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Pakistan: 7 killed, 5 injured in fire, gas leakage accidents
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 5 (ANI): At least seven people were killed and five others injured in two separate accidents in Pakistan in the last 24 hours, Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
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New Zealand reports 17 new community cases of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Zealand, January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 17 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's current community outbreak to 11,003.
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Malaysia reports 2,842 new COVID-19 infections, 31 new deaths
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 2,842 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 2,769,886, according to the health ministry.
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Greece's daily COVID-19 cases hit new record
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Schools across Greece will reopen on Jan. 10 as planned under strict health protocols, the government said on Tuesday, as the number of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country hit a record high.
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WHO still recommends 14-day quarantine for COVID-19 patients
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Although most people recover from COVID-19 within five to seven days of the onset of symptoms, the World Health Organization (WHO) still recommends a 14-day quarantine, an official from the organization told a press briefing on Tuesday.
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UK logs over 2,00,000 daily COVID-19 cases for first time since start of p
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 5 (ANI): The United Kingdom has reported 218,724 COVID-19 cases in the latest 24-hour period, exceeding 200,000 daily cases for the first time since the start of the pandemic, Xinhua News Agency reported citing official figures on Tuesday.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 9.78 mln
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 9,781,838 cases as of Tuesday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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144 new COVID-19 cases, one more death reported in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported 144 new COVID-19 cases and one more death in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
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Two drones shot down in western Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq] January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Two drones targeting an Iraqi military airbase in the country's western province of Anbar were shot down without casualties on Tuesday, the Iraqi military said.
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Omicron cases spike in Thailand during Christmas, New Year holidays
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand's Ministry of Public Health said on Tuesday that a total of 2,062 Omicron cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the country.
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Philippines logs 5,434 new COVID-19 cases, positivity rate at 26.2 pc
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 5,434 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,861,119.
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6.3 magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Ogasawara Islands
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on Tuesday struck off Japan's Ogasawara Islands of Tokyo Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
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