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In a first, Tokyo's daily COVID-19 cases surpass 1,000-mark
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in Tokyo surpassed the 1,000-mark for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, Governor Yuriko Koike said Thursday, according to local media.
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Myanmar extends international flight ban till January end
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar's Ministry of Transport and Communications has further extended the temporary suspension period of international commercial flights until the end of January.
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4 new COVID variant cases reported in Sweden
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Sweden has reported four cases of a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant first discovered in Britain, the country's Public Health Agency confirmed Wednesday.
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S. Korea reports 967 more COVID-19 cases, 60,740 in total
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 967 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 60,740.
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US coronavirus deaths top 340,000
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): US COVID-19 deaths surpassed 340,000 on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
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Argentina authorizes use of AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina's National Administration of Drugs, Foods and Medical Devices (ANMAT) on Wednesday approved the use of vaccine from AstraZeneca, a multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company, against Covid-19 in the country.
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Ecuador reports over 211,500 coronavirus cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 1,186 new daily cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 22 fatalities, raising the total number of cases to 211,512 and the death toll to 9,469, since the start of the pandemic
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US commission on religious freedom raises alarm over China's extradition t
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 31 (ANI): The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Wednesday expressed shock over the reports that China has ratified an extradition treaty with Turkey that could target Muslim minority Uyghurs fleeing persecution from Xinjiang province.
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Malaysia logs 1,870 new COVID-19 cases, 110,485 in total
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 1,870 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the national total to 110,485, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
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Indonesia reports 8,002 new COVID-19 cases, 241 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 8,002 in the past 24 hours to 735,124, with the death toll adding by 241 to 21,944, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Bangladesh's COVID-19 count rises to 512,496
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 1,235 new COVID-19 cases and 22 new deaths on Wednesday, making the tally at 512,496 and the death toll at 7,531, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
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France reports 384 COVID-19-related deaths in hospitals
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 30 (ANI/Xinhua): With 384 more deaths from coronavirus reported in hospitals in the past 24 hours, together with a one-week sum of 585 COVID-19 deaths in elder houses and other social care institutions, France has lost 64,078 lives to the disease since the epidemic b
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