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Pakistan Army set to enforce COVID-19 SOPs as infections surge
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): Pakistan government has issued a notification allowing the provinces and federal administration to take the Army's help to enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs) amid the rising coronavirus infections in the country.
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Iran 'ready to offer' technical assistance to India for fight COVID-19 sur
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 25 (ANI): Iran Health Minister Saeed Namaki has written to his Indian counterpart Dr Harsh Vardhan, expressing readiness to support India as it battles a second wave of COVID-19.
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COVID-19: Centre restricts use of liquid oxygen for only medical purposes
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Amid the worsening situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government on Sunday restricted the use of liquid oxygen for non-medical purposes with immediate effect with the ministry of home affairs announcing that the use of liquid oxygen will be allo
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COVID-19: Japan demands pre-departure testing for Olympic, Paralympic team
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 25 (ANI): Japan's government will ask Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics athletes and staff from overseas to be tested for the novel coronavirus twice within 96 hours of departure from their respective countries, multiple games sources said on Sunday.
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India can bring down positivity rate to less than 5 pc in next 3 weeks, sa
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): India can bring down the positivity rate to less than five per cent in the next three weeks, head of the department of medicine at All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS), Dr Naveet Wig said on Sunday.
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Rishabh Pant urges people to follow Centre's guidelines on COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant on Sunday urged people to follow government advice and help everyone around as the country is battling with the second COVID-19 wave.
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No serious side-effect attached to COVID-19 vaccines: DGHS
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Director-General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr Sunil Kumar on Sunday said that vaccine and COVID appropriate behaviour are two things that are key to break the chain of coronavirus infections.
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US CDC recommends pregnant women to take COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended pregnant women who are confused regarding coronavirus vaccination to get the shots.
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Covid-19 is a mild disease, no need to panic: AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Gu
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Covid-19 is a mild disease and there is no need to panic, said AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Sunday while addressing issues related to coronavirus with Chairman of Medanta Dr Naresh Trehan, Professor and Head of Department of Medicine AIIMS Dr Nav
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Maharashtra to give Covid vaccines to all citizens for free: Nawab Malik
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 25 (ANI): Maharashtra government will vaccinate all its citizens free of cost against coronavirus, state Minister Nawab Malik said on Sunday.
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Pakistan govt lacks public support in fight against COVID-19 pandemic: Rep
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): Even though Pakistan's medical infrastructure is crumbling under mounting pressure because of the adverse COVID-19 situation in the country, only a minuscule percentage of the Pakistani population actually wants to get vaccinated.
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Iraqi Interior Ministry says Baghdad Hospital fire death toll rises to 82
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], April 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll in the fire at a Baghdad hospital for treating coronavirus patients has increased to 82, while 110 others were injured, Iraqi state-run INA news agency reported on Sunday, citing the Interior Ministry.
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