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Pakistan's lockdown relaxation resulted in rise in coronavirus infection r
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 9 (ANI): Highlighting that relaxation of the nationwide lockdown resulted in increase of coronavirus infection rate in Pakistan, the World Health Organisation (WHO) suggested imposing an "intermittent lockdown" in the country to curb the spread of the virus.
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Indore doctor infected with coronavirus dies
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 9 (ANI): A 57-year-old doctor named Ajay Joshi died due to coronavirus infection at a hospital here in the wee hours of Tuesday.
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Indian doctor from Nagpur dies in UAE due to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 8 (ANI): An Indian doctor, hailing from the city of Nagpur in Maharashtra, has passed away after contracting the novel coronavirus infection in Al Ain city in east Abu Dhabi.
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Once a coronavirus hotspot of Mumbai, Dharavi records no deaths during las
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 8 (ANI): Asia's largest slum Dharavi, which was once a hotspot of coronavirus infection with rapidly increasing COVID-19 positive cases, has now in the last seven days not recorded a single person to the virus and has also seen a decline in the number of po
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Brazil death toll from coronavirus rises to 35,930
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], June 07 (ANI): The death toll due to coronavirus infection in Brazil has increased by 904 to 35,930 in the past 24 hours.
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Indigenous ELISA kits 92.37% sensitive, 97.9% specific for COVID-19 testin
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 5 (ANI): Indigenous IgG-based ELISA kits for COVID-19 testing have been found to be sensitive and specific for the detection of coronavirus infection in human serum samples.
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Race for COVID vaccine takes on political dimensions to echo technological
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 4 (ANI): The race among countries to develop a safe and effective vaccine that could fight the novel coronavirus infection has taken on political dimensions to echo technological dominance, whereby the winning nation could get a jump-start on protecting its citize
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Odisha Govt asks Collector, SPs to focus on community surveillance for bet
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 4 (ANI): The Odisha government has asked all Collectors and Superintendents of Police (SP) to focus on community surveillance and community monitoring for better management of COVID-19.
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India testing 1.2 lakh COVID-19 samples daily, far from peak in cases: ICM
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Over one lakh samples are being tested every day to detect coronavirus infection, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday, adding that India is far from the peak of COVID-19.
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Markets reopen in Pakistan despite surging Covid cases
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): Buckling under the business community's pressure and to "keep the economy running," the Punjab government has allowed opening of all markets, bazaars, shopping malls and other businesses five days a week with longer working hours despite a consistent increase
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Officials concerned that crowded protests may spark a surge in Covid infec
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 2 (ANI): US health officials are concerned that the angry protests which have gripped the entire nation against the injustices by law enforcement agencies and police crackdown may lead to a surge in the rate of coronavirus infections.
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People living on higher altitude have less chances of catching coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 1 (ANI): Researchers have found that populations living in higher altitudes, especially 3,000 meters (9,842 feet) above the sea level significantly report lower levels of coronavirus infections than their lowland counterparts.
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