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  • EU hits Myanmar junta officials, two military firms with sanctions

    Date: 2021-04-19 19:57:08 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:86 - ID:8918144

    BRUSSELS, April 19 (MENA) – The European Union on Monday announced sanctions on 10 Myanmar junta officials and two conglomerates linked to the military over the coup and bloody crackdown on protesters in their country, CNA reported. The ....

  • More than quarter of Americans fully vaccinated against Covid-19

    Date: 2021-04-19 18:36:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:8918054

    WASHINGTON, April 19 (MENA) – More than a quarter of the US population has now been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and half of adults have received at least one shot, but the average number of newly reported cases each day remains high, The Wall ....

  • Greece to lift quarantine rule for more travelers from next week-official

    Date: 2021-04-19 12:24:25 GMT - Greece - World - SN:42 - ID:8917410

    ATHENS, April 19 (MENA) - Greece plans to lift quarantine restrictions from next week for travelers from the European Union and five other countries who have been vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19, a senior government official said on ....

  • Russia records 8,589 new daily COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2021-04-19 10:40:12 GMT - Russia - World - SN:28 - ID:8916949

    MOSCOW, April 19 (MENA) - Russia has registered 8,589 new confirmed COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the total count to 4,710,690 cases, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told journalists on Monday. According to the crisis ....

  • Travellers elated as Australia and New Zealand open travel bubble

    Date: 2021-04-19 10:05:51 GMT - Australia - World - SN:25 - ID:8916983

    SYDNEY, April 19 (MENA) - Elation marked today's opening of a long-awaited travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand, euronews reported. The start of quarantine-free travel was a relief for families who have been separated by the pandemic, ....

  • Oxford University to re-infect recovered Covid-19 patients to develop better vaccines

    Date: 2021-04-19 09:14:17 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:20 - ID:8916857

    LONDON, April 19 (MENA) - A team of researchers at the University of Oxford has announced the launch of a human challenge trial under which people who have fought off the Covid-19 will be re-exposed to it in order to develop more effective vaccines ....

  • US expected to reach decision on Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week

    Date: 2021-04-19 07:37:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:8916741

    NEW YORK, April 19 (MENA) - A decision about whether to resume administering the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine should come this Friday, when an expert panel that is advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is scheduled to meet, ....

  • India sees record surge of 273,810 Covid-19 cases as tally tops 15 million

    Date: 2021-04-19 06:55:58 GMT - India - World - SN:10 - ID:8916726

    NEW DELHI, April 19 (MENA) - India witnessed another record rise in its daily cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), as 273,810 fresh infections were reported across the country, according to the Union ministry of health and family welfare ....

  • Germany records 11,437 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-04-19 06:44:18 GMT - Germany - World - SN:8 - ID:8916714

    BERLIN, April 19 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 11,437 to 3,153,699, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday. The reported death toll rose by 92 to 80,006, the ....

  • Chinese mainland reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, all imported

    Date: 2021-04-19 06:01:05 GMT - China - World - SN:2 - ID:8916628

    BEIJING, April 19 (MENA) - The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 11 new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday. Of them, four were reported in Hainan, two each in Guangdong ....

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