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S. Korea announces innovative syringe method to increase vaccine doses
Date: 2021-02-28 20:57:00 GMT - south korea - World - SN:99 - ID:8823516
SEOUL, Feb 28 (MENA) – South Korea’s health authorities issued a new guideline to vaccination centers across the nation, asking medical staff members to maximize the number of jabs per vaccine bottle by utilizing state-of-the-art syringes, Yonhap ....
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Navalny arrives in penal colony in Russia’s Vladimir region - human rights activist
Date: 2021-02-28 20:10:48 GMT - Russia - World - SN:96 - ID:8823502
MOSCOW, Feb 28 (MENA) - Alexey Navalny has arrived in penal colony number 2 in Pokrov, in central Russia’s Vladimir Region, human rights activist Ruslan Vakhapov, who specializes in defending prisoners’ rights, told TASS. "According to my ....
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US Fauci: Vaccines still reasonably effective against new COVID-19 variants
Date: 2021-02-28 19:51:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:93 - ID:8823500
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (MENA) - The nation's top infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, said on Sunday that Americans should not worry about whether new coronavirus variants such as the one recently discovered in New York can render COVID-19 vaccines ....
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UN blasts violent crackdown on protesters in Myanmar
Date: 2021-02-28 18:14:39 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:89 - ID:8823204
NEW YORK, Feb 28 (MENA) - The United Nations condemned a violent crackdown on protesters in Myanmar on Sunday, urging the country's military rulers to stop using force. "We strongly condemn the escalating violence against protests in Myanmar and ....
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UK reports 144 new Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours
Date: 2021-02-28 18:04:40 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:86 - ID:8823203
LONDON, Feb 28 (MENA) - Another 144 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus and a further 6,035 new cases have been registered in the UK, Sky News reported Sunday. This compares to the 290 coronavirus deaths and 7,434 new ....
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Czech PM says not to resign over worsening coronavirus crisis
Date: 2021-02-28 17:21:58 GMT - Czech - World - SN:79 - ID:8823208
PRAGUE, Feb 28 (MENA) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has said he sees no reason to resign over the worsening coronavirus crisis in the country, Radio Prague reported Sunday. Babiš said that while he was aware the cabinet had made so,e ....
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Czech President expects COVID-19 epidemic to end by September
Date: 2021-02-28 17:18:38 GMT - Czech - World - SN:78 - ID:8823212
PRAGUE, Feb 28 (MENA) - Czech President Miloš Zeman expected the COVID-19 epidemic in the Czech Republic to end by September at the latest, he told CNN Prima News Sunday. By that time, a large majority of the population will have been vaccinated, ....
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Hong Kong detains 47 activists on subversion charges
Date: 2021-02-28 17:11:09 GMT - Hong Kong - World - SN:77 - ID:8823289
VICTORIA, Feb 28 (MENA) - Hong Kong police on Sunday detained 47 activists on charges of conspiracy to commit subversion under the city's national security law, in the largest mass charge against the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's opposition ....
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20 million people receive 1st coronavirus jab in UK
Date: 2021-02-28 16:39:23 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:73 - ID:8823190
LONDON, Feb 28 (MENA) - More than 20 million people have had their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine in the UK, SKY News quoted Health Secretary Matt Hancock as saying Sunday. Hancock offered his "huge thanks" to the team and called it a ....
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Malaysia reports 2,437 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-02-28 14:34:12 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:62 - ID:8822836
KULA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (MENA) – Malaysia's health ministry on Sunday reported 2,437 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Southeast Asian country, bringing its total tally to 300,752. Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a ....
