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South Asian countries vow cooperation, oppose politicizing virus

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C) attends a virtual meeting on the fight against the COVID-19, Beijing, China, April 27, 2021. /Chinese Foreign Ministry Chinese State Co

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Brazilian Governor Vows to Challenge Health Regulator After Refusal to Greenlight Sputnik V Imports

The governor of the Brazilian state of Ceara, Camilo Santana, has slammed a decision by the federal health regulator Anvisa, who denied permission to import Sputnik V i

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Soccer fans return as Wembley trials mass COVID-19 testing

The UK has taken another significant step towards lifting COVID-19 restrictions as 8,000 fans attended Sunday's Carabao Cup final at Wembley.The soccer clash between Manchester City and Tottenham is

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Peruvians still struggling with COVID deaths, vaccine access

01:41 A slow vaccine rollout and record deaths in a second wave of infections has provoked fears in Peru that the country could face a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.Officially, there are

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India's coronavirus cases continue to surge

India documented a new daily coronavirus case record for the fifth straight day with 352,991.People have been forced to seek treatment as hospitals across the country run out

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Turkey's Erdoğan announces new COVID-19 restrictions

FILE PHOTO: A health care member is seen at work at a COVID-19 laboratory of the Akdeniz University in Antalya, Turkey. /VCG Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday announced new cor

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Africa's COVID-19 infections surpass 4.5 million mark

FILE PHOTO: A local isolation ward for patients with COVID-19 in Machakos, Kenya, July 28, 2020. /VCG The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa has surpassed the 4.5 million mark, as the con

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Kenya's COVID-19 infections hit 156,787 as deaths reach 2,622

FILE PHOTO: Passengers on board a train on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Kenya wear masks in line with government-imposed measures to curb spread of COVID-19, July 13, 2020. /VCG Kenya's conf

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Soccer fans return as Wembley trials mass COVID-19 testing

The UK has taken another significant step towards lifting COVID-19 restrictions as 8,000 fans attended Sunday's Carabao Cup final at Wembley.The soccer clash between Manchester City and Tottenham is

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EU gears up to "respond rapidly" to India's COVID-19 situation

VCG The European Union (EU) is gearing up to "respond rapidly" to India's worrying COVID-19 situation, which has made it the current epicenter of the pandemic, the President of the European Co

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Egypt's el-Sisi receives COVID-19 vaccines

FILE PHOTO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. /VCG Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received his first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday as health authorities continue admini

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Iran to bar travellers from India over COVID-19 variant, officials say

Iran said on Saturday that it would bar travellers from India over a COVID-19 variant to avert its spread in the already stricken country.Officials, however, did not sa

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COVID-19 vaccination moves slowly in Peru

02:32 A slow vaccine rollout and record deaths in a second wave of infections has provoked fears in Peru thatthe countrycould face a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.Officially, there are mo

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Daily record of more than 893,000 COVID cases globally

A daily record of more than 893,000 COVID-19 cases has been recorded worldwide, mainly due to a surge of the virus in India, according to an AFP count on Saturday. /Xinhua A daily record of mo

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'This Is On You': Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Slams Modi Gov't Over Oxygen Crisis, COVID Deaths

Amid the rising coronavirus cases, Rahul Gandhi, a key leader of India's main opposition party Congress, on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's central govern

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India's Cadila Healthcare starts producing COVID-19 vaccine candidate

FILE PHOTO: India's Cadila Healthcare has started producing its potential COVID-19 vaccine for which it will seek emergency use authorisation in May or June, its managing director told Reuters, w

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Uganda's COVID-19 vaccinations near 240,000

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare professional is vaccinated against COVID-19 on March 10, 2021 in Kampala, Uganda. (Photo by Luke Dray / Getty Images) The number of COVID-19 vaccinations administered