Sat 12 June 2021: The Haridwar district administration has ordered a probe into allegations that fake Covid reports were issued by private laboratories engaged by the Uttarakhand government to conduct tests during the Kumbh Mela. One of the world’s largest religious gatherings, the Kumbh was held in the state from April 1 to 30, and […]
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Sat 12 June 2021: Over 2.33 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines have been given worldwide so far, figures compiled by Our World in Data, a tracking website, showed on Saturday. China leads the global count with over 863.51 million jabs, followed by the US with 306.51 million. India has administered 249.60 million shots, Brazil 76.76 […]
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Sat 12 June 2021: Public Health England announced on Friday that the Delta variant of coronavirus is 60% more transmissible than the Alpha variant and now comprises over 90% of new cases in the UK. The Delta strain was first found in India, while the Alpha variant was detected in Kent, southeast England. Since last […]
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Fri 11 June 2021: Brazil’s health regulator approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine Friday for use in children aged 12 and up, though they will likely have to wait months in line for older age groups to be vaccinated first. Hit hard by the pandemic, Brazil joins countries including the United States, Uruguay and Chile in […]
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Fri 11 June 2021: Over 2.3 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines have been given worldwide so far, figures compiled by Our World in Data, a tracking website, showed on Friday. China leads the global count with over 845.3 million jabs, followed by the US with 305.69 million. India has administered 246.9 million shots, Brazil 75.89 […]
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Fri 11 June 2021: The US and other Group of Seven (G7) countries could redistribute up to $100 billion in IMF funds to countries that need urgent support in fighting the coronavirus, the White House announced on Friday. “The United States and our G7 partners are actively considering a global effort to multiply the impact […]
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Fri 11 June 2021: The Malaysian health ministry announced on Friday that the third coronavirus lockdown had been extended by two weeks until June 28. “[Lockdown] 3.0 is extended for another 2 weeks from June 15 to June 28, 2021,” it tweeted. Restrictions were set to expire on Monday, but Ismail Sabri Yaakob, a […]
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Fri 11 June 2021: British vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi said that the country was on track to offer all those aged over 50 a second dose of a vaccine by June 21. “We are on track for offering all over 50s who have had the first jab their second jab by the 21st,” Zahawi told […]
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Fri 11 June 2021: Britain on Friday pledged to donate 100 million doses of surplus vaccine doses to the world next year. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement came as a G7 summit kicks off in Cornwall, England. The other G7 leaders are also expected to make similar vaccine pledges during the summit, where an effective […]
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Thu 10 June 2021: No COVID-19 variant has escaped the protection of Pfizer’s vaccine, but the company continues to monitor and test it against emerging strains around the world, CEO Albert Bourla said on Thursday. “We are also closely monitoring and addressing the emerging variants. We are testing our vaccines’ response to newly-arising variants and […]
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