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Sri Lanka extends nationwide travel restriction to prevent spread of COVID
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Sri Lankan authorities said on Wednesday the ongoing nationwide travel restriction had been extended to June 14 as health officials looked to stop the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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Assam Rifles sets up COVID-19 vaccination centre in Manipur's Tamenglong
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tamenglong (Manipur) [India], May 27 (ANI): The 44 Assam Rifles, along with district health officials, have set up a COVID-19 vaccination Centre in Manipur's Tamenglong district.
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Facing Covaxin shortfall, Karnataka to give 2nd dose only to those above 4
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 25 (ANI): The Karnataka government, in order to tide over a shortfall in Covaxin stock in the state, has directed health officials to administer the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine only to people aged above 45 years.
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England reports zero daily COVID-19 deaths for first time since July last
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 11 (ANI): England reported zero daily COVID-19 deaths on Monday, the first time in a 24-hour period since July last year.
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Chinese scientists discussed weaponising SARS coronaviruses 5 years befor
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 9 (ANI): A document written by Chinese scientists and health officials before the pandemic in 2015 states that SARS coronaviruses were a "new era of genetic weapons" that could be "artificially manipulated into an emerging human disease virus, then weaponised and unleash
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COVID-19: Health officials call for more ICUs, beds in Pakistan's Balochis
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Amid the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Pakistan, the provincial health secretary of Balochistan has asked the owners of private hospitals to ramp up the number of intensive care units (ICUs), high dependency units (HDUs) and ensure regular supply of ox
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At least 19 people killed in massive Baghdad hospital fire
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], April 25 (ANI): At least 19 people died in a hospital fire in Baghdad on Saturday (local time) after oxygen tanks exploded, CNN reported citing two health officials as saying.
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Andhra CM holds COVID-19 review meeting
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 15 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday held a review meeting on the prevailing COVID-19 situation and vaccination and congratulated health officials for administrating 6.28 lakh doses of vaccine the previous day.
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Andhra to intensify COVID-19 vaccination drive in urban areas from March 2
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 25 (ANI): Taking stock of the COVID-19 vaccination drive preparedness, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday directed the health officials to intensify the COVID-19 vaccination drive in urban areas from March 28.
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US Senate vote to confirm Indian-American Vivek Murthy as Biden's surgeon
Updated : 4 years, 12 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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Delhi reports 256 new COVID-19 cases, active count at 1,231
Updated : 5 years 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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Canada records 651 cases of coronavirus vaccine adverse reactions
Updated : 5 years, 1 month 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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