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Philippines logs 4,973 new COVID-19 cases
24 May 2021, 19:55 GMT+10
Manila [Philippines], May 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday 4,973 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,184,706.
The death toll climbed to 19,983 after 39 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said.
The Philippines, which has more than 110 million population, has tested over 12 million people since the outbreak in January 2020.
World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in the Philippines Rabindra Abeyasinghe said the U.N. health agency is very encouraged by the Philippine vaccine rollout.
The Philippines has administered over 4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines since the vaccination drive started on March 1. The government said that almost a million people have been fully vaccinated as of Saturday.
Delhi Police searches Twitter offices in Delhi, Gurgaon
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25 May 2021, 01:56 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Hours after sending a notice to Twitter over a manipulated media tag used on tweets alleging a Congress toolkit against the Central government, a team of Delhi Police Special cell is carrying out a search at the Twitter India offices in Lado Sarai, Delhi and Gurgaon.
Further details into the matter are awaited.
Earlier in the day, Delhi Police sent a notice to Twitter, seeking an explanation from the microblogging site on what grounds it tagged BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra s tweet on the alleged Congress toolkit designed to target the Central government as manipulated media .
With upsurge in Covid-19, J-K administration bags effortst
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23 May 2021, 08:55 GMT+10
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 23 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir administration has made strenuous efforts to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic such as establishing Covid hospitals, enhancing supply of ventilators and oxygen and increasing testing facilities.
According to a press release, Jammu Health and Medical Education Department has established dedicated Covid Hospitals, augmented the supply of ventilators (525 additional ventilators), enhanced the supply of oxygen, availability of logistics viz PPE Kits, N-95 masks, has triple-layer Masks, VTM and Sanitizer.
It has also strengthened laboratory testing facilities, ensured Rapid Antigen Test on a community basis, and provided required equipment.
At least three million people, including unregistered refugees, are likely to miss out on Covid-19 vaccinations in Pakistan due to lack of proofs of their ident