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Japan registers 11 cases of UK coronavirus variant
Updated : 5 years, 1 month 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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German Foreign Minister calls Russia's decision to expel EU diplomats 'unj
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called Moscow's decision to expel three European diplomats unjustified, adding that it may worsen relations between Russia and the European Union.
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Israel extends COVID-19 lockdown till Feb 7
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli government has approved the extension of the current coronavirus-related restrictions until the morning of February 7, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday.
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EU top diplomat hopes Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to be certified in Europe
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union's high representative for the foreign policy, Josep Borrell, said Friday he was hoping the EU medicines watchdog would be able to certify Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, following the recent article in The L
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Russia registers 16,688 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 16,688 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 16,714 the day before, taking the tally to 3,934,606, the coronavirus response center said on Friday.
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France to start rollout of AstraZeneca vaccine on weekend - Health Ministe
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): AstraZeneca vaccine is due to become available for injections to the French population starting this weekend, Health Minister Olivier Veran said.
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Death toll from COVID-19 in Germany surpasses 60,000 people
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people, who have died of the coronavirus in Germany, has risen by 855 to 60,597 within the past 24 hours, the Robert Koch Institute said on Friday.
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Number of new COVID-19 cases in Germany decreased, too early to end lockdo
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of new COVID-19 cases in Germany has significantly sunk but that is not enough for the long-term termination of the lockdown, Chancellor Angela Merkel told the RTL and N-TV broadcasters.
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US ending support for offensive operation in Yemen: Biden
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the United States is stopping all support for the offensive operations in Yemen, but will continue to defend Saudi Arabia against other threats.
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Germany detects new coronavirus variant linked to Norway, Luxembourg in Ha
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], February 5(ANI/Sputnik): A new coronavirus variant, known as B.1.1.6 and previously identified in Norway and Luxembourg, was detected for the first time in Germany, in the central city of Halle, Mayor Bernd Wiegand said on Thursday.
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Russia registers 16,714 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 16,714 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 16,474 the day before, taking the tally to 3,917,918, the coronavirus response center said on Thursday.
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First case of South African coronavirus strain registered in Italy
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Rome [Italy], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The first case of the South African strain of COVID-19 has been registered in Italy in the city of Varese (Lombardy region), the city health service said in a statement.
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