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COVID-19 reinfections rare, but senior citizens vulnerable: Study
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], March 18 (ANI): People who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection are likely to be protected from reinfection for at least six months, but according to a study published on Wednesday, that protection drops dramatically for people over the age of 65.
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Tanzanian President John 'Bulldozer' Magufuli dies at 61
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Dodoma [Tanzania], March 18 (ANI): Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli died at the age of 61, announced the government on Wednesday, amid speculation about his possible infection with COVID-19.
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COVID-19 infections rise to 142,190 in Myanmar
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Yangon [Myanmar], March 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 infections has risen to 142,190 in Myanmar on Wednesday, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry.
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Ebola infects 30, kills 15 in Guinea, DRC
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Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reported 30 Ebola virus cases and 15 related deaths so far.
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Oman reports 548 new COVID-19 cases, total up to 148,558
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Muscat [Oman], March 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani Health Ministry on Wednesday announced 548 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Sultanate to 148,558, the official Oman News Agency (ONA) reported.
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Exposure density and neighbourhood disparities in COVID-19 infection risk:
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New York [US], March 17 (ANI): Researchers report that neighbourhood changes in exposure density--a measure of activity associated with increased risk of exposure to COVID-19-infected individuals--in New York City in response to a statewide stay-at-home order were associated with COVID-19
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Pak's national COVID-19 positivity ratio crosses 7 pc amid surge in infect
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases are rapidly surging in Pakistan, the national positivity ratio in the country shot past 7 per cent on Tuesday after over 2,500 cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
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US slams Chinese media for claiming consulate staff in Hong Kong used dipl
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Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday slammed Chinese and pro-Beijing media outlets, accusing them of leading a 'disinformation campaign' after they accused COVID-infected US consulate staff in Hong Kong of claiming diplomatic immunity to avoid quarantine.
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France has entered third COVID-19 wave: PM Jean Castex
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Paris [France], March 17 (ANI): French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Tuesday said that the country has entered 'a kind of third wave' of COVID-19 infections, amid a surge of cases as numerous variants of the virus has affected the nation.
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Qatar reports 479 new COVID-19 cases
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Doha [Qatar], March 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari health ministry on Tuesday announced 479 new COVID-19 infections taking the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 171,212, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
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Spain, Germany, France, Italy halt rollout of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
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London [UK], March 16 (ANI): Spain, Germany, France and Italy became the latest European countries to temporarily halt the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine over a small number of blood clots concern, as the third wave of infections looms over the continent.
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Fauci urges Trump to tell his supporters to get vaccinated against COVID-1
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Washington [US], March 15 (ANI): The US top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci warned on Sunday that a new wave of COVID-19 infections could be on the way while urging former President Donald Trump to tell his supporters to be vaccinated.
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