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South Korea registers all-time record of 171,000 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], February 23 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea has detected more than 170,000 new COVID-19 cases over the past day, the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Wednesday.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 11 million
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Cairo [Africa], February 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,001,034 cases as of Friday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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White House keeps encouraging masks in schools: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): The White House maintained its adherence to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance encouraging mask usage in schools Monday (local time) as some states take steps toward lifting mask mandates in the classroom, CNN reported.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases near 10.9 mln: Africa CDC
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Cairo [Africa], February 6 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 10,896,302 COVID-19 cases were reported in Africa as of Saturday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 10.6 mln
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Cairo [South Africa], January 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 10,609,112 as of Tuesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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South Korea registers 2nd-highest daily number of COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea registered the second-highest daily number of COVID-19 cases amounting to 7,630 new infections amid the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus strain, Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing the Korea Disease Control and Preve
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US sees highest rate of children COVID-19 hospitalizations
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 17 (ANI/Xinhua): US pediatric hospitalizations related to COVID-19 are at the highest level since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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CDC puts Canada in 'very high' risk category
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], January 11 (ANI): The world's second-largest country by total area, Canada, was moved to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's highest-risk category for travel on Monday.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 10 million
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 10,028,508 as of Saturday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 9.78 mln
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 9,781,838 cases as of Tuesday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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South Korea confirms first 2 deaths linked to Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea] January 2 (ANI/ Xinhua): South Korea on Monday confirmed its first two deaths linked to the Omicron COVID-19 variant amid rising worry about the highly transmissible variant.
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US drug overdose deaths top 1 million: NPR
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Deaths due to drug overdose have topped a million over past 20 years, U.S. broadcaster NPR reported on Thursday, citing statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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