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Combating COVID-19: Punjab CM urges religious organisations to restrict ga
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday appealed to religious organisations and Dera heads to keep gatherings under 50 in support of the government's efforts to check the spread of coronavirus.
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Coronavirus: Kerala Police does the 'handwashing' dance
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): To raise awareness about protective measures against coronavirus, Kerala Police released a dance video on the State Police Media Centre's Facebook page promoting the washing of hands, here on Tuesday.
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Private firm Roche Diagnostic gets FDA emergency approval for COVID-19 tes
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Amid coronavirus fears, international private diagnostic centres are coming forward to conduct the COVID-19 tests in India.
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SSB batches commencing from March 20 postponed due to COVID-19: Indian Arm
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): The Indian Army said that it has postponed all Services Selection Board (SSB) batches commencing from March 20 due to COVID-19 crisis.
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COVID-19: Parks, gardens in Nagpur's NMRDA to be shut till March 31
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): In a bid to contain coronavirus spread, authorities here on Tuesday shut down all parks and gardens of Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA) till March 31.
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Health Ministry issues guidelines for notifying COVID-19 affected persons
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued fresh guidelines for notifying COVID-19 affected persons by private healthcare institutions.
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Passengers of Mar 13 Abu Dhabi-Kozhikode flight asked to self quarantine a
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): After a Mahe resident who arrived in the city on March 13 on an Etihad flight tested positive for COVID-19, the other passengers onboard the flight have been asked by the authorities to self-quarantine themselves and report to the district control ro
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COVID-19: Odisha to dole out 3 months ration to food scheme beneficiaries
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): In the wake of coronavirus, the Odisha government has decided to distribute rice, wheat and kerosene to the beneficiaries of National Food Security Act (NFSA) and State Food Security Scheme for three months in advance.
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ICMR revises COVID-19 testing criteria
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research has revised the criteria for testing coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. According to the ICMR, an individual should home quarantine himself/herself for 14 days if they develop symptoms.
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Union Health Ministry, ICMR issue guidelines for private laboratories to t
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR) have constituted guidelines for private laboratories to conduct COVID-19 tests and urged the private set-ups to conduct the tests free of cost.
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COVID-19: J&K Epidemic Disease Regulations 2020 extended to entire Jam
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): The government on Tuesday extended J&K Epidemic Disease (COVID-19) Regulations, 2020 to both the divisions of Jammu and Kashmir to step up efforts to tackle the contagious coronavirus disease.
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Pakistan can't afford Italy-like lockdown while battling Covid-19, says P
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 17 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that had Pakistan locked down its cities like Italy did, its population would have died of hunger.
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