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US ramps up COVID-19 vaccines delivery to Latin America to counter Chinese
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 10 (ANI): Looking to kill two birds with one stone, the United States is increasing the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to Latin American countries to address the region's health plight and curtail China's bid to exert its influence through vaccine exports.
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Mutation is normal, virus will keep mutating: Top health expert
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Warning that new kinds of Coronavirus strains may be seen in the future as mutation is normal for viruses, Dr Mathew Varghese, public health expert, and former director, St Stephen's Hospital, New Delhi cautioned people that they need to be careful and follo
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Arogya World wins Google AI for Social Good Support
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Today, Arogya World, a global health nonprofit, announced that it has been selected for the coveted 2021 Google AI for Social Good Program. Google experts reviewed over 150 projects from 17 countries from Asia-Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa
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ADB establishes high-level advisory group for Covid-19 vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], July 5 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has joined with leading public health experts, vaccine regulators and policymakers to form an advisory group to provide its developing member countries (DMCs) with expert technical and scientific advice on the quality,
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Ecuador surpasses 460,000 total COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador exceeded 460,000 COVID-19 cases, after registering 1,619 infections in 24 hours and accumulating 461,157 cases, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday, adding that there were also 13 more deaths, for a total of 15,946.
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COVID vaccination for 18-44 age group begins in Telangana
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 2 (ANI): The COVID-19 vaccination drive for age group 18-44 commenced in Telangana on Thursday (July 1), the Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, Dr G Srinivasa Rao informed.
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Afghanistan reports 1,557 new COVID-19 cases, 91 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry reported 1,557 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, raising the total tally to 120,216.
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Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and AquaKraft to partner for stre
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New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): In an endeavor to strengthen healthcare infrastructure in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and augment India's efforts for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the Public Health Foundation of India and AquaKraft Projects Private Limited signed
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Fully vaccinated persons from India can enter Switzerland without COVID te
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], June 29 (ANI): As Switzerland relaxed COVID-related restrictions from June 26, the government's Federal Council of Public Health has informed that persons from countries with a variant of concern like India, who have been vaccinated or who have recovered from COVID-1
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Need to look ahead, strengthen public health system, says AIIMS director
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): As India prepares for the possibility of a third wave of Covid-19 infections and deals with the new variants of Coronavirus like Delta Plus, there is a need to strengthen the public health care system of the country, said Dr Randeep Guleria, All India Ins
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Afghanistan reports 1,531 new COVID-19 positive cases
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry reported 1,531 new COVID-19 positive cases on Sunday, taking the number of patients infected with the disease to 115,615 in the country.
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UK reports over 35,000 COVID-19 cases of Delta variant in a week
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain has reported 35,204 new coronavirus cases of the Delta variant first identified in India in the latest week, marking a 46 percent increase, Public Health England (PHE) said Friday.
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