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With 17,400 fatalities, 59.43 pc recovery rate, Doctor's Day focus on less
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): This year's doctor's day theme focuses on lessening mortality of COVID-19 following worldwide coronavirus pandemic. As per the Union Health Ministry, there have been 17,400 deaths reported till date while recovery rate shoots to 59.43 per cent countrywide.
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New eye drops may prevent vision loss after retinal vein occlusion: Study
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 30 (ANI): A team of researchers has now developed eye drops that could prevent vision loss after retinal vein occlusion, a major cause of blindness for millions of adults worldwide.
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China passes controversial Hong Kong security law
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 30 (ANI): The Chinese Parliament on Tuesday passed controversial national security legislation for Hong Kong, ignoring the worldwide outcry and protest in the semi-autonomous city against the law.
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China imposes visa restrictions on US officials over Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 30 (ANI): As the voices against the imposition of national security legislation in Hong Kong grows worldwide, China has used a cheap tactic by imposing a visa ban on US citizens.
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Coronavirus pandemic is far from over, it is actually speeding up: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI): The coronavirus pandemic is not even close to being over, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus while adding that about 180,000 people worldwide have tested positive in the last 24 hours.
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Nobel laureates call on international community to make COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 29 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 100 global leaders, including 18 Nobel Peace Prize laureates, have signed a letter calling on the international community to make COVID-19 vaccines available worldwide as a "common good," the Dhaka-based Yunus Center, founded by the Nobel
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Single-day record of 189,077 new COVID-19 cases registered globally in las
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 29 (Sputnik/ANI): The global COVID-19 case total has surged past 9.8 million after a single-day record of 189,077 cases were registered worldwide over the past 24 hours, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Sunday (local time).
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Global coronavirus tally reaches 10 million: Johns Hopkins University
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Maryland [US], June 28 (ANI): The total number of coronavirus cases worldwide has touched 10 million, according to the latest data by the Johns Hopkins University on Sunday.
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Global COVID-19 case count surpasses 9.6 mn
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 28 (Sputnik/ANI): The global COVID-19 case count has surpassed 9.6 million after more than 179,000 new positive tests were confirmed worldwide over the past 24 hours, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Saturday.
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COVID-19 global count tops 9.4 million, death toll surpasses 480,000
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 27 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has risen by over 177,000 in the past 24 hours to 9.4 million and the death toll has topped 480,000, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday (local time).
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Gilead Sciences to start trials of inhaled version of remdesivir
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
California [USA], June 23 (ANI): US-based biopharmaceutical major Gilead Sciences will soon start clinical trials for inhaled formulation of its anti-viral drug remdesivir used for the treatment of Covid-19.
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Hong Kong kickstarts unofficial memorandum to stop China from imposing nat
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 20 (ANI): As China sets to impose its national security law in Hong Kong despite several protests and worldwide condemnation, students and labour unions here have started an unofficial referendum among members on whether to stage a walkout.
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