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HC directs WBEC to consider postponement of four civic polls for 4-6 weeks
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 14 (ANI): Calcutta High Court on Friday has directed the State Election Commission to consider the postponement of four civic polls for four-six weeks due to the surge in COVID-19 cases.
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WHO recommends two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 14 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) Guideline Development Group recommended the use of two arthritis drugs called baricitinib and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in combination with corticosteroids to treat patients with severe or critical COVID-19, on Friday.
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Chinese mainland reports 143 locally transmitted coronavirus cases
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 14 (ANI): The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 143 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday, reported Xinhua.
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Only 15 pc beds are occupied in hospitals, expecting around 25,000 new COV
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): Stating that over 85 per cent of beds are vacant in the city, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday said that around 25,000 new COVID-19 cases are expected today.
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Union Minister Giriraj Singh tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): Union Minister Giriraj Singh tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday and has self-isolated himself.
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India logs over 2.6 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, positivity rate nears 15 pc
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): India reported 2,64,202 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours with a positivity rate of 14.78 per cent, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Friday.
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Makar Sankranti holy bath banned in Haridwar's Har Ki Pauri amid rise in C
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], January 14 (ANI): Haridwar administration has imposed a ban on devotees taking a holy dip in Ganga at Har Ki Pauri on the occasion of Makar Sankranti amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Novak Djokovic a great player but Australia entitled to throw him out, say
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], January 14 (ANI): Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne on Friday said that Novak Djokovic is entitled to not get a COVID jab but Australia is also allowed to deport the world number one men's singles tennis player from the country.
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Pak reports over 3,000 COVID cases in 24 hrs, positivity rate up by 9 time
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 14 (ANI): The number of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan has hit a new record with 3,000 cases reported in the last 24 hours after a gap of over four months, with the country's positivity rate showing an extraordinary nine-fold increase in just one month.
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Jallikattu begins at Avaniyapuram village in Madurai
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 14 (ANI): Jallikattu competition began today at 8 am amid the increasing number of COVID-19 cases.
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Padayatra led to surge in COVID-19 cases; Congress is responsible: Karnata
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 14 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Thursday said the Padayatra by Congress has indeed led to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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People take holy dip at Gangasagar on Makar Sankranti
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Gangasagar (West Bengal) [India], January 14 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 surge, a large number of people on Friday took a holy dip on the occasion of Makar Sankranti at Gangasagar in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
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