Corona Strain
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WHO members oppose politicisation of COVID origin tracing: Report
World | Aug 01, 2021, 08:33 AM IST"So what we want to do for all parties, and everybody is calling for this, there's widespread agreement amongst all our member states, let's not politicise the process," the Xinhua news agency quoted him as saying.
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Malaysia sees fresh high of 17,786 daily Covid-19 cases
World | Aug 01, 2021, 07:13 AM ISTHealth Ministry DG Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a press statement that nine of the new cases are imported and 17,777 are local transmissions.
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High Court asks Centre to approve BMC's plan to re-vaccinate victims of fake inoculation camps
India | Jul 30, 2021, 01:18 PM ISTA bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni directed the Centre to approve Mumbai civic body's plan of action, "with or without modifications, within 7-days" from now.
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Republican leader slams CDC for new mask mandate, says it’s based on data from India
World | Jul 29, 2021, 12:29 PM ISTCongressman Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, was speaking against a bill that proposed to reinstitute a mask mandate in the House of Representatives.
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COVID: India reports 43,509 fresh cases, over 38,000 recoveries in 24 hours
India | Jul 29, 2021, 09:42 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have now mounted to 4,03,840, the data showed.
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Italy authorizes Moderna COVID vaccine for teens
World | Jul 29, 2021, 08:26 AM ISTSpikevax vaccine (previously Covid Vaccine Moderna) is already authorized for use in people aged 18 and above in the European Union.
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3rd COVID vaccine dose strongly boosts protection against Delta variant: Pfizer
World | Jul 29, 2021, 07:35 AM ISTAntibody levels against the Delta variant in people aged 18 to 55 who receive a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine are greater than five-fold than following a second dose, according to data posted at the company's teleconference, Xinhua reported.
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US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates near zero amid inflation
World | Jul 29, 2021, 07:19 AM IST"The path of the economy continues to depend on course of the virus. Progress on vaccinations will likely continue to reduce the effects of the public health crisis on the economy, but risks to the economic outlook remain," the Fed said in a statement after concluding a two-day meeting, Xinhua reported.
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COVID: California urges people to mask up indoors
World | Jul 29, 2021, 06:52 AM ISTWednesday's announcement comes a day after Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised that fully vaccinated people mask up in public indoor settings in places where community spread is high or substantial.
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Antibodies drop 50% in 3 months of Pfizer, AstraZeneca jabs: Study
World | Jul 27, 2021, 01:30 PM ISTThe study, led by researchers of University College London, showed that waning effect of the vaccine doses were consistent across all groups of people regardless of age, chronic illnesses or sex.
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Over 50,000 arrested in Sri Lanka for violating quarantine laws
World | Jul 27, 2021, 12:22 PM ISTIn a statement on Monday, Police Spokesperson Ajith Rohana said that 52,154 people have been arrested so far since October, reports Xinhua news agency.
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COVID: Chinese mainland reports 31 new locally transmitted cases
World | Jul 27, 2021, 10:48 AM ISTAlso reported were 40 new imported cases, of which 19 were reported in Yunnan, 13 in Guangdong, four in Shanghai, three in Jiangsu and one in Sichuan, Xinhua reported.
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Japan begins accepting 'vaccine passports' applications
World | Jul 26, 2021, 02:59 PM ISTThe Japanese govt is currently negotiating with other countries to expand use of its vaccine passports.
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US going in wrong direction on COVID cases: Anthony Fauci
World | Jul 26, 2021, 12:46 PM IST"If you look at inflection of curve of new cases, that it is among the unvaccinated. And since we have 50 pc of the country is not fully vaccinated, that's a problem," Fauci.
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Delhi Metro trains start running with 100 pc seating capacity; standing not allowed in coaches
India | Jul 26, 2021, 09:05 AM ISTDelhi Metro Rail Corporation till Sunday was running trains with 50 pc seating capacity, after the services had resumed after a long hiatus on June 7.
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COVID: Malaysia sees fresh high of over 17,000 daily cases
World | Jul 26, 2021, 08:29 AM ISTHealth Ministry DG said on Sunday in a press statement that six of the new cases are imported and 17,039 are local transmissions, Xinhua news agency reported.
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CDC may back wearing masks against COVID, even for vaccinated: Anthony Fauci
World | Jul 26, 2021, 06:40 AM ISTFauci told CNN that he has taken part in conversations about altering guidelines, something he described as being "under active consideration", Xinhua news agency reported.
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COVID booster shot for Rajasthan's dying camel economy
India | Jul 11, 2021, 09:02 AM ISTCamels have also emerged as saviours of schools in remote villages that are not connected by roads or do not have the luxury of internet connectivity.
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COVID: Small businesses in Sydney hit hard by new lockdown
World | Jul 10, 2021, 11:06 AM ISTSam Sullivan, who runs a gym in Sydney's inner west, told Xinhua news agency on Saturday that the gym lost at least 30 per cent of its members since the start of the lockdown about two weeks ago.
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UK's daily COVID cases pass 32,000 for first time since January
World | Jul 08, 2021, 07:55 AM ISTThe total number of coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 4,990,916, the Xinhua news agency reported.