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  • NTF: No foreigners, non-OFW Filipinos into the Philippines from March 20 to April 19

    Date: 2021-03-17 15:33:02 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:65 - ID:8856448

    MANILA, March 17 (MENA) - The National Task Force Against COVID-19 is restricting travel into the Philippines from March 20 to April 19 in response to rising COVID-19 cases in recent days, The Philippine Star reported. According to a memorandum ....

  • Azerbaijan reports 840 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-03-17 15:32:44 GMT - Azerbaijan - World - SN:64 - ID:8856439

    BAKU, March 17 (MENA) - About 840 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Azerbaijan, while 268 patients have been recovered, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers told AZERTAC. According to the Task Force, 9 persons have died after ....

  • PM Muhyiddin gets second Covid-19 vaccine today in Putrajaya

    Date: 2021-03-17 14:51:42 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:59 - ID:8856321

    KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (MENA) - Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin received his second dose of the Pfizer-BionTech Covid-19 vaccine in Putrajaya today to complete the vaccination protocol, Malay Mail reported. Muhyiddin was the first person ....

  • 62.1% of Japanese willing to take COVID-19 vaccines: survey

    Date: 2021-03-17 09:39:05 GMT - Japan - World - SN:30 - ID:8855487

    TOKYO, March 17 (MENA) - As Japan prepares to expand the scope of its coronavirus vaccine rollout to the entire population, 62.1 percent of people expressed a willingness to receive a shot, Kyodo quoted a recent online survey by a Tokyo-based ....

  • Tokyo's Covid-19 state of emergency likely to end

    Date: 2021-03-17 09:35:01 GMT - Japan - World - SN:29 - ID:8855367

    TOKYO, March 17 (MENA) - The Japanese government is likely to end the Covid-19 state of emergency covering the Tokyo metropolitan area on Sunday as planned, having deemed another extension unnecessary as infections have declined from their peak and ....

  • Person who died after AstraZeneca jab confirmed to have had blood clots: authorities

    Date: 2021-03-17 09:20:14 GMT - south korea - World - SN:25 - ID:8855346

    SEOUL, March 17 (MENA) - One person who died within days of receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine is confirmed to have had blood clots. South Korea has reported 16 deaths after the administration of AstraZeneca products, with the authorities tentatively ....

  • Suspect in custody after Georgia massage parlor shootings leave 8 dead

    Date: 2021-03-17 08:53:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:8855371

    WASHINGTON, March 17 (MENA) - A suspect is in custody after eight people were killed and one person was injured in three separate shooting incidents at different massage parlors in the Atlanta metropolitan area on Tuesday evening, according to media ....

  • Delhi reports first case of African variant of Covid-19 virus

    Date: 2021-03-17 08:34:12 GMT - India - World - SN:21 - ID:8855342

    NEW DELHI, March 17 (MENA) - Delhi on Tuesday reported its first confirmed case of Covid-19 caused by the South Africa variant of the novel coronavirus, Ntv India News said Wednesday. The 33-year-old Covid-19 patient who tested positive for the ....

  • UK health minister says AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine remains safe

    Date: 2021-03-17 08:25:26 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:19 - ID:8855375

    LONDON, March 17 (MENA) - British health minister Matt Hancock has said the COVID-19 vaccine produced by AstraZeneca remained safe and urged people to get vaccinated when they are invited to by the country’s health service, SkyNews reported. “We ....

  • Coronavirus cases around world reach 120,695,785 million

    Date: 2021-03-17 08:10:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:8855281

    WASHINGTON, March 17 (MENA) - Johns Hopkins University announced that the total number of coronavirus cases reached 120,695,785 million around the world. The fatalities of the pandemic reached 2,670,354 million cases, JHU said. (MENA) M H K/D ....

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