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Africa can teach world about mass vaccination campaigns: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Africa has built more experience than any other continent in conducting large-scale health campaigns during the many past epidemics it had to face, inspiring confidence in its ability to manage the distribution of a coronavirus vaccine, WHO He
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Mexico's COVID-19 death toll tops 110,000
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Mexico since the start of the epidemic has reached 1,182,249, with 110,074 deaths, a senior health official said.
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Ahead of World Diabetes Day, experts call for urgent action to address glo
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI): Ahead of World Diabetes Day (November 14), a new report has called for action to close the gap in diabetes prevention and care. Worldwide, 463 million people have diabetes, with 80% from low-income and middle- income countries (LMICs). In 2019, 4.2 million
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Italian doctors call for nationwide lockdown amid second COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Italian doctors on Monday urged the authorities to impose a general stay-at-home regime throughout the country to combat the resurgent COVID-19 epidemic, the National Federation of Physicians and Dentists (FNOMCEO) announced on Monday.
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France's total COVID-19 infections surpass 1.7 mn, deaths top 40,000
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua): France's cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases since the outbreak of the epidemic stood at 1,748,705 and the total number of COVID-19-related fatalities topped 40,000, the Public Health Agency said on Saturday.
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France records over 60,000 new coronavirus cases
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 7 (ANI/Sputnik): France has registered 60,486 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours marking the largest daily increase since the start of the epidemic, the country's national public health agency, Sante Publique, said on Friday (local time).
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US sets new daily record with over 128,000 COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow[Russia], November 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has registered over 128,000 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours marking the largest daily increase since the start of the epidemic, US media reported.
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COVID-19: Hong Kong to extend social distancing measures for another week
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The social distancing restrictions that expire on Thursday will be extended for another week because the epidemic situation in Hong Kong has not seen a better turn, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said.
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Rajasthan Assembly passes bill to make wearing face mask mandatory in publ
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], November 3 (ANI): The Rajasthan assembly on Monday passed a bill making the wearing of face masks mandatory at public places in view of COVID-19 in the state.
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Bulgaria reports record daily high of 2,569 COVID-19 infections
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Sofia [Bulgaria], October 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Bulgaria reported a record high of 2,569 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the national tally to 42,701, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
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France's COVID-19 daily fatalities surge by 523, infections up by 33,417
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], October 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in France jumped by 523 to 35,541, the largest daily rise since end April, confirming the worsening of the epidemic situation which has forced the government to consider "difficult decisions" to halt the ep
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COVID: Women are less likely to put themselves in danger
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): The increased adherence of women to Coronavirus policies may be one of the reasons for the lower vulnerability and mortality that they experienced, compared to men, in the early phase of the epidemic, suggest the findings of a new study.
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