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Kenya says borders well secured from Indian COVID-19 strain

FILE PHOTO: Cabinet Secretary for Health in Kenya, Mr. Mutahi Kagwe addressing the press at a past event./Ministry of Health Kenya's Ministry of Health has on Friday responded to concerns from

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HK logs 1st local transmission of COVID-19 virus first detected in SA

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday reported its first local transmission of the COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa.Health author

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COVID-19 rages through Latin America

01:28 COVID-19 is raging through Latin America as the region approaches the grim milestone of one million coronavirus deaths. An aggressive COVID-19 variant that was first identified in

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India's daily COVID-19 cases spike to new global record

India's COVID-19 infections crossed the 18 million mark on Thursday (Apr 29) with almost 380,000 new cases, breaking another world record for new daily infections./Xinhua India's COVID-19 infe

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Greece detects 2nd COVID-19 infection with variant prevalent in India

People at Ermou street at the center of Athens, Greece, April 16, 2021. /CFP Greece reported another COVID-19 infection with strain B.1.617, a variant first detected in India, health authorit

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India's round-the-clock cremations show their struggle against COVID

India recorded a staggering 314,835 new cases Thursday, the largest daily jump ever recorded on earth since the pandemic began.The spike is being blamed on week

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Surge testing deployed in Birmingham after S. African variant detected

VCG Surge testing is being deployed in parts of Birmingham after a case of the coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa was identified in the West Midlands region.According to Sky Ne

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Israel logs Indian COVID-19 variant, sees some vaccine efficacy against it

Israel has registered eight cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in India and believes that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is at least partially effective again

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Israel detects coronavirus variant first reported in India

VCG Israel has confirmed eight cases of the coronavirus variant first detected in India, and believes the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is effective against to some extent.Seven of the eight infecti

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'Double mutant' variant emerging from India might be more contagious

01:22 A "double mutant" COVID-19 variant that emerged in India could bring about "increased transmissibility" or even "reduced neutralization" due to the specific mutations that it con

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Boeing: Possible electrical problem with some 737 MAX jets

Boeing 737 MAX airplane. / Reuters Boeing has announced a new problem with its 737 MAX that will ground some of the jets again."Boeing has recommended to 16 customers that they address a pote

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Brazil: Special Easter celebration for children in favela

02:37 With the daily number COVID-19 deaths reaching nearly 4,000 last week and a surge in new-variant cases, the news in Brazil is bleak. Unemployment remains at historical highs and

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Researchers race to help contain Brazil’s P1 COVID variant

02:07 Since its discovery in Brazil last December, a third COVID variant, P1, has spread rapidly around the world. Brazilian scientists have developed a new antibody test to help track

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England investigating new Philippines-linked coronavirus variant

VCG Health authorities in the U.K. are investigating a new coronavirus variant that was first reported in the Philippines after two cases was found in England.The VUI-21MAR-02 (P3) variant has

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Ukraine approves China's Sinovac COVID-19 jabs

Ukrainian pharmaceutical company Lekhim - one of Sinovac's partners - has an agreement with the manufacturer to deliver 5 million doses of the vaccine in Ukraine, including 1.9 million via a stat

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Study: Sinovac vaccine works against P1 variant found in Brazil

A laboratory technician inspects vials of the Sinovac Biotech coronavirus vaccine at the Butantan Institute in Sao Paulo, Brazil, January 15, 2021. /CFP Preliminary data from a study in Brazil

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More than 2,750 cases of coronavirus variants reported in the U.S.

The United States has reported at least 2,753 cases ofthecoronavirus variants first detected in the UK, South Africa and Brazil as of Friday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pre