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ICMR to conduct study on effectiveness of BCG vaccine against COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will conduct a study by next week, to identify the effectiveness of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine against COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry officials said on Friday.
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Indian Muslims among 14 new COVID-19 cases in Nepal
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 18 (ANI): In a single day rise, Nepal has recorded 14 new cases of COVID-19 -- 12 are from Udaypur district of Eastern Nepal which includes Indian Muslims whereas two are from Chitwan having travel history to the United Kingdom.
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COVID-19: India Post delivering life-saving drugs in remote areas, pension
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Amid the challenges posed by coronavirus , India Post is making efforts to provide relief to people by delivering life-saving drugs to patients living in remote areas and providing pension and social security benefits through Aadhar-enabled payment system.
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Combating COVID-19: Indian women's hockey team to raise funds to feed need
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian women's hockey team will launch an 18-day fun fitness challenge starting today to raise funds towards helping the poor and migrant families whose lives have been affected due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Indian Railways provides 10500 isolation beds for COVID-19 patient
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): The government on Thursday said that over 10,500 isolation beds for COVID-19 patients made available by Indian Railways and over 5000 train coaches have been converted into quarantine facilities.
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Coordinating with concerned authorities to facilitate departure of 180 Pak
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is facilitating the return of foreigners including Pakistani nationals, who are stranded here, back to their countries, government sources told ANI on Wednesday.
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Presence of bat coronavirus BtCoV in two bat species: ICMR study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): A first-time study in India by the country's top medical research body Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has detected the presence of bat coronavirus (BtCoV) in two bat species from Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu.
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Possibility of COVID-19 transmission from mother to newborn, says ICMR
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): There can be a possibility of transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19) from a pregnant mother to the newborn, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). However, the proportion of pregnancies affected and the significance to the newborn is
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Combating COVID-19: Indian doctors arrive in Kuwait
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuwait City [Kuwait], April 13 (ANI): A team of 15 Indian doctors and health care professionals reached here on Monday to support the Kuwait government's fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.
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India's coronavrius cases rise to 9352, no new case in 25 districts for 14
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The penultimate day of 21-day lockdown saw the number of coronavirus cases in the country reach 9352 with 905 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. The government's action plan to contain the spread of COVID-19 has stared yielding results in 25 distri
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Combatting COVID-19: Indian Army's Eastern Command headquarters install sa
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 12 (ANI): In the wake of coronavirus outbreak, the Eastern Command headquarters of the Indian Army in Kolkata has installed a sanitisation gate to disinfect vehicles entering the premises.
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Combating COVID-19: Indian striker Jeje Lalpekhlua donates blood for needy
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): Indian football team striker Jeje Lalpekhlua has come forward in the tough times of the coronavirus pandemic and donated blood for the needy in Mizoram.
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