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Angela Merkel defends lockdown extension, says 'Mutations may destroy any
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], February 12 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday defended the extension of the nationwide lockdown until March 7 in Bundestag and called on Germans to be "extremely cautious" and warned of the "dangers" of COVID-19 variants, reported DW News Agency.
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Nikkei reaches record highs in 30 years
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Tokyo stock exchange Nikkei index reached record highs since August 1990 at Monday opening, the Kyodo news agency reports.
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Oman reports 633 new COVID-19 cases, 135,674 in total
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Muscat [Oman], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani health ministry on Sunday announced 633 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number in the sultanate to 135,674, official Oman News Agency reported.
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Iran to start COVID-19 vaccination on Tuesday: Health Minister
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki announced on Sunday that vaccination against COVID-19 will start on Tuesday, official news agency IRNA reported.
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Japan registers 11 cases of UK coronavirus variant
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare said it has detected the UK coronavirus variant in 11 more people, including six children under the age of 10, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Friday.
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Qatar reports 396 new COVID-19 cases, 152,491 in total
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], February 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari health ministry on Wednesday announced 396 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 152,491, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
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Qatar reports 385 COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari health ministry on Monday announced 385 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 151,720, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
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S Korea to relax virus curbs amid low COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 29 (ANI): South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases fell back to below 500 on Friday that has led health authorities to relax virus curbs, reported Yonhap News Agency.
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Qatar reports 277 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], January 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari Health Ministry on Monday said there are 277 new COVID-19 infections taking the total count of cases in the Gulf state to 149,296, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
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Iran to receive first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX soon
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran is soon expected to receive its first batch of foreign vaccines against the coronavirus from the World Health Organization-led COVID-19 vaccine procurement and distribution initiative, the COVAX Facility, the state-run IRNA news agency reported o
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South Korea culled nearly 22 million farm birds in 2 months due to bird fl
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Outbreaks of avian influenza at poultry farms across South Korea have prompted the culling of 21.7 million birds since late November, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Monday, citing the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
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Qatar reports 247 COVID-19 cases, 149,019 in total
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], January 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari health ministry on Sunday announced 247 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 149,019, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
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