St
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Germany reports record 18,681 new COVID-19 cases in a day
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], October 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany registered 18,681 new COVID-19 infections within one day, a new record for the third day in a row, bringing the total confirmed cases to 499,694, the federal government agency for disease control and prevention Robert Koch Institute (RKI) an
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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases near 1.7 million: Africa CDC
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed cases in the African continent has reached 1,696,286, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Saturday.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 1.68 mn as death toll surges to 40,690
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent has reached 1,685,589 as of Friday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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US mortality data indicates COVID-19 death toll nearly double reported tol
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The true death toll from COVID-19 likely exceeds 400,000, nearly twice the official tally, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) based on an analysis of "excess deaths" in the first eight months of the novel c
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Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 1.58 mln as death toll hits 38,597
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases across the African continent has reached 1,584,484 as of Tuesday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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Alarming spike in daily COVID-19 infections reported in South Korea
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 13 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea registered 102 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, marking the first time since the start of this month that over 100 daily cases were reported, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
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Study supports airborne spread of COVID-19 indoors
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Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): Findings of a recent study from the University of Georgia support growing evidence for airborne transmission of COVID-19 in enclosed spaces.
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Nearly 280,000 children in US contracted coronavirus since March
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Nearly 280,000 children in the United States contracted the novel coronavirus since March, making up less than 5 per cent of the country's cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a study on Monday.
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Mask not more effective than vaccine, says Trump
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): Despite Robert Redfield, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying that wearing a mask would be more effective than a vaccine against the coronavirus, President Donald Trump said that the mask is "not more effective" than t
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Blacks, Hispanics account for most deaths of COVID-19 victims under 21 in
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Hispanics, Blacks and native Americans suffered nearly 80 per cent of the COVID-19-related deaths among victims who were under 21-years-old, which totalled 121 from February 12-July 31, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in
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