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Rome, March 17 : One year after lockedown due to the Covid-19 outbreak, most regions in the northern Italy are reimposing restrictions to curb a resurgence of the virus, closing down non-essential shops and reducing the movement of people.Since Monda…

Manila, March 17 : The Philippines has announced that it will temporarily suspend the entry of foreigners and some citizens as the Southeast Asian country battles a renewed spike in Covid-19 cases.In a statement issued on Tuesday night, the Philippin…

Sydney, March 17 : Mortality rates between the first and second waves of Covid-19 in Europe and the United States fell further, a joint Australian-Chinese study said on Wednesday.According to the study, lower mortality rates occurred in countries wit…

Bangkok, March 17 : Thailand on Wednesday reported 248 new Covid cases, taking the country’s tally to 27,402, while the death toll mounted to 88, health officials said.Of the fresh infections, 242 are domestic, whereas six others are imported, said C…

Algiers, March 17 : The Algerian government has extended the partial lockdown in 16 provinces for two weeks, as part of its continued efforts to contain the Covid pandemic.The extension of the partial lockdown starts on Wednesday and will last until …

Kigali, March 17 : Rwanda will continue administering the AstraZeneca vaccines as the reported side effects have not been confirmed, the country’s Health Minister Daniel Ngamije said.Some European countries have suspended use of the AstraZeneca vacci…

San Francisco, March 17 : Apple has started highlighting centres and clinics administering Covid-19 vaccinations on its Maps app and on Siri in the US.The Apple Maps place card for each vaccine site will include the operating hours, address, phone nu…

Washington, March 17 : The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed the grim milestone of 120.6 million as the pandemic is still raging, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.66 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In…

Los Angeles, March 17 : Actor Elliot Page has opened up about his new identity. The 34-year-old came out as a transgender man in December last year.”What I was anticipating was a lot of support and love and a massive amount of hatred and transphobia….

Nicosia, March 17 : Cyprus has decided to buy 50,000 doses of Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine once it is cleared by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), government spokesman Kyriakos Koushos said on Tuesday.He noted that the decision was made 15 d…