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France bans gatherings of over1,000 people amid COVID-19 scare
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], Mar 9 (Sputnik/ANI): France has banned all gatherings of more than 1,000 people in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease, officially known as COVID-19, in the country, Health Minister Olivier Veran said here on Sunday.
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Pope Francis to deliver Sunday prayers via livestream instead of papal win
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], Mar 8 (ANI): Instead of addressing the crowd from a window overlooking St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis will deliver Sunday prayers via a livestream video from a library inside the Vatican because of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, officials have said.
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IIFA 2020 postponed amid COVID-19 scare
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 6 (ANI): The International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) which was scheduled to be held in Indore Madhya Pradesh at the end of March, has now been postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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CBSE allows students to take masks, sanitisers inside examination halls am
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 4 (ANI): As the number of coronavirus infected cases rose 28, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday said that the students appearing for boards can carry face masks and sanitisers into the exam halls.
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WHO warns of protective gear shortage amid COVID-19 fears
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 4 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there is a severe shortage in personal protective equipment (PPE) and called on manufacturers to urgently increase production to meet the demand as the novel coronavirus rapidly spreads across the globe.
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