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Iran announces start of Sputnik V vaccine rollout this week
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], February 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran will kick-start the vaccine rollout by giving Sputnik V shots to medical workers this week, President Hassan Rouhani announced on Saturday.
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Myanmar medical workers on strike against military coup
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 3 (ANI): The medical workers in Myanmar have announced a strike on Wednesday to protest against the coup by the military, also known as Tatmadaw.
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647 medical workers in Indonesia die of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 28 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 647 medical workers in Indonesia have died of COVID-19 from March 2020 to Wednesday, the Indonesian Medical Association said on Thursday.
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First case of new coronavirus strain registered in Oman
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Muscat [Oman], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Omani medical workers have identified the first case of a new strain of coronavirus in a foreigner permanently residing in the Sultanate who has arrived from the UK, the Omani Ministry of Health said in a statement.
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Latvia begins vaccination of medical workers against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Riga [Latvia], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Latvia began a campaign to vaccinate medical workers against COVID-19 on Monday, the republic's Ministry of Health said.
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Study shows COVID-19 risk to firefighters, emergency medical workers in Ne
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): Firefighters and emergency medical workers in New York City were 15 times more likely to be infected during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the general public, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research.
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Kazakh President allocates 150 billion tenge incentive bonuses to medical
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], September 4 (ANI): Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced that the government will allocate 150 billion tenge for the payment of incentive bonuses to medical workers for the second half of the year.
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S Korean doctors stage walkout despite order to return to work
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Aug 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Tens of thousands of South Korean medical workers staged a walkout from hospitals on Wednesday despite the authorities' order to resume work, as some services were disrupted at major clinics throughout the country, the state-run Yonhap news agency r
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Rasha Kelej creates a song by singers from 11 African countries to support
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]/Dubai [UAE] June 2 (ANI/BusinessWire India): In what has now become a global way of showing support and appreciation for medical workers around the world, during coronavirus battle, Dr Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and one of 100 Most Influential Africans
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JP Nadda lauds efforts of medical workers in making Ayushman Bharat a succ
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): BJP national President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday said that Ayushman Bharat crossed 1 crore beneficiaries in less than 2 years and lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership towards making a "healthy India". He appreciated the efforts of
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Hydroxychloroquine research shows some promise in interim study conducted
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): An interim report prepared by the Telangana government has yielded promising results on the efficacy of prophylactic use of Hydroxychloroquine or HCQ, as it is popularly known, on preventing COVID-19 in frontline medical workers in the state.
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ADB approves $500 million for Bangladesh's COVID-19 response
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], May 7 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday approved an additional 500 million dollar loan to bolster the efforts of Bangladesh government to manage the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the country's economy and public health.
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