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Combating COVID-19: 2,099 villages, 146 towns sanitised in Uttar Pradesh
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 22 (ANI): Sugar Industry and Cane Development Department of Uttar Pradesh has sanitised 2,099 villages, 146 towns and 1,676 offices in the State, said Sanjay R Bhoosreddy, Commissioner, Cane and Sugar, on Wednesday.
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Combating COVID-19: Cabinet approves Rs 15,000 crore
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Rs 15,000 crore for 'India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package'. The funds sanctioned will be utilised in three phases and for immediate COVID-19 Emerge
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Combating COVID-19: Shakib-Al-Hasan to auction his World Cup bat to raise
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib-Al-Hasan has said that he would be auctioning his 2019 World Cup bat to raise funds to help the country in its fight against the coronavirus.
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Combating COVID-19: South Africa to allocate USD 26 billion social relief
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Pretoria [South Africa], April 22 (Sputnik/ANI): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Tuesday an economic and social relief package of 500 billion rands (about USD 26 billion) to support the population amid the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, local media reported.
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COVID-19: Control room to come up in Parliament for information exchange b
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday said that a control room will be set up in Parliament for exchange of information between MPs and MLAs for effective coordination in combating COVID-19.
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Combating COVID-19: Pharmaceutical firms come forward to cater to demand o
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): With several national and international recommendations confirming that the coronavirus can be killed through the usage of sanitisers containing at least 70 per cent alcohol, more pharmaceutical companies are stepping in the new trade.
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Combating COVID-19: SpiceXpress freighter brings medical supplies from Sha
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): A special SpiceJet flight -- SG7078 -- from Shanghai carrying critical medical supply to aid the country's fight against coronavirus landed early morning on Monday in the national capital.
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Combating COVID-19: DBT-BIRAC seek proposals on development of diagnostics
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) had invited applications on COVID-19 research consortium. The first phase of the call ended on March 30 and around 500 applications were received from acade
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Combating COVID-19: High-level task force to work on vaccines, drug testin
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): In order to defeat the coronavirus, a high-level task force has been formed to work on "frontiers of science related to vaccines and drug testing," said Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, here on Sunday.
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Combating COVID-19: Laboratories should speed up testing, says Adityanath
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 18 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that the laboratories should speed up the testing process to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
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Odisha Govt makes special action plan to fight COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 17 (ANI): As 46 COVID-19 positive cases out of 60 have been reported from Bhubaneswar, the State Government has made a special action plan for combating COVID-19 in Bhubaneswar.
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Combating COVID-19: Centre issues advisory to elderly people
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE) along with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Geriatric Department of All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has issued an advisory for senior citizens keeping in mind their vulnerabilit
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