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WHO suggests dexamethasone usage for critical COVID cases
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 23 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday (local time) emphasised on a rapid increase in production of dexamethasone, a cheap steroid which after clinical trials has shown life-saving potential for critically ill COVID-19 patients.
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With 9,440 COVID-19 patients cured in last 24 hours, India's recovery rate
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): With 9,440 COVID-19 patients cured in the last 24 hours, the COVID-19 recovery rate of India has increased to 55.77 per cent, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday.
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South Korea to restrict visas, flights from Pakistan, Bangladesh after COV
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 22 (ANI): The South Korean government will restrict issuing visas to people from Pakistan and Bangladesh except for diplomatic and urgent business purposes, with effect from Tuesday, Yonhap news agency reported.
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US left with 63 million doses of anti-malarial drug after FDA revoked its
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 19 (ANI): The US federal government is now left with 63 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate (HCQ) in its stockpile after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this week, revoked the permission for use of anti-malarial drug in treating COVID-19
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With over 11,000 COVID cases, tally in India rises to 308,993
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): India's COVID-19 tally on Saturday witnessed its highest-ever spike of 11,458 cases, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
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Stricter COVID-19 lockdown on weekends and public holidays: Punjab govt
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 11 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered stricter lockdown on the weekends and public holidays, with movement to be restricted to e-pass holders in the fight against the COVID-19.
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Anxious with rise in COVID cases in Delhi, lawyer moves HC with plea seeki
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): With coronavirus cases rising and estimated to reach 5.5 lakh by July end in Delhi, an anxious lawyer has approached the Delhi High Court with a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the imposition of a strict lockdown in the city.
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U'khand reports 23 COVID-19 cases, state tally at 1,560
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 10 (ANI): With new 23 COVID-19 positive cases detected in Uttarakhand on Wednesday, the total number of people infected with the virus in the state has climbed to 1,560, said the health department.
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Fewer hours, less pay and more anxiety greet Americans returning to work a
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 (ANI): Shorter duration of work hours, increased pay cuts and more responsibilities have become the new normal at workplaces for millions of Americans who returned to work amid the worst economic crisis in a generation owing to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Covid restrictions prevented 60 million new infection cases in US, study f
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 (ANI): Shutdown orders put in place in view of stemming the spread of coronavirus pandemic has prevented about 60 million new infections in the United States and 285 million in China, according to a study cited by The Washington Post that examined how stay-at
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Americans troubled more by police actions in George Floyd killing than vio
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 8 (ANI): Americans by a 2-to-1 margin are more troubled by the actions of police in the killing of black man George Floyd than by violence at some protests, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
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G20 pledge over $21 billion to fight COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 6 (ANI): Member countries of the Group of 20 on Friday pledged more than USD21 billion to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the group said on Saturday.
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