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Russia's Sputnik Light vaccine is 70 pc effective against Delta va
Updated : 6 days, 8 hours ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 13 (ANI): Sputnik Light, Russia's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, has been found to demonstrate 70 per cent efficacy against infection with the Delta variant during the first three months after vaccination.
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New Zealand reports 61 new cases of COVID-19 Delta variant
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], October 10 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 61 new cases of COVID-19 Delta variant, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday.
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S. Korea reports 2,028 more COVID-19 cases, 323,379 in total
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 6 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 2,028 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 323,379.
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COVID-19: Beijing's vaccine diplomacy fails as countries look to t
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Beijing [China] October 4 (ANI): Countries that once relied on COVID-19 vaccines from Beijing have now turned up to jabs from the Western countries amid the growing concerns about Chinese vaccines' efficiency against the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2.
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No new COVID-19 variant of concern has emerged, says Dr NK Arora
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): No new variant of concern (VOC) or variant of interest (VOI) of COVID-19 has emerged in the country, said Dr NK Arora, co-chair of the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), on Sunday.
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AstraZeneca to seek US approval for COVID-19 vaccine later this ye
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will file a request for approval of its novel coronavirus vaccine in the US later this year, the company said in a statement.
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Sordid tale of infected 4-year-old highlights the human cost of Ch
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], September 19 (ANI): A 4-year old in a white hazmat suit, carrying a backpack half the size of his body toddles down a hospital corridor and arrives at a CT scan room -- all by himself highlights the human cost of China's zero-COVID-19 policy.
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Asia's travel optimism boosts jet fuel demand: S&P Global Plat
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Demand for jet fuel in Asia is likely to be on the path to recovery with some countries opting to reopen even as the spread of delta variant of coronavirus lingers, middle distillate sources told S&P Global Platts.
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'School-centred' Delta outbreak in China's Fujian grows
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, September 14 (ANI): An outbreak of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in the elementary school has forced China to impose restrictions in the southern province of Fujian.
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Philippines logs 20,745 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 2,248,0
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Manila [Philippines], September 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 20,745 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,248,071.
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Fengting Town in east China's Fujian province classified as COVID-
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Fuzhou [China], September 12 (ANI): An east China town in Fujian province on Sunday has been classified as a COVID-19 high-risk area after the latest resurgence.
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CM Naveen Patnaik reviews COVID-19 situation in Odisha
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 8 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday reviewed the COVID-19 situation in the state and warned the people about the possible third wave.
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