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Riteish Deshmukh urges fans to wear masks amid second wave of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Amid the raging second wave of the novel coronavirus, Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh on Friday urged his fans to wear a mask and to do so in the right manner.
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Two oxygen-laden tankers from Odisha head to Visakhapatnam, Pune
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 23 (ANI): Amid the acute shortage of medical oxygen in several parts of the country, two tankers from Jajpur in Odisha are on their way to Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra carrying much-needed relief, escorted by the Odisha Police.
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IPL 2021: Negative mental bubble real issue, not bio-bubble, says coach An
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Life of a professional sportsperson isn't easy and the coronavirus pandemic has made things all the more difficult as movement off the field is strictly monitored. Adjusting to the protocols of a bio-bubble life isn't easy and this is where the role of a me
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India administers over 31 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses in last 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): India has administered more than 31 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, said the union health ministry on Friday.
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S.Korea reports 797 more COVID-19 cases, 117,458 in total
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 23 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 797 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 117,458.
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Rahul Gandhi slams Centre for oxygen shortage, lack of ICU beds amid COVID
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Central government for the medical oxygen shortage crisis in parts of the country amid the second COVID-19 wave, saying the lack of ICU beds and oxygen was causing deaths, rather than the disease itself.
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France stands ready to provide support to India amid COVID-19, says Macron
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): France stands ready to provide its support to India in its fight against COVID-19, said French President Emmanuel Macron, as the pandemic situation in the country deteriorated with over 3 lakh infections being reported in a day.
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Pregnant women with COVID-19 face high mortality rate: Study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): In a new worldwide study of 2,100 pregnant women, those who contracted COVID-19 during pregnancy were 20 times more likely to die than those who did not contract the virus.
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Canada bans flights from India, Pak for 30 days amid hike in COVID-19 case
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], April 23 (ANI): Canada has said it would temporarily ban passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days from Thursday amid rising coronavirus cases in the two countries.
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Odisha records 6,215 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 23 (ANI): Odisha has recorded 6,215 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths in the last 24 hours, while 2,165 patients recovered, the state's health department has said.
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Pak students troll Imran Khan on Twitter for holding exams despite COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 23 (ANI): Students across Pakistan have taken to Twitter on Thursday to protest the decision by the Imran Khan-led government and the Cambridge International Examinations to hold exams despite a spiralling coronavirus situation in the country.
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Chile reports 6,832 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], April 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile reported 6,832 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, reversing a five-day consecutive decline in new cases, the health ministry said Thursday.
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