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  • Brazil reports 36,239 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-03-17 17:59:27 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:102 - ID:8856731

    BRASILIA, March 17 (MENA) - The Brazilian Health Ministry recorded 36,239 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 1,057 deaths, according to Jovem Pan Radio on Wednesday. Brazil has registered ....

  • More than 25 million people in the UK have first dose of coronavirus vaccine

    Date: 2021-03-17 17:58:08 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:99 - ID:8856744

    LONDON, March 17 (MENA) – More than 25 million people in the UK have now had their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, Sky News reported. Figures from the Department of Health show almost 50% of all British adults have received a jab - ....

  • Boris Johnson says he will be getting a coronavirus vaccine 'very shortly'

    Date: 2021-03-17 17:55:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:96 - ID:8856681

    LONDON, March 17 (MENA) - The British prime minister has said he will be getting his coronavirus vaccination "very shortly," Sky News reported. Boris Johnson revealed during PMQs that he has been called up for a COVID-19 jab. "It will ....

  • Romania reports over 6,200 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2021-03-17 17:17:57 GMT - Romania - World - SN:92 - ID:8856740

    BUCHAREST, March 17 (MENA) - Romania reported more than 6,200 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, Romania Radio International reported on Wednesday. Some 89 new fatalities were recorded, while 1,266 patients are receiving treatments and ....

  • Medimpex to procure 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Bosnia's Federation

    Date: 2021-03-17 17:15:04 GMT - Bosnia and Herzegovina - World - SN:82 - ID:8856687

    SARAJEVO, March 17 (MENA) - Bosnia's Federation government said it tasked the entity's health ministry to sign a contract with local company Medimpex Sarajevo for the delivery of 500,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19. The ....

  • UK reports 5,758 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-03-17 17:01:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:90 - ID:8856671

    LONDON, March 17 (MENA) - The UK has recorded a further 5,758 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, government data showed Wednesday. The country also registered 141 new deaths during the same period, Sky News channel reported. There ....

  • Poland returns to national lockdown, closing hotels, schools and shopping centres

    Date: 2021-03-17 16:59:16 GMT - Poland - World - SN:87 - ID:8856529

    WARSAW, March 17 (MENA) - Poland will return to full lockdown on Saturday, extending current restrictions in some regions to the entire country. The new rules mean that recently reopened hotels, as well as cultural and sports venues, will close and ....

  • Georgian PM, European parliament president discuss country’s European integration

    Date: 2021-03-17 16:24:58 GMT - Georgia - World - SN:81 - ID:8856531

    TBILISI, March 17 (MENA) - The essential role of the European Parliament in the process of European integration, the democratic development of Georgia and the situation in the occupied regions were the main topics discussed at today’s meeting ....

  • WHO advisory group recommends Johnson & Johnson vaccine for all adults aged 18 and older

    Date: 2021-03-17 16:22:41 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:76 - ID:8856544

    GENEVA, March 17 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) released on Wednesday its interim recommendations for the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 18 and older, based on advice from its Strategic Advisory Group of ....

  • Ukraine relies on defense, security cooperation with US: Razumkov

    Date: 2021-03-17 16:19:50 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:73 - ID:8856532

    KYIV, March 17 (MENA) - Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Razumkov said Ukraine looks forward to fruitful cooperation with the US, in particular in the parliamentary dimension and the defense and security sectors, Ukrinform news agency ....

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