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UK launches plans for Global Pandemic Radar to detect COVID-19 variants, e
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that the United Kingdom will work with the World Health Organization, other partners and nations to develop an advanced international pathogen surveillance network to identify COVID-19 variants and emergin
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Indian variant B.1.617 overtaking rest of variants, mutation a global conc
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Currently among four variants widely found, the B.1.617, which is dominating the Indian topography has emerged as a global concern following its infectivity and transmitting capacity.
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Singapore invokes anti-misinformation law on Kejriwal's claim over 'Singap
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Singapore, May 20 (ANI): Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday invoked its anti-misinformation law, the POFMA or Protection from Online Falsehoods & Manipulation Act against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who tweeted about the coronavirus variant from Singapore.
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi announces NOVID Act to protect US from risk of
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] May 20, (ANI): Following new CDC guidance that fully vaccinated Americans can remove masks and resume normal activities, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on Wednesday (local time) announced the Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act, an exp
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Singapore reserves right to invoke country's online false news Act on Delh
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Singapore High Commissioner Simon Wong on Tuesday came down heavily on Arvind Kejriwal for his tweet on an alleged dangerous variant of COVID-19, saying that Singapore reserves the right to invoke his country's online fake news Act on the Delhi Chief Minis
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Singapore satisfied with India's response on Kejriwal's 'dangerous COVID v
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Singapore High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong on Wednesday said that they would wish to put an end to the episode where Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made "irresponsible" remarks over Singapore COVID-19 variant, adding that they were happy with the
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Delhi CM does not speak for India, says Jaishankar on Kejriwal's 'new Sing
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday reprimanded Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over his claims of "new Singapore COVID-19 variant" alarm and said "Delhi CM does not speak for India".
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Both Pfizer, Moderna vaccines effective on B.1.617 COVID-19 strain: US Stu
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna work against B.1.617 variant of the virus that was first identified in India, according to a new study.
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Kejriwal's 'new COVID-19 variant' claim denied by Singapore health ministr
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's claim over 'new Singapore COVID-19 variant', has been strongly refuted by the Singapore government and the Indian Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
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No truth in claims of new COVID-19 variant in country: Singapore's Ministr
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Singapore, May 19, (ANI): Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday said that there is no truth in the references in reports in a section of Indian media about the presence of a new variant of coronavirus in the country, adding that there is no "Singapore variant".
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Nepal confirms presence of third and new variant of coronavirus
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 19 (ANI): After confirming two variants of coronavirus, Nepal on Tuesday confirmed that there were cases of third variant B.1.617.2 in the country.
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Slow vaccine roll-out could risk advent of new variants, warns Chinese exp
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 18 (ANI): Chinese infectious disease specialist has warned that slow global COVID-19 vaccine roll-out risks allowing new variants to emerge as the world continues to combat the pandemic.
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