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Dogs are being trained to sniff out COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], April 30 (ANI): As the world is struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic, could canines "revolutionize" the COVID-19 response by emerging as a "new diagnostic tool"? Experts believe so. Dogs are being trained in the US and the UK to sniff out the coronavirus.
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Jaishankar discusses use of digital tools in COVID-19 response with Estoni
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday spoke to his Estonian counterpart Urmas Reinsalu and discussed the use of digital tools in combating coronavirus.
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India providing pharma assistance to nearly 85 nations to support COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday participated in the BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting during which he highlighted the pharma assistance being provided by India to nearly 85 countries on a grant basis to support their response against the cor
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ADB approves $1.5 billion financing to support India's COVID-19 response
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 28 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday approved a 1.5 billion dollar loan to India to help fund its response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Missouri becomes first US state to sue China over covid-19 response
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 22 (ANI): Missouri became the first state in the United States to file a lawsuit against Beijing over its response to the coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China, and has since infected more than 2.5 million people worldwide.
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Italy prepares for 'Phase-2' of COVID-19 response as deaths surge past 23,
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Rome [Italy], April 19 (ANI): The Italian government is now preparing for the 'Phase-2' of its response to fight the coronavirus outbreak as the tally of deaths surged past 23,000 on Saturday (local time), after 482 more people succumbed to the contagious infection in the past 24 hours.
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Brazilian President sacks health minister after dispute over COVID-19 resp
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], April 17 (ANI): Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday sacked health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta after the latter criticised the president for refusing to abide by the ministry's social distancing guidelines amid coronavirus crisis.
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ADB triples COVID-19 response package to $20 billion
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 13 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday tripled the size of its response to novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to 20 billion dollars and approved measures to streamline its operations for quicker and more flexible delivery of assista
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Prosus commits Rs 100 crore to India's COVID-19 response
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 10 (ANI/PRNewswire): Prosus, the global consumer internet group of Naspers, has committed Rs 100 crore to the Indian government's response to the COVID-19 crisis.
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De Beers Group contributes funds across Botswana and Namibia to support CO
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 8 (ANI/ BusinessWire India): De Beers Group today announced that it will contribute USD 2,500,000 across Botswana and Namibia to aid the response to the COVID-19 crisis.
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Combating COVID-19: PM Modi chairs joint meeting of Empowered Groups
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a joint meeting of Empowered Groups constituted for planning and ensuring implementation of COVID-19 response activities in the country.
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PM Modi boosting India's spirit to fight COVID-19, say experts
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Oberhausen [Germany]/Glasgow [UK], April 3 (ANI): As the world is fighting COVID-19 pandemic, the initiatives taken by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to keep the country from slipping into despondency are being praised by western experts.
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