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India's coronavirus cases peak over 12 million for first time

India has reported on Monday its worst single-day increase in COVID-19 cases since October, taking the tally to more than 12 million for the first time ever.A total of

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A conversation with CGTN's Toby Muse on Native Americans and COVID-19

CGTN Correspondent Toby Muse recently traveled to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota to cover how the community has been dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.Toby sits down with Digital Pro

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Report on WHO study into virus origin to be released in coming days

The full report on a study into virus origin will be released in the coming days, according to a World Health Organization official who led the international team that investigated the origins of COV

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White House to spend $10 billion to bolster vaccine effort

The White House announced Thursday that it is dedicating another $10 billion to try to drive up vaccination rates in low-income, minority and rural enclaves throughout

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Report: U.S. failure to control COVID-19 violates human rights

Medical workers transfer the body of a COVID-19 patient in Brooklyn, New York, April 2, 2020. /CFP Due to the U.S. government's reckless response, the COVID-19 epidemic went out of control and

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Norton antivirus sued over auto-renewing subscriptions

The UK's competition watchdog has accused the company of refusing to assist an investigation into its subscription practices.

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Netherlands reports highest daily rise in cases since early January

FILE PHOTO: Law enforcement officers walk through the center of Utrecht, on January 21, 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic. /VCG The Netherlands reported a surge in new coronavirus cases by abo

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U.S. to send four million AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Mexico, Canada

FILE PHOTO: A vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine ready for use. /VCG The United States will send a combined four million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, which it is not using, to

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Thai sniffer dogs nearly 95% effective in detecting COVID-19 in sweat

VCG Sniffer dogs trained in Thailand to detect COVID-19 in human sweat proved nearly 95% accurate during training, and could be deployed to identify infected persons at busy transport hubs wit

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New U.S. CDC guidelines for those fully vaccinated

02:32 A year after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control has some positive new guidance that offers hope to those experiencing

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U.S. University orders students to stay in place as COVID cases spike

Officials at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, issued a stay-in-place order for all undergraduate students through next Sunday. /Getty Images Officials in the American institution, Du

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Anti-Asian hate crimes in U.S. jumped nearly 150% in 2020

05:51 Hate crimes against Asians in the United States experienced a sharp surge in major cities last year, a recent report analyzing police department statistics revealed.The analysis

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Jordan health minister quits after oxygen outage kills 6 patients

A man receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Amman, Jordan, on Jan. 13, 2021. /Xinhua Jordan's health minister resigned on Saturday after six people died following an o

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Movie theaters in Mexico hit hard by pandemic

02:49 Mexico has a large movie-going public. As theaters slowly reopen starting on March 1st, there is concern that the pandemic will leave some theaters bankrupt. CGTN’s Franc Contrer

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Kenyatta extends nationwide curfew, bans political rallies in Kenya

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. /VCG Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday extended by 60 days a nationwide nighttime curfew aimed at containing COVID-19 in the country.The president made

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Kenya reports 750 new COVID-19 cases, total tally jumps to 111,935

A COVID-19 patient isolation center in Machakos town in eastern Kenya. /VCG Kenya on Friday reported 750 new daily COVID-19 infections, taking its cumulative confirmed cases to 111,935.The fig

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Austria targets hard-hit area with shots to battle variant

Austria is embarking on an ambitious drive to inoculate residents of a district that has been particularly hard-hit by the virus variant first found in South Africa, a