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Biden says it will be very difficult to achieve Covid herd immunity before summer’s end
Date: 2021-02-08 07:30:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:8788899
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden won’t commit to achieving herd immunity to the coronavirus in the US by the end of summer, suggesting a long road ahead to defeating the deadly virus, CNBC reported. “The idea that this can be done ....
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Moscow surprised by Borrell’s comments on visit, says they contradict his earlier statements
Date: 2021-02-08 07:15:43 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:8788862
MOSCOW, Feb 8 (MENA) - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell stated on Sunday that the meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was a "very complicated" visit for him, claiming that Russia was "progressively disconnecting itself from ....
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Total US COVID-19 cases top 27 million as death toll swells past 463,000
Date: 2021-02-08 05:55:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:8788813
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (MENA) - Total novel coronavirus cases in the United States eclipsed 27 million Sunday, CNN reported according to a Johns Hopkins University tally. The United States’ 27,004,529 cumulative cases reported late Sunday represent ....
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India reports 11,831 new coronavirus cases,84 deaths over past 24 hours
Date: 2021-02-08 05:26:26 GMT - India - World - SN:1 - ID:8788794
NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (MENA) - India reported 11,831 new COVID-19 cases and 84 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per India's Union Health Ministry. The overall caseload in the country reached 10,838,194 cases. The new fatalities increased the tally ....
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UK PM urged not to lift lockdown until daily infections drop below 1,000
Date: 2021-02-07 20:40:36 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:90 - ID:8788675
LONDON, Feb 7 (MENA) - The UK Prime Minister has been warned not to lift lockdown until the daily infection rate drops below 1,000 cases, according to Evening Standard newspaper on Sunday. Political pressure to ease restrictions is growing but ....
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Afghanistan remains worst-affected by terror: UN
Date: 2021-02-07 12:38:45 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:53 - ID:8787770
KABUL, Feb 7 (MENA) - The threat posed by extremist groups, including Daesh and Al-Qaeda in conflict areas like Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, Pajhwok News Agency reported Sunday quoting UN ....
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US reports more than 102,000 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2021-02-07 10:57:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:41 - ID:8787613
WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (MENA) - The United States reported 102,420 new Covid-19 infections and 2,618 additional virus-related fatalities on Saturday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. That raises the national tally to at least ....
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Singapore reports 24 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-02-07 09:00:03 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:26 - ID:8787436
SINGAPORE, Feb 7 (MENA) - There were 24 new cases of Covid-19 in Singapore on Sunday, including one which was locally transmitted, Today Online newspaper reported. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said there were no new cases in the foreign worker ....
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Thailand reports 237 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hrs
Date: 2021-02-07 07:59:47 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:22 - ID:8787289
BANGKOK, Feb 7 (MENA) - Thailand reported 237 new coronavirus cases on Sunday and no additional deaths, Bangkok Post newspaper reported quoting Covid-19 task force. The new infections took the overall total to 23,371, with fatalities remaining at ....
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Israel reports 2,624 coronavirus cases in past 24 hrs
Date: 2021-02-07 07:55:42 GMT - Israel - World - SN:20 - ID:8787231
GAZA CITY, Feb 7 (MENA) - Israel reported 2,624 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, brining the total number of infections in Israel to 681,000 cases, reported the Jerusalem Post Sunday quoting health officials. The number of serious cases is ....
