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US Senate vote to confirm Indian-American Vivek Murthy as Biden's surgeon
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 24 (ANI): The Senate voted on Tuesday (local time) to confirm Indian-American Dr Vivek Murthy to be US President Biden's surgeon general, handing the administration one of its top public health officials amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Chile reports 4,523 new daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], February 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile reported 4,523 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 821,418, of which 23,585 are active, a health official said on Saturday.
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Delhi reports 256 new COVID-19 cases, active count at 1,231
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): Delhi reported 256 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative count of people infected with the virus to 6,38,849, said health officials on Friday.
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Rise in Covid-19 cases due to 'casual and careless' behaviour of people: I
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 22 (ANI): As many as 96 samples of coronavirus patients have been sent to National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), New Delhi and 4 samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune to identify the strain of COVID-19, amid th
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Canada records 651 cases of coronavirus vaccine adverse reactions
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], February 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Canadian health officials have observed 651 cases of adverse reactions in patients who have been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, the country's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said on Friday.
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AstraZeneca's vaccine less protective against virus variant in South Afric
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], February 8 (ANI): South Africa is pausing the country's rollout of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after a study showed it offered reduced protection from the COVID-19 variant first identified there, CNN reported citing South African health officials on Sunday (
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Delhi logs 119 new COVID-19 cases, 6,36,035 in total
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): With 119 new COVID-19 cases reported in the national capital in the last 24 hours, the cumulative count of people infected with the virus has mounted to 6,36,035, health officials said on Sunday.
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Mexico's coronavirus death toll tops 160,000
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus death toll in Mexico has surpassed 160,000 people, a senior health official said.
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COVID-19 death toll in Mexico tops 150,000
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus death toll in Mexico has surpassed 150,000 people, a senior health official said.
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SLC instructs manager to submit report on alleged inappropriate conduct of
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 22 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has directed team manager Asantha De Mel to submit a report on the allegations that a national cricketer, who is currently in the Test squad playing against England in the ongoing series, and a female health official assigned to
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China registers 144 new COVID-19 cases, 113 asymptomatic infections
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Chinese health officials on Thursday registered 144 new COVID-19 cases in addition to 113 cases of asymptomatic infections detected over the past 24 hours.
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California health official calls for pause in Moderna vaccination after al
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
California [US], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): California's State Epidemiologist, Dr Erica Pan, called for pausing administration of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine due to a high-than-usual number of severe allergic reactions.
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