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Namibia registers highest daily number of COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Windhoek [Namibia], June 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Namibia on Tuesday recorded 24 COVID-19 deaths, the highest daily number since the novel coronavirus was reported in the country in March last year, according to Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula.
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Bangladesh's COVID-19 caseload tops 800,000
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 31 (ANI): As Bangladesh reported 1,710 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the country's cumulative count of infections has surpassed 800,000 mark on Monday.
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US officials press China to provide greater transparency on COVID-19 origi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): With a renewed focus on a fresh investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus, US experts and officials on Sunday called on China to provide greater transparency and speed inquiries into whether the pandemic began with a leak from a lab.
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Delhi needs quick sero survey to assess Covid-19, suggests AIIMS doctor
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): With Delhi poised for phased process of unlocking from Monday in view of the dip in Covid-19 positivity rate, Dr Sanjay Rai, Professor of Community Medicine Department at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) suggested conducting a quick sero survey
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Vaccines effective in combating mutated Covid variants, protecting benefic
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): With several cases of Covid-19 infections being reported after partial or full vaccinations, concerns have been raised on the efficacy of vaccination against the mutated variants of the novel coronavirus.
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Brazil's coronavirus death toll tops 450,000
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], May 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Brazil has exceeded 450,000, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.
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Tackle Covid-19 in villages, dense tier 2, 3 towns strategically, say expe
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi, May 24 (ANI): Experts emphasise on the need to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus using strategic and pragmatic approaches in villages as well as Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities and towns, which are reporting increased Covid-19 infections and deaths during the ongoing second wave o
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'Not convinced' Covid-19 developed naturally, says Dr Fauci
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 24 (ANI): America's top expert on infectious diseases, Dr Anthony Fauci said he is "not convinced" the novel coronavirus developed naturally and has called for an open investigation into the origins of Covid-19 virus.
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Biden signs legislation to address hate crimes against Asian Americans
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has signed legislation to address the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kangana Ranaut tests negative for COVID-19, thanks fans for wishes
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has tested negative for the novel coronavirus. She shared the news on Instagram and also criticised what she calls 'covid fan clubs'.
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Japan enforces tougher measures against Covid from today amid surge in cas
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 16 (ANI): Japan enforced tougher measures against the coronavirus in six prefectures from Sunday amid a surge in infections ahead of the Summer Olympics, imposing an expanded state of emergency in three of them and a quasi-emergency in three others.
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Bill Maher tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 14 (ANI): American comedian and TV show host Bill Maher has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and HBO has removed the current week's episode of 'Real Time with Bill Maher' after the comedian contracted the infection.
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