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Pakistan announces new travel advisory amid looming fifth wave of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 4 (ANI): Amid a looming fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic fuelled by the Omicron variant of coronavirus in Pakistan, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced a new travel advisory which will take effect on January 5 at the direction of the National Com
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Study finds athletes need thorough tests after long COVID
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 3 (ANI): According to a new study, athletes returning to training following long COVID should undergo a series of tests and seek regular advice from a multi-disciplinary team of specialists to ensure they are fit to resume exercise.
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28 per cent Pakistanis think that COVID-19 pandemic has ended, says survey
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 3 (ANI): A survey by a market research company in 34 countries showed that Pakistan had the highest share of those who thought the pandemic was over.
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No tokens to be issued in Kolkata Metro starting today
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 3 (ANI): In a bid to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kolkata Metro has temporarily suspended the issuance of tokens with effect from January 3, Monday till further notice.
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Belgian Antarctic research outpost hit by COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Antarctica, January 2 (ANI): After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the world's most remote regions - a Belgian outpost in Antarctica was exposed to coronavirus.
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Study finds changes in blood not heart may underlie cardiac thrombosis in
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 2 (ANI): A team of researchers examined autopsy tissue samples of hearts from patients who died early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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World Bank, int'l organisations not supporting Afghanistan's health sector
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 2 (ANI): The Taliban have said that international organisations including the World Bank had promised to support the health sector of Afghanistan but now they have stopped doing so, reported local media.
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London-based Indian origin restaurateur Amritpal Singh Maan makes it to UK
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 1 (ANI): Amritpal Singh Maan, a philanthropist who has provided over 200,000 meals to those in need since the COVID-19 pandemic began, has been awarded OBE in recognition for his services to charity and community. He is among those honoured by the Queen in the New Yea
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Poor sleep takes a toll on health care workers' mental condition, finds st
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 1 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have studied the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care workers' sleep patterns and the potentially damaging consequences of sleep disturbance on their mental health.
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India will fight COVID-19 with full caution, vigilance: PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the country will fight the COVID-19 pandemic with full caution and vigilance and will also fulfill its national interests.
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'If we end inequity, we end COVID-19 pandemic': WHO chief
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 1 (ANI): As the world enters its third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was confident that the pandemic will end in 2022 "if we end inequity" together.
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India's wheat exports surpass USD 872 million in current financial year fr
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): India's cereal exports continue to surge notwithstanding the disruption of global supplies because of the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
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