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AMU doctor suspended for 'negligence' as COVID-19 patient dies
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 22 (ANI): The Aligarh District Administration on Tuesday suspended a doctor at Aligarh Muslim University's (AMU) Jawaharlal Lal Nehru Medical College for alleged medical negligence, following the first death due to the novel coronavirus disease in th
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Morepen Labs takes up the COVID battle with its infrared thermometers, han
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): Morepen Laboratories Ltd is all set to be a frontrunner in India's fight against novel coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19.
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HC declines plea seeking Delhi govt to prohibit dissemination of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea seeking directions to Delhi government to prohibit and stop the dissemination of coronavirus disease data on the basis of religious or communal classification.
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Over 81,000 COVID-19 cases reported worldwide in last 24 hours: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 20 (ANI): A further 81,153 people have tested positive for the coronavirus disease over the preceding 24 hours, taking the overall number of cases confirmed since the start of the outbreak above 2.24 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Sunday
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China earmarks $10 million from its ADB Trust Fund to address COVID-19 ch
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Apr 17 (ANI): China has earmarked 10 million dollars (about Rs 77 crore) in its poverty reduction and regional cooperation fund to support the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in assisting its developing member countries to address their novel coronavirus disease (COVID
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Wuhan revises COVID-19 stats, death toll increases by 1,290
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 17 (Sputnik/ANI): The authorities of the Chinese city of Wuhan - the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic - have recalculated statistics of the coronavirus disease, increasing the number of confirmed cases by 325 to 50,333 and the death toll by 1,290 to 3,869.
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UN working with Yemeni warring parties to prepare fragile health syste
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Sana'a, April 13 (Sputnik/ANI): The United Nations system is working closely with warring sides in Yemen to prepare its hugely fractured health system and existing polio and cholera surveillance mechanisms for the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the embattled nation aft
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Three more people in Kerala test positive for coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 13 (ANI): Three more people in Kerala tested positive for novel coronavirus disease on Monday, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
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ADB triples COVID-19 response package to $20 billion
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 13 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday tripled the size of its response to novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to 20 billion dollars and approved measures to streamline its operations for quicker and more flexible delivery of assista
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ADB assures $2.2 billion support package to India for battling COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 10 (ANI): Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa on Friday assured Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of 2.2 billion dollars (about Rs 16,820 crore) support to India in its fight against novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Turkey starts testing plasma therapy as potential COVID-19 treatment
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 7 (Sputnik/ANI): Turkey has started testing plasma therapy as a possible treatment for the coronavirus disease, Turkish Red Crescent Society President Kerem Kinik said on Tuesday.
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New York COVID-19 death toll rises to 5,489 with largest single-day increa
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 07 (Sputnik/ANI): The US state of New York has seen the largest daily increase in the number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) related deaths, with 731 new fatalities, bringing the death toll to 5,489.
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