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Delhi doctor calls present COVID surge 'mild', says shutting down schools
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Paediatric Pulmonologist at Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Dr Dhiren Gupta, on Friday called the shutting down of schools due to teachers and students contracting COVID-19 a "knee jerk" reaction and said people who are contracting COVID have mild sympto
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South Korea reports 125,846 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 125,846 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 16,104,869, the health authorities said Friday.
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Australia's COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to rise
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia reported more than 40,000 new COVID-19 cases and more than 30 deaths on Friday, including 16 in New South Wales, the country's most populous state.
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South Korea to lift all social-distancing rules except mask mandate
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea decided Friday to lift all social-distancing rules next week, except for mask mandate, as the COVID-19 pandemic was estimated to have peaked last month.
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Did Covid lockdown trigger obesity in children? Indian Medical bodies to s
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): With obesity turning into an emerging health crisis across the nation, the ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) will be conducting another study on such an issue in all the age groups to collect data from several parts of the country and monitor the r
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US-India need continued collaboration to face 'biggest challenges': Blinke
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 15 (ANI): The United States and India need continued collaboration, hard work, and leadership for the biggest challenges that both countries face, including COVID-19, tackling climate crisis, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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Devotees throng Meenakshi Temple on 'annual chariot festival' in Madurai
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 15 (ANI): After the COVID-19 pandemic-inducted restriction eased, the annual chariot festival has once again pulled up a huge crowd in the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple this year.
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China reports 3,472 new local COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): China on Thursday reported 3,472 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Friday.
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Delhi govt to issue COVID-19 guidelines for schools amid surge in cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The Arvind Kejriwal government on Friday will issue COVID-19 guidelines for schools amid concerns over the rise in coronavirus cases in the national capital.
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Shanghai logs 3,200 local, 19,872 asymptomatic COVID cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Shanghai [China], April 15 (ANI): China's economic hub Shanghai reported 3,200 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 19,872 local asymptomatic carriers on Thursday, the municipal health commission said Friday, reported Xinhua.
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Delhi reports 325 new COVID-19 cases, positivity rate at 2.39 pc
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Delhi reported 325 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours with a case positivity rate of 2.39 per cent.
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DDMA meeting to discuss COVID-19 situation in Delhi to be held on Apr 20
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Thursday said it will hold a meeting on April 20 to discuss the current situation in wake of rising COVID-19 cases in the national capital.
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