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COVID-19: Assam govt announces stricter restrictions from May 13
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 12 (ANI): In view of rising COVID-19 cases, the Assam government on Wednesday announced stricter restrictions that come into force from May 13 till further orders.
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International Nurses Day: Tendulkar pays tribute to frontline workers
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): With the second COVID-19 wave rampant in India, the frontline workers have been working 24x7 to help people fight the pandemic. And on Wednesday, legend Sachin Tendulkar saluted the real warriors on International Nurses Day.
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COVID-19: Indian MMA fighters vow to remove gloom amid pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, May 12 (ANI): As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, Indian Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes feel having sporting events in these times helps recreate and rebuild the positive environment which is actually a key ingredient for people to stay positive
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Haryana transport dept converts 5 minibuses into ambulances in Panchkula,
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Panchkula (Haryana) [India], May 12 (ANI): Haryana transport department has converted five minibuses into makeshift ambulances and other districts are following the same to covert a total of 110 minibuses in the state.
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WHO has not associated the term 'Indian Variant' with B.1.617 Covid strain
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The Government of India (GoI) on Wednesday clarified that World Health Organization (WHO) has not associated the term "Indian Variant" with the B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus in its weekly epidemiological update on the pandemic.
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PM CARES Fund approves procurement of 1.5 lakh Oxycare Systems developed b
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The PM CARES Fund has approved procurement of 1,50,000 units of Oxycare System developed by the Defence Research Development Organisation at a cost of Rs 322.5 crores, the DRDO informed on Wednesday.
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Karnataka's flower business hit by second wave of Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], May 12 (ANI): Coronavirus second wave has hit the livelihood of flower sellers in Karnataka, leaving them jobless and distressed.
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WHO urges all to refer virus variants by their scientific names
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): After several media reports referred to B.1.617 variant as 'Indian Variant', the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday clarified that it does not identify viruses or variants with names of countries they are first reported from.
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Delhi's COVID vaccine reserve exhausted, 100 vaccination sites forced to c
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The Delhi government has been forced to shut down 100 vaccination sites over 17 schools that administered Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN vaccine due to a dearth of supply from the manufacturer, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday.
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Meeting of ministers underway over COVID-19 situation in Andhra
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): A meeting of a group of ministers of the Andhra Pradesh cabinet is currently underway to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 situation in the state.
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Russia registers 8,217 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 8,217 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 8,115 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,905,059, the coronavirus response center said on Wednesday.
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PIL in SC seeking uniform pan India policy for free COVID-19 vaccination t
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Union of India to formulate a uniform pan India policy for free of cost Covid-19 vaccination to every Indian citizen.
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