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Brazil appoints new health minister
Date: 2021-03-16 07:35:13 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:14 - ID:8853094
BRASILIA, March 16 (MENA) - With COVID-19 infections and deaths soaring in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed that he will appoint appoint Marcelo Queiroga as the replacement to health minister Eduardo Pazuello, DW reported Tuesday. This ....
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Thai PM, ministers get Covid-19 shots
Date: 2021-03-16 07:20:02 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:12 - ID:8853054
BANGKOK, March 16 (MENA) - Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and other cabinet ministers were inoculated against Covid-19 at Government House on Tuesday morning, Bangkok Post reported. Their vaccinations had been postponed last Friday after ....
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8 killed, wounded in attack on bus in Afghanistan's Baghlan
Date: 2021-03-16 06:38:32 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:8852976
KABUL, March 16 (MENA) - A student and a driver were killed and six more were wounded in gunmen attack on a bus carrying lecturers and students from Baghlan University in the city of Pul-e-Khumri on Tuesday morning, Tolo reported. Police said ....
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China reports 13 new imported COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-03-16 06:20:01 GMT - China - World - SN:6 - ID:8852942
BEIJING, March 16 (MENA) - Thirteen new imported COVID-19 cases were reported on the Chinese mainland, with six in Sichuan, five in Shanghai and one each in Tianjin and Jiangsu, Xinhua reported Tuesday. The total number of imported COVID-19 cases ....
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S. Korea reports 363 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-03-16 05:52:46 GMT - south korea - World - SN:4 - ID:8852920
SEOUL, March 16 (MENA) - South Korea reported 363 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, amid fears of a possible fourth wave of infections, KBS reported. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency(KDCA) said that the new cases brought the ....
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India reports 24,492 Covid-19 cases
Date: 2021-03-16 05:29:20 GMT - India - World - SN:2 - ID:8852901
NEW DELHI, March 16 (MENA) -India on Tuesday recorded 24,492 cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), pushing the cumulative tally past 11,409,831, Hindustan Times reported quoting the Union ministry of health and family welfare. The fatalities ....
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Pakistan reports 2,511 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2021-03-16 05:12:41 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:1 - ID:8852892
ISLAMABAD, March 16 (MENA) - At least 58 people lost their lives due to the novel coronavirus infection while 2,511 fresh cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, Daily Pakistan reported Tuesday. According to the National Command and ....
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Italy blocks AstraZeneca jab pending EU-wide ruling
Date: 2021-03-15 22:51:28 GMT - Italy - World - SN:92 - ID:8852734
ROME, March 15 (MENA) – Italy joined other European nations Monday in blocking the use of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine over fears of a link to blood clots, pending a review by the EU regulator, Channels Television reported. The decision by ....
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Biden White House would welcome Trump's help in promoting vaccine -- Press secretary
Date: 2021-03-15 21:11:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:91 - ID:8852723
WASHINGTON, March 15 (MENA) - The White House said it would welcome former President Trump's help in promoting the vaccine to his supporters but cited other ways to convince conservatives to get the shot. "If former President Trump woke up ....
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'Don't panic': WHO says safety systems working as AstraZeneca shots paused
Date: 2021-03-15 20:25:57 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:87 - ID:8852700
GENEVA, March 15 (MENA) - The World Health Organization's director general said on Monday that systems meant to protect public health were working, as several countries suspended use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to investigate possible ....
