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India among 62-nation seeking probe into WHO's COVID-19 response
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 18 (ANI): A total of 62 countries, including India has backed a joint effort by Australia and European Union, calling for an independent inquiry into the WHO's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a draft resolution proposed for 73rd World Health Assembly
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South Central Railway develops robotic device to assist in patients care i
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 17 (ANI): South Central Railway zone has developed a robotic device, "RAIL-BOT" (R-BOT) to assist in hospital management functions towards patient care in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak.
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Religious organisation distributes essential grocery kits to 30,000 needy
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 17 (ANI): A religious organisation has distributed essential grocery kits that would last a month to 30,000 families in need here.
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Mission Vande Bharat: 310 Indian pilgrims depart from Tehran for New Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], May 17 (ANI): As many as 310 Indian pilgrims departed from Tehran, Iran for New Delhi by Mahan Air on Saturday. The group hails from Ladakh and will later go home to Leh by special flights.
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North-East govts have asked health workers working in other states to retu
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): AMRI Hospital on Saturday said that governments of the North-Eastern states, particularly Manipur and Tripura, have asked their health workers who are working in the hospital to return to their native states amid COVID-19 outbreak.
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COVID-19: US working with India, says President Trump, calls PM Modi 'a ve
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 16 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a 'very good friend' and said US was working with India as the two countries battle the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Brazil Health Minister resigns less than a month in office, says president
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], May 16 (ANI): Brazilian Health Minister Nelson Teich has resigned after being in office for less than a month, even as the number of coronavirus cases continues to surge in the country.
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IMF provides Jamaica with USD 520 mn to combat COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA] (ANI), May 16: Jamaica's request for an emergency fund to deal with urgent needs raised by the COVID-19 pandemic has been approved with a USD 520 million loan by the International Monetary Fund.
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Under 'Operation Warp Speed' Trump hopes for COVID-19 vaccine by end of ye
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 16 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Friday said that the United States will be able to deliver a few hundred million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, under 'Operation Warp Speed', by the end of this year.
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Dr Vardhan directs States/UTs to create awareness about ill-effect of spit
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): In a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19 outbreak in the country, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has directed all States/UTs to create widespread awareness regarding the ill-effect of spitting and use of smokeless tobacco at public places.
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Blasphemy allegations in Pakistan continue despite Covid-19 outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 15 (ANI): The incidents of blasphemy allegations continue to persist in Pakistan amid Covid-19 outbreak in the country and rest of the world.
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COVID-19: New dress code for advocates at Orissa HC
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 15 (ANI): Amid COVID-19 outbreak, the Orissa High Court has issued a circular introducing a new dress code for advocates advising them "to wear a plain white shirt / white salwar-kameez / white saree with a plain white neck-band till the medical exigencies e
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