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Odisha reports 4,761 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 20 (ANI): As many as 4,761 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths were reported in Odisha in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Tuesday.
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Delhi lockdown: Rajya Sabha employees to work from home
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): With the imposition of a lockdown in the national capital amid the rise in COVID-19 cases, all employees of the Rajya Sabha will work from home till this Friday.
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Masjid in Vadodara turned into 50-bed COVID-19 facility as hospitals face
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], April 20 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases continue to rise and hospitals facing acute shortage of beds for patients, a mosque in Vadodara has been converted into a 50-bed facility.
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Night curfew extended, cinemas, bars and gyms to remain shut in Punjab
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Punjab government has announced a fresh set of curbs to control the spike in the daily COVID-19 tally and extended the night curfew timings from 8 pm to 5 am.
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Covid-19: First 'Oxygen Express' rakes leave from Mumbai region to Vizag
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 20 (ANI): The first 'Oxygen Express' departed from Central Railway's Kalamboli yard on Monday evening to ferry liquid oxygen for Maharashtra from Vishakhapatnam steel plant in Andhra Pradesh amid the worsening COVID-19 situation.
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No significant shift in age distribution of COVID-19 case: NITI Ayog membe
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): There is no significant shift in the age distribution of COVID-19 cases in the second wave as compared to the first one, said Dr VK Paul, Member (Health) of the NITI Aayog, on Monday.
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India reports record 2.73 lakh new COVID-19 cases; total vaccines administ
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The COVID-19 situation in India continued to be of concern with the country yet again witnessing the highest single-day surge of cases. The country saw 2.73 lakh new cases and 1,619 deaths in the last 24 hours.
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UK human 'challenge trial' launches to study COVID-19 reinfection
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], April 19 (ANI): A year-long trial launched Monday to study how the immune system reacts in people contracting coronavirus for the second time.
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Timing of drugs is important, Remdesivir isn't magic bullet: AIIMS Directo
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Highlighting the need to administer drug at an appropriate stage to treat COVID-19 patients, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) director Dr Randeep Guleria said on Monday that Remdesivir isn't a magic bullet that decreases mortality and caution
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Russia registers 8,589 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 8,589 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 8,632 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,710,690, the coronavirus response center said on Monday.
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Centre, Delhi govt 'failed miserably' to deal with migrant labourers' issu
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Monday expressed its concerns on the Covid-related issues like oxygen shortage, and reverse migration of migrant labourers and said the both Central and Delhi governments failed miserably to deal with the crisis of migrant workers during
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Covid beds in Karnataka to be increased soon, says Dr K Sudhakar
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 19 (ANI): Amid the continuous surge in coronavirus infection, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Monday said Covid beds in the state will be increased shortly as 'bigger corporates' have promised to provide 50 per cent of their beds to the governm
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