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Odisha Govt makes special action plan to fight COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 17 (ANI): As 46 COVID-19 positive cases out of 60 have been reported from Bhubaneswar, the State Government has made a special action plan for combating COVID-19 in Bhubaneswar.
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Wedding in times of COVID-19: Couple in Europe ties knot via video call, p
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 17 (ANI): Amid social distancing and lockdown imposed in view of the coronavirus crisis, a couple entered into wedlock from two different countries in Europe via a video calling app on Friday while their parents attended the event from India.
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ICMR directs all States to follow key protocols for rapid testing of COVID
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revised the protocol for using the 'rapid antibody test' in hotspot areas for epidemiological studies and surveillance.
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Facebook adds 'care' reaction emojis to its emotional palette amid coronav
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 17 (ANI): As the spread of coronavirus has reduced the physical interaction of people to a minimum, Facebook has introduced a new way to show support by adding a new 'care' emoji and reaction feature to its app and messenger.
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Mild-cases of COVID-19 should be home quarantined to address health staff
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Former national president of Indian Medical Association (IMA) Dr KK Agarwal on Friday said that in order to avoid the scarcity of medical staff in the hospitals, mild-cases need to be home quarantined and healthcare workers should only be involved in treati
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78 more test COVID-19 positive in Gujarat, tally reaches 1099
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 17 (ANI): Seventy-eight more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Gujarat on Friday, taking the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the State to 1099.
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Students violating COVID-19 will invite action: JNU
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Friday said that some students, who are "openly flouting" the COVID-19 guidelines, will invite disciplinary action, and hence the students should strictly follow the guidelines.
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81 private labs in country to conduct COVID-19 test: ICMR
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday said that there are 81 private labs across 14 States and one Union Territory in the country to conduct COVID-19 test.
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India's doubling rate for cases 6.2 for past seven days, coronavirus cases
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): India's doubling rate of coronavirus cases is 6.2 days for the past seven days while it was about three days before the lockdown as efforts to deal with the crisis continued at various levels with the total number of confirmed cases rising to 13835.
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About 63,000 PPE kits from China fail quality test
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Around 63,000 Chinese-manufactured personal protective equipment (PPE) kits did not meet Indian standard criteria, said sources in the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Friday.
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One more tests COVID-19 positive in Kerala
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 17 (ANI): One more person tested positive for COVID-19 in Kerala on Friday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases to 138 in the State.
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Collection, harvesting, processing of forest produce exempted from lockdo
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The collection, harvesting, and processing of forest produce and non-timber forest produce by Scheduled Tribes (STs) and other forest dwellers have been exempted from the lockdown, said Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, her
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