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First meeting of WHO body to discuss new pandemics treaty to be held on Ma
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that the first meeting of the organization's commission to discuss new treaty on the COVID-19 pandemic will take place on March 1, 2022, and its
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COVID pandemic accentuated need to centralize production: Nadda
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda on Wednesday said that the COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated the need to centralize production.
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Tweens' screen time increased during COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Ohio [US], December 1 (ANI): According to a recent study, during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, parental concerns about media use appeared to take a backseat as the health crisis forced parents to make accommodations for children who were spending more downtime at home and less time in socia
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India provides medical, humanitarian aid to over 150 countries to deal wit
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Highlighting India's contribution in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, Sanjay Bhattacharyya Secretary (CPV & OIA) said that New Delhi provided medical teams, COVID-19 medicines, testing kits and humanitarian supplies to over 150 countries.
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Omicron COVID variant: DIRCO expects India-SA series to go ahead as planne
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], November 30 (ANI): South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has released a statement, saying it expects the bilateral cricket series between India and South Africa to go ahead in December-January.
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Automobile sales affected in past 2 years due to COVID-19: Govt informs LS
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Automobile sales have been affected in the last two years due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Ministry of Heavy Industries in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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Omicron: Arvind Kejriwal chairs meet on possibility of COVID-19 third wave
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal chaired a review meeting with Health Minister Satyendra Jain and senior officials on the possibility of a third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, amid concerns raised by new variant 'Omicron'.
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Singapore, Malaysia reopen border after being shut for nearly two years du
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Singapore, November 29 (ANI): Singapore and Malaysia have reopened their land borders after nearly two years since it was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which started early last year.
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Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana extended till March 2022, says PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that in a bid to bring relief to over 80 crore people during the COVID-19 pandemic, the government is running Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana to provide free grains and the scheme has been extended till Marc
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Karnataka issues fresh curbs in districts bordering Kerala amid rise in Co
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 28 (ANI): Karnataka government took stringent precautionary measures in border districts of the state to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, informed the Chief Minister Office on Sunday.
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PM Modi wanted to maintain people's morale during COVID-19 pandemic: JP Na
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda on Sunday responded to the Opposition's jibe of just clapping and lighting candles during the COVID-19 pandemic and said that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message for the people to main
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MVA coalition govt's 2nd anniv: Minister Nawab Malik says Maharashtra did
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 28 (ANI): As the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition government in Maharashtra completes two years in power, state cabinet minister Nawab Malik said that despite being affected by COVID-19 pandemic, the administration had done "better than other states" and com
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