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Brazil's COVID-19 death toll surges to world's third-highest
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], June 5 (ANI): Brazil's total tally of deaths related to COVID-19 have surged to 34,021 after its health ministry on Thursday reported 1,437 new deaths in the last 24 hours, making its overall death toll the third highest in the world, Xinhua news agency reported citi
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China can conduct 1.5 million nucleic acid tests for COVID-19 per day, say
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): China is able to conduct 1.5 million nucleic acid tests for COVID-19 infections every day, a health official said on Saturday at a press conference here, stressing that testing capabilities need to improve further as work and production resumes, Xinhua news age
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U.S. Treasury to borrow 3 trillion USD in second quarter amid COVID-19 fal
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 5 (Xinhua/ANI): The U.S. Department of the Treasury said on Monday that it plans to borrow about 3 trillion U.S. dollars in the second quarter to support the economy through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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64 sailors test positive for COVID-19 aboard US Navy destroyer
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 29 (ANI): The number of sailors testing positive for Covid-19 aboard US Navy destroyer, the USS Kidd, rose to 64 as the warship on Tuesday afternoon docked at a naval base in San Diego, California, Xinhua news agency reported citing local media.
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China says all coronavirus patients in Wuhan have now been discharged
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hubei [China], April 27 (ANI): After more than three months of an arduous fight, Wuhan, the city located at the heart of China and epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, has cleared all remaining cases related to the deadly infection in its hospitals, health authorities told Xinhua news agen
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Australian coronavirus tracing app surpasses 1 mn downloads in 5 hours
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], April 27 (ANI): Over a million Australians have downloaded the government's coronavirus tracing app within hours of its launch, Xinhua news agency reported citing local media sources.
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European tourism needs 375 billion euros to recover from Covid-19 impact,
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], April 27 (ANI): Tourism in European Union requires an estimated 375 billion euros to recover from the crisis generated by COVID-19 pandemic and to restore operations according to the European Travel Commission (ETC), Xinhua news agency reported after citing local media on
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Number of new unemployed people in Israel amid COVID-19 outbreak exceeds 1
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], April 27 (ANI): The number of new unemployed workers in Israel, since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis in the country, has reached 1,011,205 , Xinhua news ageny reported citing Israel Employment Service on Sunday.
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Some 100 people arrested a day in London for domestic violence during coro
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], April 27 (ANI): In the six weeks up to April 19, officers across London had made 4,093 arrests for domestic abuse offences -- nearly 100 a day on average -- and domestic abuse calls have risen by around a third in the last six weeks, Xinhua news agency reported citing data from
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COVID-19 cases top 500 in Sri Lanka
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (Xinhua/ANI): The number of COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka has risen to 505, according to the latest data from the country's health ministry on Sunday (local time).
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Italy PM announces plan to ease coronavirus lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], April 27 (Xinhua/ANI): Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Sunday (local time) that the manufacturing, construction and wholesale sectors will be able to go back to work beginning on May 4.
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British PM Boris Johnson to return to work on Monday
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], April 26 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be back at work in 10 Downing Street on Monday, about two weeks after leaving a London hospital in his fight against the novel coronavirus, Xinhua news agency stated after citing British media reports on Saturday night.
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