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'Stand with nation'; BKU spokesperson asks farmers to postpone protest ami
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Bhopal Singh on Thursday asked farmers protesting at the borders of the national capital to postpone the agitation against the Centre's farm laws, saying that they must stand with the nation during the ongoing COVID-19
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Mamata urges PM Modi to vaccinate Central, State govt employees on priorit
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 20 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting the vaccination of Central and State government employees working at frontline positions.
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Medical institute in Kerala develops RT-PCR kit with higher COVID detectio
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) in Kerala, an institute under the Department of Science and Technology has developed a multiplex RT-PCR kit, where the validation shows the kit has 97.3 per cent sensitivity and 1
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25 oxygen concentrators to be given to districts with higher COVID-19 case
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 (ANI): Districts of Karnataka with higher numbers of COVID-19 cases will be provided with 25 oxygen concentrators each, the Health and Medical Education Minister, Dr K Sudhakar said on Thursday.
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At-home COVID testing kits to be available in 3-4 days: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): At-home COVID-19 tests should be available in the market in the next three to four days, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Thursday.
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Milkha Singh tests positive for Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 20 (ANI): Track legend Milkha Singh has tested positive for Covid-19.
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With 192 new COVID-19 cases, Mizoram's tally reaches 9,444
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], May 20 (ANI): With 192 new COVID-19 cases reported in Mizoram, the total caseload in the state reached 9,444 on Thursday, informed the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Mizoram.
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Ladakh reports 134 new COVID-19 cases, one death in last 24 hrs
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Leh (Ladakh) [India], May 20 (ANI): Ladakh reported 134 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the overall tally to 16,918, the Union Territory's health department informed on Thursday.
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Local self-govts continue to help mitigate Covid-19 spread in Kerala
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 19 (ANI): Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, local self-governments in Kerala have played a vital role in containing the spread of the infectious virus since it broke out last year.
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50-bed COVID-care facility set up in Andhra's Krishna district
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 19 (ANI): Amid rising coronavirus cases across the country, a new COVID-19 care centre was inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district on Wednesday to make treatment more accessible to the people.
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4 arrested for duping people looking for oxygen for COVID patients
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested four persons from Bihar's Nalanda area for cheating over 300 people across the country on the pretext of providing oxygen cylinders for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
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COVID-19: Army innovates solution for conversion of liquid oxygen to low p
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Amid the spike in the demand for oxygen across the country due to the COVID-19, the Indian Army has stepped in several times over the last few weeks to ensure that the life-saving drug reaches the people.
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