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  • Global coronavirus death toll surpasses 2.5 million

    Date: 2021-02-25 19:22:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:76 - ID:8818399

    WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (MENA) - More than 2.5 million people across the world have died due to coronavirus, CNN reported. At least 2,500,770 people have died since the beginning of the pandemic, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The ....

  • UNSG to convene informal 5+1 meeting on Cyprus in April in Geneva

    Date: 2021-02-25 13:45:20 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:43 - ID:8817735

    NICOSIA, Feb 25 (MENA) - The UN secretary-general intends to convene an informal five-plus-one meeting on the Cyprus issue in Geneva, Switzerland, from April 27 to 29, Spokesperson for the UN secretary-general Stéphane Dujarric, has ....

  • Russia reports 11,198 new COVID-19 cases, 446 deaths

    Date: 2021-02-25 08:55:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:8817091

    MOSCOW, Feb 2 (MENA) - Russia on Thursday reported 11,198 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including 1,406 in Moscow, pushing the national case tally to 4,212,100 since the pandemic began. The coronavirus taskforce said that 446 people had died ....

  • China records 7 new imported infections

    Date: 2021-02-25 08:11:33 GMT - China - World - SN:12 - ID:8816944

    BEIJING, Feb 25 (MENA) - The Chinese mainland reported seven new imported COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 89,871, Xinhua news agency said Thursday quoting the National Health Commission. No deaths were reported among ....

  • Ukraine records 8,147 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours – Health Ministry

    Date: 2021-02-25 08:07:55 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:8816943

    KYIV, Feb 25 (MENA) - Ukraine has reported 8,147 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases, 3,889 recoveries, and 135 deaths in the past 24 hours, Interfax-Ukraine quoted Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov as saying. "Ukraine registered ....

  • 240 COVID-19 patients in critical condition in Kazakhstan

    Date: 2021-02-25 07:54:21 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:8 - ID:8816847

    NUR SULTAN, Feb 25 (MENA) - Some 240 COVID-19 patients are in critical condition in Kazakhstan, Kazinform has learnt from the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan. According to the ministry, 20,342 people are under treatment for ....

  • New virus cases still rising 1 day before mass vaccine rollout

    Date: 2021-02-25 07:39:51 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:8816848

    SEOUL, Feb 25 (MENA) - South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell slightly below 400 on Thursday, a day ahead of the country's first rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, as sporadic cluster infections continued to pop up across the country, Yonhap ....

  • US administration to send 25 million masks to community health centers, food pantries

    Date: 2021-02-24 22:55:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:103 - ID:8816724

    WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (MENA) –The Biden administration said Wednesday it would send more than 25 million masks to community health centers, food pantries and soup kitchens across the country in order to reach some of the nation's most vulnerable ....

  • ‘Too early’ to book summer holidays, says UK home secretary

    Date: 2021-02-24 21:33:19 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:98 - ID:8816658

    LONDON, Feb 24 (MENA) - It is "far too early" for people to book a holiday abroad, The Express cited UK Home Secretary Priti Patel as saying on Wednesday. Airlines and travel firms have reported a surge in demand in the last few days after UK ....

  • White House announces continuation of national emergency

    Date: 2021-02-24 21:28:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:97 - ID:8816690

    WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (MENA) - The White House announced on Wednesday the continuation of national emergency concerning coronavirus disease. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant risk to the public health and safety of the Nation, the ....

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