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  • Austrians to be offered 3rd COVID vaccine shot in autumn

    Date: 2021-05-21 18:46:31 GMT - Austria - World - SN:84 - ID:8968265

    VIENNA, May 21 (MENA) - Austrian Federal Minister of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection Wolfgang Muckstein said Friday a third COVID-19 vaccination jab would be offered in the autumn. Researchers still don’t know how long ....

  • Canadian gov't extends flight ban from India, Pakistan until June 21

    Date: 2021-05-21 18:43:52 GMT - Canada - World - SN:83 - ID:8968297

    OTTAWA, May 21 (MENA) - Canada has extended its ban on direct flights from India and Pakistan until June 21 to help control the spread of new variants of the novel coronavirus, CBC reported Friday. The previous 30-day ban, first imposed on April ....

  • Pakistani PM opens K-2 nuclear power plant

    Date: 2021-05-21 17:25:38 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:75 - ID:8968225

    ISLAMABAD, May 21 (MENA) - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday virtually inaugurated the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-2 (K-2), the Dawn reported. Speaking during the ceremony, he said that the unit — established due to cooperation ....

  • UK reports 9 more coronavirus deaths, 2,829 new cases

    Date: 2021-05-21 16:30:28 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:69 - ID:8968125

    LONDON, May 21 (MENA) - The UK reported another nine coronavirus deaths and 2,829 new cases in the latest 24-hours, Sky News reported Friday. Meanwhile, another 37.5 million people had their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, meaning 21.7 ....

  • John Hopkins: Tally of coronavirus exceeds 165 million worldwide

    Date: 2021-05-21 14:53:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:61 - ID:8967874

    WASHINGTON, May 21 (MENA) - As many as 165,597,826 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). It reported that about 3,432,022 have died from the virus ....

  • Poland reports 1,679 new coronavirus cases, 191 news deaths

    Date: 2021-05-21 11:34:55 GMT - Poland - World - SN:41 - ID:8967509

    WARSAW, May 21 (MENA) - Poland on reported 1,679 new coronavirus infections and 191 more deaths, bringing the country's total number of cases due to the pandemic to 2,863,031 and fatalities to 72,691. The health ministry announced on Friday ....

  • Afghanistan: 406 new cases of Covid-19, 10 deaths reported

    Date: 2021-05-21 10:42:20 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:37 - ID:8967495

    KABUL, May 21 (MENA) - The Afghan Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 406 new positive cases of Covid-19 out of 2,194 samples tested in the past 24 hours. The ministry reported 10 deaths and 103 recoveries from coronavirus in the same ....

  • Argentina announces 'circuit-breaker' lockdown as pandemic rages

    Date: 2021-05-21 09:40:55 GMT - Argentina - World - SN:31 - ID:8967386

    BUENOS AIRES, May 21 (MENA) - Argentina will tighten pandemic lockdown measures to combat a severe second COVID-19 wave, President Alberto Fernandez said on Thursday, underscoring concern as daily cases and deaths have broken records over the last ....

  • Pakistan's Covid death toll crosses 20,000 mark

    Date: 2021-05-21 09:00:26 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:28 - ID:8967380

    ISLAMABAD, May 21 (MENA) - The number of fatalities from the coronavirus crossed the 20,000 mark after Pakistan reported 102 deaths during the last 24 hours. The total number of deaths has risen to 20,089. During the last 24 hours, 51,528 tests ....

  • Ukraine reports 4,984 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-05-21 08:50:34 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:27 - ID:8967381

    KIEV, May 21 (MENA) - Ukraine has recorded 4,984 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 2,175,382, the Ukrainian Health Ministry has reported. "According to the Public ....

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