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8,100 healthcare workers to get first COVID-19 shot in Delhi today
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): A total of 8,100 healthcare workers at 81 locations across the national capital will be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus today, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday, the first day of the nation-wide vaccination drive.
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PM Modi launches India's vaccination drive against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched India's vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus via video conferencing.
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Mega Covid-19 vaccination drive to begin in India today
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): India begins today a nationwide vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 10:30 am via video conferencing.
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Harsh Vardhan terms vaccination drive as beginning of end of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday termed India's vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus as the beginning of the end of COVID-19.
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German specialists probing 10 deaths of people vaccinated against Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Specialists from Germany's Paul Ehrlich Institute are looking into the deaths of 10 people who passed away soon after having been inoculated against the novel coronavirus disease, Brigitte Keller-Stanislawski, the head of the institute's department
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Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 205,000
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's COVID-19 death toll reached 205,964 on Wednesday after 1,274 more people died of the novel coronavirus disease in the previous 24 hours.
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Mexico begins vaccination against Covid-19 at 879 hospitals
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Some 879 hospitals in Mexico on Wednesday simultaneously began vaccination against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), giving priority to healthcare workers.
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Chile reports 3,394 new Covid-19 cases in a day
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Chilean Ministry of Health reported 3,394 new daily cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Wednesday, bringing the country's total caseload to 652,525 amid a resurgence of the virus during the austral summer season.
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Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa tests positive for Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], January 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), although he has no symptoms.
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WHO experts to visit China on Thursday
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 11 (ANI): An international expert team from the World Health Organization (WHO) is set to arrive in China on Thursday to conduct joint scientific research with Chinese scientists on the origin of the novel coronavirus, the National Health Commission said on Monday.
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Cuba reports record number of daily cases of Covid-19 with 388 new infecti
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Havana [Cuba], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Cuba reported three more deaths and a record 388 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) reported on Sunday.
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Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 202,000
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], January 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's COVID-19 death toll reached 202,631 on Saturday after 1,171 more patients died from the novel coronavirus during the past 24 hours, official data said.
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