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Japan halts entry of foreigners to 'protect' citizens amid fear of new vir
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan imposed new COVID-19 response measures that include a ban on entrance for non-resident foreigners from most countries until the end of January to "protect" citizens amid the spread of a new and more transmissible coronavirus variant, Japanese P
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Philippines extends UK travel ban amid new virus strain
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], December 27 (ANI): In a bid to prevent the entry of new coronavirus strain in the country, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday extended the ban on all flights from the United Kingdom for two more weeks, reported Manila Times.
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5% of COVID cases to be tested for whole genome sequencing due to new viru
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): In a step towards prospective surveillance in view of the new COVID-19 virus strain detected in the United Kingdom, the Central government's national task force (NTF) on Saturday said that five per cent of the positive cases from all states and union
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Philippines logs 1,885 new COVID-19 cases, President to convene meeting ov
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Friday reported 1,885 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number in the country to 467,601.
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India issues SOPs for surveillance of new variant of coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): In the wake of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus detected in the United Kingdom, Ministry of Health on Wednesday issued the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) at the point of entry and in the community for all international passengers who have trave
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Toyota announces halt in plant operations in UK, France amid new virus fea
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Toyota Motor Corp. is halting the work of its production facilities in the United Kingdom, as well as France, following the emergence of the new coronavirus strain, The Japan Times reports.
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People who returned from UK must undergo RT-PCR test: Karnataka Health Min
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 22 (ANI): In a view of the new strain of Coronavirus emerging in the United Kingdom, the Karnataka Health Minister, Dr Sudhakar K on Monday requested people to undergo RT-PCR (Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) test.
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UK Royal Mail deliveries affected by travel bans resulting from new virus
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The British Royal Mail says it is halting deliveries to most of Europe and is suspending special delivery guarantees for some items as countries across the world are closing their borders to the UK because of the new strain of the coronavirus.
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159 new COVID-19 cases take Assam tally to 1,216
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 31 (ANI): The total number of positive coronavirus cases in Assam increased to 1,216 following a rise in 159 new virus cases, said the state health department.
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4-year-old Belgian llama could be the key in fighting COVID-19, says study
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 7 (ANI): The global race to find an effective treatment for coronavirus has come to a unique standpoint -- a four-year-old llama, named Winter, whose antibodies are effective in neutralising those new viruses in lab experiments that cause COVID-19, according to a stu
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811 new COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, state tally rises to 7,628
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 25 (ANI): The total number of positive coronavirus cases in Maharashtra stood at 7,628 after 811 new virus cases were reported, said the state health department on Saturday.
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Over 1,970 coronavirus cases confirmed in China, death toll at 56
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 26 (Sputnik/ANI): The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in China now stands at 1,975 and the death toll from the new virus strain has gone up to 56, Chinese media reported.
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