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COVID-19: India’s case tally crosses 18 lakh, recoveries surge to 11.86 lakh

11:00 pm August 3, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 18-lakh mark on Monday, just a day after it went past 17 lakh, with 52,972 cases reported in a day, while the number of recoveries surged to over 11.86 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of COVID-19 tests carried out in India has also crossed the 2 crore-mark, […]

Doja Cat says she had COVID-19

7:39 pm July 26, 2020

Los Angeles: Singer Doja Cat has revealed she contracted coronavirus months after she said that she wasn’t “scared” of the disease. The 24-year-old artiste, who has since recovered from COVID-19, said she still doesn’t know how she caught the virus. “I got COVID. Honestly, I don’t know how this happens but I guess I ordered something off […]

Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he tested negative for coronavirus

11:26 pm July 25, 2020

Brasilia: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday that he has tested negative for the new coronavirus, based on a fourth test since he said July 7 that he had the virus. Good morning everyone,” Bolsonaro wrote on Facebook after reporting that the test was negative”. The 65-year-old leader didn’t say when he did the […]

64% children in childcare institutions sent home: UNICEF

UN warns COVID-19 has threatened child vaccination programmes

11:37 pm July 15, 2020

Dakar: The United Nations warned Wednesday about an alarming decline in childhood vaccinations because of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that the likelihood a child born today will have all recommended vaccines by the age of 5 is less than 20 percent. Most of the 82 countries surveyed in May reported vaccination campaigns being disrupted because of coronavirus, […]

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Mexico tops 35,000 deaths, 4th highest toll

4:34 pm July 13, 2020

Mexico City: Mexican officials say the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths has passed 35,000, making it the country with the fourth highest total. A count by Johns Hopkins University has only the United States, Brazil and Britain with more confirmed deaths from the new coronavirus. Sunday’s rise to 35,006 confirmed deaths moved Mexico, a country […]