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Centre suggests States measures to curb spike in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): The Centre has advised States to work on improving overall testing by focusing on an increasing proportion of RT-PCR tests, all negative Rapid Test results to be mandatorily followed by RT-PCR test and refocusing on strict and comprehensive surveillance
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Israel to inoculate 100,000 Palestinian workers
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 21 (ANI): Israel on Friday agreed to inoculate 100,000 Palestinians who regularly cross into Israel to work, reported The Washington Post citing Mai al-Kaila, Palestinian Health Minister.
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India reports 14,264 new COVID-19 cases, 90 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): As many as 14,264 new COVID-19 cases and 90 deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Sunday.
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Brazil exceeds 245,000 deaths from COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 1,212 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 245,977, the Ministry of Health said Saturday.
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COVID-19: Delhi reports 152 new cases, 1 death in last 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Delhi reported 152 new COVID-19 cases, and one death due to the disease in the last 24 hours, according to the Delhi Health Department's data on Saturday.
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Study says LGB people more prone to alcohol misuse, mental health disorder
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington (US), February 20 (ANI): A research led by UCL researchers in collaboration with the University of East Anglia and City, University of London found that Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB*) people are significantly more prone to mental health disorders and report alcohol and drug misu
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WHO warns unequal COVID-19 vaccine distribution can lead to global risk
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 20 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday urged countries and drugmakers to help speed up the manufacture and distribution of vaccines across the globe, warning that the world could be "back at square one" if some coun
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India has administered over 1.08 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to healthcare and frontline workers crossed over 1.08 crore on Saturday in the country, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
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Maharashtra reports 6,281 new COVID-19 cases, 40 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 20 (ANI): Maharashtra reported 6,281 new COVID-19 cases, 2,567 discharges, and 40 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the State Health Department on Saturday.
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India hands over 100,000 additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to Maldives
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], February 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday handed over 100,000 additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid and Health Minister Kerafa Naseem.
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Healthcare, front line staff must take COVID-19 vaccination to prevent 2nd
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 20 (ANI): All healthcare and front-line warriors must take COVID-19 vaccination to prevent the outbreak of the second wave of coronavirus in Karnataka, said state Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Saturday.
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COVID-19: People from Maha, Kerala won't be permitted to enter K'ataka wit
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], February 20 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said, we have issued circulars for COVID-19 after seeing the surge in Maharashtra and Kerala and both the states share borders with us.
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