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US sees major drop in Covid cases

In the past one week, the US witnessed a significant drop in the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases, deaths, as well as hospitalisations, according to The Covid Tracking Project. In its

February 8, 2021

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England local polls to go ahead despite pandemic concerns

Local and Mayoral elections in England will take place as scheduled in May despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, but voters will be asked to bring their own pens to mark their ballots

February 6, 2021

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‘We are on track’: Trudeau reassures Canadians on vaccine

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has urged citizens not to worry about the increasing concerns on the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in the country. “When the vaccines are going to come? That’s why

February 6, 2021

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French PM: No need of new nationwide lockdown

The Covid-19 pandemic situation in France is “particularly fragile” due to the more infectious variants of the virus, but there was no need to impose a new nationwide lockdown at the moment,

February 5, 2021

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Global Covid death toll crosses 2.8Mn

The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 104.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.28 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on

February 5, 2021

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Volkan Bozkir receives Covaxin

The president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, received his first dose of Covid-19 vaccine on Thursday, said his spokesman. Bozkir was given a Pfizer BioNTech vaccine

February 5, 2021

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Iran to start vaccine shots in February

Iran will start receiving doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine in February via the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) platform, Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki announced. “AstraZeneca informed us the

February 4, 2021

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2nd batch of Sinovac vaccines reach Chile

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera wrote on Twitter after the arrival of the second shipment of the Chinese vaccine that mass vaccination will begin on Wednesday, starting with high-risk groups…reports Asian Lite News

February 3, 2021

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UK steps up urgent testing for S.African Covid variant

The testing will be carried out across eight areas in England, including Surrey, London and Kent, where around 80,000 people reside…reports Asian Lite News The UK has launched urgent testing for the

February 2, 2021

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Vaccine offered to every older resident in England

A Covid-19 vaccine has been offered to all older residents at every eligible care home across England, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) announced. “In a major milestone for the NHS vaccination

February 2, 2021

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