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China logs 226 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 15 (ANI): Chinese mainland reported 226 "locally-transmitted" confirmed COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, out of which 166 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report Sunday.
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Omicron smashes North Korea's 'safety vacuum', 820,000 COVID-19 cases repo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], May 15 (ANI): North Korea reported 15 new death from "fever" in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of the deaths in the country to 42 in just three days, media reported on Sunday.
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Pakistan: Protests erupt over authorities' inaction to tackle Balochistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 15 (ANI): Expressing anger over inaction by authorities to contain the alarming rise in cholera cases and demanding access to clean water, Pakistanis staged a protest in Dera Bugti district's Pirkoh tehsil of Balochistan province on Saturday.
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Xi Jinping's signature Zero-Covid policy obstructs growth curve in China
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 14 (ANI): Following the country's most severe outbreaks, the Chinese premier Xi Jinping gave another blow to China's already crippled economy as he doubled down on his 'Zero-Covid policy' in an attempt to contain the rising COVID-19 infections.
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North Korea facing biggest challenge in history over Covid-19 outbreak: Ki
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], May 14 (ANI): North Korea is facing the biggest challenge since the foundation of the republic over the spread of COVID-19, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said, as quoted by the state-run KCNA news agency.
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China refutes reports of imposing three days lockdown in Beijing
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 13 (ANI): China refuted the reports of imposing three days lockdown in Beijing as the country is going through its worst COVID-19 outbreak.
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Pakistan: 4 dead in Balochistan cholera outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 13 (ANI): Four people, including a toddler, have died in a cholera outbreak at Dera Bugti's Pirkoh Tehsil of Balochistan as Pakistan deals with an acute water crisis, including unavailability of clean drinking water.
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6 dead in North Korea, after country announces first COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], May 13 (ANI): At least six persons were confirmed dead on Friday in North Korea and over 350,000 people were infected with a fever that spread "explosively" in the country, which had a day ago announced its first case of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
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With surge in fresh infections, China logs 312 new local COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 13 (ANI): Witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases, China on Thursday reported 312 confirmed local COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Friday.
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Shanghai subway shut down due to COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 10 (ANI): The last two lines of the Shanghai subway were terminated on Tuesday afternoon, bringing the city's entire subway system to a standstill until further notice.
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Odisha: 64 school students test COVID-19 positive in Rayagada district
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Rayagada (Odisha) [India], May 9 (ANI): As many as 64 school students living in two hostels in Odisha's Rayagada district have tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, officials said.
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South Sudan declares new cholera outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Juba [South Sudan], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Sudanese Ministry of Health on Sunday declared a cholera outbreak following confirmation of eight cases in Rubkona county in the country's Unity States.
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