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No truth in claims of new COVID-19 variant in country: Singapore's Ministr
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Singapore, May 19, (ANI): Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday said that there is no truth in the references in reports in a section of Indian media about the presence of a new variant of coronavirus in the country, adding that there is no "Singapore variant".
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Nepal confirms presence of third and new variant of coronavirus
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 19 (ANI): After confirming two variants of coronavirus, Nepal on Tuesday confirmed that there were cases of third variant B.1.617.2 in the country.
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Slow vaccine roll-out could risk advent of new variants, warns Chinese exp
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 18 (ANI): Chinese infectious disease specialist has warned that slow global COVID-19 vaccine roll-out risks allowing new variants to emerge as the world continues to combat the pandemic.
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Covaxin phase II/III clinical trials for 2-18 age group to begin in 10-12
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Bharat Biotech is set to begin the phase II and III clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin in children in the age group of 2 to 18 years in the next 10-12 days, informed VK Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: Schools in Bangladesh to remain closed till May 22
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 29 (ANI): All the primary schools and kindergartens in Bangladesh will remain closed till May 22 due to an expected highly transmissible variant of the COVID-19 virus.
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UK, South Africa, Brazilian Covid strain cases in India now at 242
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): The total number of COVID-19 cases with UK, South Africa and Brazil variants in the country is now at 242, the government said on Thursday.
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COVID samples from 8 Maharashtra districts sent for testing of new mutatio
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 25 (ANI): As cases of COVID-19 surge in Maharashtra, samples from about eight districts have been sent to laboratories across the country, including the National Institute of Virology and National Center for Disease Control, to find out if any new variant
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India detects two new variants N440K and E484Q of COVID-19: Health Ministr
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Even as the country's COVID-19 trajectory is declining, India has detected two new variants of the virus-- namely N440 K and E484Q in Maharashtra and Kerala, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Testing increased at IGI Airport for new COVID-19 variant
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): As the Union Health Ministry announced the stringent approach to detect new COVID-19 variant and made it mandatory for identified high-risk countries, United Kingdom (UK), Middle East, and Europe, the testing labs at Indira Gandhi International Airport h
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Odisha govt issues fresh guidelines to avoid rise in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 22 (ANI): Odisha government on Sunday issued guidelines to ensure strict implementation of COVID-19 safety protocols in view of a fresh spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in some states, fear of new variants and complacency in people for observing th
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Dr Vishakha Shivdasani launches e-book on 'Re-engineering Health and Immun
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): The year 2020 will for long be recalled as a year of the pandemic which put our lives on hold on all fronts. While we all hope that the pandemic is over, we also wish to know how we can now empower ourselves to effectively deal with t
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WHO says COVID-19 fatalities in Africa surged amid new variants
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], February 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 related deaths in Africa has spiked as the continent grapples with local transmission of highly contagious strains of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
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