LIVE: Ukraine officials come under shelling attack on front
Top Ukrainian military officials came under a shelling attack during a tour of the front of the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine.
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Live updates: India's Covid-19 tally climbed to 42,802,505 on Saturday as 22,270 more people tested positive for the viral disease, while the active cases came down to 253,739, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll reached 511,230 with 325 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.59 per cent of the total infections. The national Covid-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.21 per cent, the ministry said.
While there is consensus on the Omicron’s mild nature and lesser hospitalisations, public health experts said going, forward vaccination is our best defence and booster doses for the vulnerable need to be speeded up.
VK Paul, Member-Health, NITI Aayog on Friday advised all the citizens not to lower the guard against the Covid-19 pandemic as the current surge has settled and added that the government has invited other vaccine manufacturers to collaborate with scientists and develop vaccines in the country.
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Ukraine officials come under shelling attack on front
Top Ukrainian military officials came under a shelling attack during a tour of the front of the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine.
The officials fled to a bomb shelter before hustling from the area. A journalist from The Associated Press was on the tour.
Earlier Saturday, separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine ordered a full military mobilization Saturday amid a spike of violence in the war-torn region and fears in the West that Russia might use the strife as a pretext for an invasion.
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Germany urges nationals to leave Ukraine
Germany's foreign ministry on Saturday told German nationals to leave Ukraine now, as tensions between Russia and Ukraine increased further.
"German nationals are urged to leave the country now," the ministry said in a statement. "A military confrontation is possible at any time."
Other countries including Britain and the United States have also asked their nationals to depart immediately.
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First Published: Feb 19 2022 | 7:39 AM IST