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Delta variant now accounts for 99% of all UK cases

Date: 2021-06-18 17:02:20 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:60 - ID:9017319

LONDON, June 18 (MENA) - The Delta variant, first identified in India, now accounts for almost all of the UK's coronavirus cases, according to Public Health England, according to Sky News on Friday. Some 33,630 cases of the variant were ....

Greece reports 469 new coronavirus cases, 20 deaths in 24 hrs

Date: 2021-06-18 16:22:36 GMT - Greece - World - SN:57 - ID:9017262

ATHENS, June 18 (MENA) - The Greek National Organization for Public Health on Friday reported 20 more deaths from Covid-19 and 469 new confirmed cases, taking the respective totals to 12,514 and 417,706. Friday’s deaths are an increase from the ....

Moscow expects issue of Russians detained in Belarus to be resolved soon - Lavrov

Date: 2021-06-18 16:00:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:9017243

MOSCOW, June 18 (MENA) - Moscow expects that the situation around Russian nationals detained in Belarus will be resolved in the near future, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference following talks with Belarusian top ....

46% of Americans say they won't get Covid-19 vaccine - Poll

Date: 2021-06-18 15:56:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:52 - ID:9017240

WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) -According to the AP-NORC poll, American adults who have not yet rolled up their sleeves for the shot remain hesitant to do so, US News reported on Friday. Just 7% of those who have not been vaccinated say they ....

Putin probes results of Geneva meeting with Biden

Date: 2021-06-18 15:06:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:9017181

MOSCOW, June 18 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed on Friday with the permanent members of the Security Council, via videoconference results of the Geneva meeting with President of the United States Joe Biden that took place on June ....

Georgia reports 671 new cases of coronavirus, 17 deaths

Date: 2021-06-18 11:07:10 GMT - Georgia - World - SN:24 - ID:9016758

TBILISI, June 18 (MENA) - The health authorities in Georgia announced on Friday as many as 671 fresh Covid-19 cases were detected in a span of 24 hours. Today's infections brought the caseload to 357,591 since the outbreak of the pandemic, ....

COVID-19: Delta variant now accounts for almost all of UK's coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-06-18 10:17:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:22 - ID:9016687

LONDON, June 18 (MENA) - The Delta variant now accounts for almost all of the UK's coronavirus cases, according to Public Health England. Some 33,630 cases of the variant were recorded in the last week and PHE said "the most recent data show 99% ....

Philippines logs 6,833 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 1,346,276

Date: 2021-06-18 09:27:08 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:19 - ID:9016546

MANILA, June 18 (MENA) - The Philippines Department of Health reported on Friday 6,833 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,346,276. The death toll climbed to 23,385 after 110 ....

Russia records 17,262 new COVID-19 cases, highest number since Feb 1

Date: 2021-06-18 09:15:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:17 - ID:9016543

MOSCOW, June 18 (MENA) - Russia recorded 17,262 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the highest daily number since February 1, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Friday. The total case count has reached 5,281,309. According to ....

Ukraine reports 967 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-06-18 09:08:16 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:16 - ID:9016476

KIEV, June 18 (MENA) - Ukraine has recorded 967 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 2,228,192, the Ukrainian Health Ministry announced on Friday. According to a ministry ....