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Medical institute in Kerala develops RT-PCR kit with higher COVID detectio
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) in Kerala, an institute under the Department of Science and Technology has developed a multiplex RT-PCR kit, where the validation shows the kit has 97.3 per cent sensitivity and 1
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25 oxygen concentrators to be given to districts with higher COVID-19 case
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 (ANI): Districts of Karnataka with higher numbers of COVID-19 cases will be provided with 25 oxygen concentrators each, the Health and Medical Education Minister, Dr K Sudhakar said on Thursday.
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'Hate has no place in America': President Biden to sign anti-Asian hate cr
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 20 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has announced that he will sign the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act on Thursday, paving the way for the legislation to stop hate crimes against Asian Americans that have occurred since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Over 40 countries have supplied COVID-19 related equipment, material to In
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Over 40 countries have supplied COVID-19 related equipment and material to India through the Indian Red Cross Society amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the second wave of pandemic, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
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At-home COVID testing kits to be available in 3-4 days: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): At-home COVID-19 tests should be available in the market in the next three to four days, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Thursday.
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Thailand registers 2,636 new COVID-19 cases, 25 more fatalities
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Thursday registered 2,636 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 25 new fatalities, bringing the total tally to 119,585 cases with 703 deaths.
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Milkha Singh tests positive for Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 20 (ANI): Track legend Milkha Singh has tested positive for Covid-19.
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Philippines logs 6,100 new COVID-19 cases, 1,165,155 in total
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday 6,100 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total tally to 1,165,155.
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PM Modi warns states against laxity, says Coronavirus a challenge even on
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): In view of the declining active COVID-19 cases across the county, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday cautioned the states against laxity in COVID appropriate behaviour and said the past experience has taught us that the virus remains a challenge even
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Centre provided over 21 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses to states, UTs so far
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Central government has provided more than 21 crore vaccine doses to the states and Union Territories so far, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Thursday.
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Shammi Silva elected Sri Lanka Cricket President
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday announced that Shammi Silva has been elected uncontested as the President of the cricket board for the 2021 to 2023 period.
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Covid-19 support spurs ADB's record lending commitment to India
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed 3.92 billion dollars in sovereign loans for 13 projects to India in 2020, including 1.8 billion dollars in projects to support the government's coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic response.
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