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87 pct of Americans should wear mask indoors or consider it: US CDC
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): More than 60 per cent of people in the United States live in counties where they should be wearing a mask indoors in public spaces, U.S. News & World Report last week cited the COVID-19 community levels issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Pr
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US puts 8 more countries on list to avoid due to COVID-19, including Spain
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) put eight more countries on its list of states that Americans should avoid due to the high risk of being infected with the novel coronavirus, including Spain and Finland.
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Brazilian minister who attended UNGA session tests positive for coronaviru
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 22 (ANI): Brazilian Health Minister -- who participated with President Jair Bolsonaro's delegation to United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session -- has tested positive for coronavirus in New York, a media report said.
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Immunocompromised people in US to get 3rd dose of COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the emergency use of the third dose of both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines against COVID-19 for immunocompromised people.
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'Legal, regulatory issues need to be worked out': US on delay in COVID vac
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington (US), August 7 (ANI): Underlining that the US is eager to continue providing COVID-19 related assistance to India, the Biden administration, however, said there are legal and regulatory issues that need to be worked out for delivering COVID-19 vaccines to different countries.
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US to maintain travel restrictions, citing Delta variant: White House
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): The United States will maintain existing travel restrictions "at this point" due to concerns over the highly transmissible Covid-19 Delta variant and the rising number of US coronavirus cases, the White House confirmed on Monday.
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California's Los Angeles county reimposes indoor mask mandate
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
California [US], July 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Los Angeles County's health department said it has reimposed an indoor mask mandate regardless of individuals' vaccination status.
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Dr Fauci terms Delta strain of COVID-19 as 'nasty variant'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (ANI): US top coronavirus adviser Dr Anthony Fauci on Sunday (local time) characterised the Delta strain of COVID-19 as a "nasty variant".
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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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US stands with India in fight against COVID-19: Envoy
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 22 (ANI): The United States stands with the people of Delhi and India in the fight against COVID-19, said US envoy Daniel B Smith.
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US dispatches third set of Coronavirus aid to India
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 1 (ANI): The United States on Friday (local time) dispatched the third set of its several emergency COVID-19 relief shipments to India. Arriving in New Delhi with COVID-19 relief supplies from the Dulles International Airport in the national capital region, the carrie
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Fully vaccinated Americans can go outdoors without masks, says US CDC
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 27 (ANI): New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it is safe for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be outside without a mask, but only in small groups.
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