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  • US renews calls for investigation into origins of Covid-19

    Date: 2021-05-26 10:23:15 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:28 - ID:8976190

    LONDON, May 26 (MENA) - The Biden administration has renewed US calls for a fuller investigation into the origins of Covid-19 after a report last weekend bolstered the theory that the disease was released accidentally from a laboratory in the ....

  • Argentina surpasses 75,000 COVID-19 deaths

    Date: 2021-05-26 08:12:47 GMT - Argentina - World - SN:18 - ID:8975840

    BUENOS AIRES, May 26 (MENA) - Argentina reported on Tuesday 576 more COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, for a total of 75,056 deaths, the Ministry of Health said. There there were also 24,601 new cases reported, to a total of 3,586,736, ....

  • JHU: Total coronavirus cases worldwide hit 167,848,565

    Date: 2021-05-26 07:17:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:8975722

    WASHINGTON, May 26 (MENA) - The US Johns Hopkins University said on Wednesday that the total coronavirus infections worldwide hit so far 167,848,565. It added in a report on its electronic website that the total death cases in the world reached ....

  • Half of US states have fully vaccinated at least 50% of adults

    Date: 2021-05-25 20:32:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:92 - ID:8975436

    WASHINGTON, May 25 (MENA) – At least 25 states, plus Washington, DC, have now fully vaccinated at least half of their adult residents, data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. The impact of the vaccination program ....

  • COVID-19: UK reports 15 more coronavirus deaths

    Date: 2021-05-25 16:17:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:65 - ID:8975147

    LONDON, May 25 (MENA) - The UK has reported 15 more coronavirus-related deaths and 2,493 new COVID-19 cases in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data. The figures compare with three deaths and 2,439 cases announced on Monday, ....

  • Afghanistan reports 840 new Covid-19 cases, 19 deaths

    Date: 2021-05-25 11:33:03 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:38 - ID:8974345

    KABUL, May 25 (MENA) - The Afghan Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 840 new positive cases of Covid-19 out of 2,887 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry also reported 19 deaths and 223 recoveries from Covid-19 in the ....

  • Covid vaccine hesitancy could see Hong Kong throw away millions of doses

    Date: 2021-05-25 10:44:29 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:34 - ID:8974238

    LONDON, May 25 (MENA) - Hong Kong could soon be throwing away millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses because not enough people are taking them before they expire, a health official has warned, saying it’s “not right” while other countries are scrambling ....

  • Malaysia records 7,289 coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-05-25 10:43:46 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:33 - ID:8974240

    KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 (MENA) - Malaysia has recorded the highest number of daily Covid-19 infections yet, at 7,289 cases on Tuesday (May 25), The Star reported. Health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah said that Selangor topped the list of ....

  • 2,971 COVID-19 positive cases reported in Sri Lanka

    Date: 2021-05-25 10:43:28 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:32 - ID:8974241

    COLOMBO, May 25 (MENA) - A total of 2,971 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, the Daily News quoted the Epidemiology Unit as saying. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 167,172. ....

  • Japan to weigh COVID-19 emergency extension: minister

    Date: 2021-05-25 10:43:06 GMT - Japan - World - SN:31 - ID:8974237

    TOKYO, May 25 (MENA) - Health minister Norihisa Tamura said Tuesday the government will consider extending the COVID-19 state of emergency covering Tokyo, Osaka and seven other prefectures beyond the current end date set for early next week, Kyodo ....

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