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Japan registers 1st possible case of mother-to-newborn COVID-19 transmissi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 22 (ANI/Sputnik): A newborn in Japan is believed to have contracted COVID-19 from the mother in what may be the first case of mother-to-baby coronavirus transmission in the country, the NHK public broadcaster reported on Monday.
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New study proposes strategies to control Covid pandemic while sustaining e
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 12 (ANI): Researchers have developed two strategies, if used together and followed closely could reduce coronavirus transmission by transmission by an amount comparable to that of a strict lockdown, while maintaining economic activity.
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WHO expert says agency had no COVID-19 clusters on premises
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered no cases of coronavirus transmissions on the premises, the technical lead on COVID-19, Maria Van Kerkhove, said on Monday after the director-general had gone into self-quarantine.
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15 districts across 5 states exhibiting high COVID-19 caseload and fatalit
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 4 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Friday directed the authorities in 15 districts of five states-- Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh to proactively curb the chain of coronavirus transmission and bring mortality be
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IIT-Delhi's PRACRITI to predict district, statewise COVID-19 transmission
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Prof Anoop Krishnan and his team of researchers at IIT-Delhi have developed a web-based dashboard called -- PRACRITI -- which can predict the district and state wise transmission rate of COVID-19.
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2 pet cats test COVID-19 positive in New York
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 23 (ANI): US health authorities have confirmed the first cases of coronavirus found among two pet cats in New York state.
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Kashmiri girl urges citizens to set aside differences, pay heed to PM's ad
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 7 (ANI): As the Centre is urging all communities to adhere to social distancing and other measures to prevent coronavirus transmission, a young girl from the Kashmir Valley has urged people to follow Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's advice and set
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Newspaper sales slump in Kolkata over fears of COVID-19 spread
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Newspaper sales in Kolkata have slumped over fears of coronavirus transmission.
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Home quarantine may reduce coronavirus transmission risk by 62 pc: ICMR
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): As the country grapples with the rising menace of coronavirus, a study done by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed that home quarantine and maintaining social distancing of symptomatic can flatten the curve of the disease outbreak.
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Coronavirus can spread by direct transmission, aerosols, says official
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 9 (ANI): Local authorities have said that the novel coronavirus can spread through direct transmission, contact transmission, or aerosol transmission.
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