Ukraine’s health ministry on Saturday reported a one-day record of 793 deaths from COVID-19. Ukraine has been inundated by coronavirus infections in recent weeks, putting the country’s underfunded medical system under severe strain. The ministry said 25,063 new infections had…
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Ukraine sets new COVID deaths record
Ukraine on Tuesday reported record coronavirus deaths as the country sees a surge in infections and struggles to roll out jabs to its vaccine-sceptic population. A government tally in the ex-Soviet country whose public health service is under-resourced reported 538…
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Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit new record
Russia’s daily coronavirus death toll hit a new record on Friday amid the country’s sluggish vaccination rate and the government’s reluctance to tighten restrictions. Russia’s state coronavirus task force reported 936 new deaths on Friday, the highest daily number since…
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Japan probes two deaths after jabs from tainted Moderna batch
Japan is investigating the death of two men who received jabs from batches of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine suspended from use due to contamination, the health ministry said Saturday. The men aged 30 and 38 died earlier this month after getting…
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Antibody drug cuts deaths for some severe COVID patients: study
A cocktail of synthetic antibodies reduces deaths among severe COVID patients who are unable to mount a strong immune response, results from a major clinical trial showed Wednesday. The therapy, developed by the US biotech firm Regeneron and given to…
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COVID-19 cases, deaths down in seniors after vaccine introduction
(HealthDay)—Following the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine, decreases in COVID-19 cases, emergency department visits, hospital admission, and deaths were seen among older adults, according to research published in the June 8 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
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US coronavirus deaths hit lowest level in 10 months
NIH director: ‘Let’s not fuss’ over misleading CDC COVID statistic Dr. Francis Collins reacts to the CDC’s overblown coronavirus outdoor transmission rate on ‘The Story’ COVID-19 deaths in the United States have tumbled to an average of around 600 per…
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India deaths top 4,000 as Macron urges end to vaccine export limits
New COVID-19 deaths surged past 4,000 for the first time in India on Saturday in one of the world’s worst outbreaks, as EU pressure mounted on Washington to end vaccine export limits and offer a concrete plan to lift patents….
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Virus deaths top 4,000 in India as WHO green-lights Chinese vaccine
New COVID-19 deaths surged past 4,000 for the first time in India on Saturday as it struggled with one of the world’s worst outbreaks, but the global immunisation effort was boosted with WHO approval for Chinese firm Sinopharm’s vaccine. And…
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More than one million coronavirus deaths in Europe
Health authorities across Europe have recorded more than a million coronavirus deaths as of 1830 GMT on Monday, according to a tally compiled by AFP from official sources. In the region’s 52 countries and territories, stretching as far east as…
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