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Pfizer, BioNTech offer Brazil COVID-19 vaccination plan for 2021
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], November 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German laboratory BioNTech have proposed a plan for the Brazilian government on vaccination against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the first half of 2021, the companies said in a statement.
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COVID-19 related deaths in US exceed 250,000
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related deaths in the United States has exceeded 250,000, according to data compiled by the John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.
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Berlin police detain 365 people at protest against COVID-19 restrictions
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], November 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Police in the German capital of Berlin have detained at least 365 people during a day of protests against the restrictive measures currently in force to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease, law enforcement officials said on Wednesday.
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Mongolia's COVID-19 tally rises to 455
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Ulan Bator [Mongolia], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Mongolia's COVID-19 tally rose to 455 on Wednesday, according to the country's National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD).
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Germany's COVID-19 tally rises to 833,307
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany's confirmed COVID-19 cases rose by 17,561 to 833,307, said the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the federal government agency for disease control and prevention on Wednesday.
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Retinas: New potential clues in diagnosing, treating Alzheimer's
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): A study led by the Cedars-Sinai Department of Neurosurgery has identified certain regions in the retina - the lining found in the back of the eye - that are more affected by Alzheimer's disease than other areas.
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E-cigarette users may have increased susceptibility to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): In a controlled study of smokers, nonsmokers, and e-cigarette users, University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers found that e-cigarette users exhibited significantly altered immune responses to a model of influenza virus infection, suggesti
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France exceeds 2 million confirmed COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): France has topped two million confirmed cases of COVID-19, the country's top infectious diseases expert Jerome Salomon said Tuesday.
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Germany reports 14,419 new COVID-19 cases, 267 deaths
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Berlin [Germany], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany's confirmed COVID-19 cases rose 14,419 to 815,746, said the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the federal government agency for disease control and prevention, on Tuesday.
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A change of heart -- new drug for HCM reduces heart mass
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Washington [US], November 17 (ANI): For the first time, medication has impacted heart muscle thickness and function for patients with the most common inherited heart condition, rather than simply addressing their symptoms.
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Downward trend in new COVID cases in India continues
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): India has managed to tame the new cases of COVID-19 below the 50,000-mark with 30,548 people testing positive for the disease on November 16, continuing with a downward trend, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Tuesday.
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Restrictive measures stopped explosive growth in COVID-19 incidence: Merke
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], November 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The restrictive measures introduced in Germany in November helped to stop the explosive growth in the incidence of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country and the authorities will decide on further actions next week, German Chancel
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