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COVID-19: Tracking the new variant

02:57 TheU.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stepping up efforts to identify new mutant strains of COVID-19 spreading across the country.To date, several states have iden

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Germany will have coronavirus restrictions beyond January: minister

Germany will not be able to lift all measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus at the beginning of February, Health Minister Jens Spahn said, stressing th

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Global COVID-19 deaths approach 2 mln mark as virus spreads further

A nurse dresses up to enter the intensive care unit of the COVID-19 department of the Policlinic of Tor Vergata in Rome. /Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse via AP The number of global COVID-19-related

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WHO calls for greater surveillance of emerging coronavirus variants

VCG The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged governments to step up efforts to quickly identify and study emerging variants of the coronavirus.Various countries globally have seen thei

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Kenya reports 123 new COVID-19 cases, total tally jumps to 98,555

VCG Kenya's COVID-19 infections rose to 98,555 on Wednesday after the ministry of health announced 123 new cases confirmed over the past 24 hours.The figures were announced by the Minister of

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Vehicle-mounted mobile CT scanner to aid COVID-19 testing in Hebei

00:56 A vehicle-mounted mobile CT scanner dispatched by the Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University arrived in Nangong City, north China's Hebei Province, on Monday to st

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Hollywood studios shutdown as COVID-19 cases surge

02:23 Los Angeles, the heart of the entertainment industry, has now become the epicenter of the corona virus. And that’s having a prolonged impact on the television and film production

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Italian research finds COVID-19 case from November 2019

00:47 An Italian-led research team has found that a woman was already infected with the coronavirus back in November 2019, according to a report published in local newspaper la Repubbl

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WHO expert team will fly from Singapore to Wuhan on Thursday

World Health Organization (WHO) experts tasked with investigating the origins of the novel coronavirus will fly to Wuhan, central China, on Thursday from Singapore, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesper

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U.S. sets COVID-19 death record for second week, cases surge

Medical staff roll bodies that are in bags labeled "COVID" from refrigerated trailers into the morgue in Texas, U.S., November 23, 2020. /Reuters The U.S. lost more than 22,000 lives to COVID-

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Moderna is developing three new mRNA-based vaccines for seasonal flu, HIV and Nipah virus

Moderna, the biotech company behind one of the two mRNA-based vaccines currently being rolled out globally to stem the tide of COVID-19, has announced that it will purse development programs around th

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Kenya reports 87 new COVID-19 cases, total tally jumps to 98,271

VCG Kenya's total number of COVID-19 infections rose on Sunday by 87, bringing the new cumulative cases to 98,271.The figures were announced by the ministry of health, which also noted that si

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Africa's COVID-19 infections top 3 million mark

VCG The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa surpassed the three million mark on Sunday as countries on the continent continue their efforts to curb further spread of the virus.According to

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Malawi president orders COVID-19 preventive measures enforcement

VCG Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has called for immediate enforcement of COVID-19 safety guidelines amid high figures of new cases and deaths.President Chakwera made the call on Sunday in

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South African deputy minister Obed Bapela tests positive for COVID-19

VCG South Africa's Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Obed Bapela, has tested positive for COVID-19, the presidency announced on Saturday.Bapela took the test a

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Global COVID-19 cases near 90 million mark as deaths top 1.9 million

FILE PHOTO: People get tested for COVID-19 in Gurugram, India on July 10, 2020. /VCG The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections globally is closing in on the 90 million mark as the number of

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Africa's COVID-19 deaths surpass 70,000 as infections near 3 million

VCG The number of COVID-19-related deaths in Africa has surpassed the 70,000 mark while infections near three million, as the continent continues its fight to stop the spread of the virus.Acco