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J-K admin sets up Covid hospitals, enhances supply of ventilators, oxygen
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 23 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir administration has made strenuous efforts to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic such as establishing Covid hospitals, enhancing supply of ventilators and oxygen and increasing testing facilities.
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Odisha CM asks officials to prevent Covid spread at shelters for Yaas cycl
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 23 (ANI): With Odisha bracing up for cyclonic storm Yaas amid Covid-19 pandemic, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday directed officials to be careful and ensure that infection is not spread due to crowding at cyclone shelters.
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US civil rights leader assures help to Tamil Nadu to combat COVID-19 pande
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Washington DC [US], May 23 (ANI): American civil rights activist Rev Jesse Jackson Sr spoke to Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan (PTR) in a Zoom call on May 21 and assured that COVID-19 assistance is on its way, amid state's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 situation stabalising in major part of country, says Niti Aayog m
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New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): The situation created by COVID-19 "is stabilising in a major part of the country" with the positivity rate and active cases going down, VK Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog, said on Saturday.
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China's carbon emissions soar to record high
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 22 (ANI): While the world is battling COVID-19 pandemic, China's carbon emissions has reached a new record high with a growth of 14.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the previous year, according to a report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Cl
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COVID-19: Govt invites proposals on critical components, innovations in ox
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New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): The Central government has invited research and development (RandD) proposals from scientists for the invention of oxygen concentrators in order to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Study finds online gambling increased during lockdown
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Bristol [UK], May 22 (ANI): According to new research, regular gamblers were more than six times more likely to gamble online compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BJP-ruled states to implement scheme for children orphaned due to COVID-19
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New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Saturday wrote to all party-ruled states regarding a scheme for the welfare of children who have been orphaned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Railways delivers 14,500 MT of liquid medical oxygen so far
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New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Working on mission mode amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Railways has successfully delivered nearly 14,500 metric tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in more than 884 tankers by 224 Oxygen Expresses.
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Nick Jonas opens up about Billboard Music Awards, says pandemic offered ch
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Washington [US], May 22 (ANI): Singer-actor Nick Jonas, who is set to host the Billboard Music Awards 2021, opened up about the upcoming ceremony. The star shared that he and the producers have turned the challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic into an opportunity to create a unique award
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Ask retailers to display stock, rates of COVID medicines, LG tells Delhi g
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New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): With the national capital battling the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Saturday instructed the Delhi government authorities to ensure that drugs related to COVID treatment are made available to people to check hoardi
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Philippines logs 6,831 new COVID-19 cases
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Manila [Philippines], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Saturday 6,831 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,178,217.
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