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Nepal's trade with China going through rough patch amid COVID
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 6 (ANI): Traders in Nepal continue to face hardship due to the continued restrictions on the border of the country with China, which had been in force since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nepal's trade with China, particularly the imports, is also affected
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COVID-19: Tourism industry hopes for relief from upcoming Union budget
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism sector is hoping for relaxation in taxes from the upcoming Union Budget which is scheduled to be presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1.
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India, UK inch closer to Free Trade Agreement after the first round of tal
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): India and the UK inch closer to a Free Trade Agreement as both sides acknowledge the importance of ensuring this first round held virtually over two weeks could proceed despite the challenges presented by the COVID pandemic.
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COVID-19 is heading towards 'endemic', says AIIMS senior epidemiologist
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): A senior epidemiologist at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi on Sunday said SARS-CoV-2 which is commonly known as COVID-19 is heading towards an endemic stage.
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COVID-19 situation worsens in Pakistan as it reports over 7,500 new cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 23 (ANI): Pakistan reported 7,586 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours as the fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic continues to get worse in the country, the country's National Command and Operation Centre's said on Sunday.
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Study predicts long COVID at the initial point of diagnosis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Seattle [US], January 21 (ANI): A team of researchers has identified several factors that can be measured at the initial point of COVID-19 diagnosis that anticipate if a patient is likely to develop long COVID.
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Positivity rate soars near 45 pc as Nepal continues to register record num
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 20 (ANI): Nepal on Thursday registered another record number of 12,338 new cases of COVID-19 as the positivity rate in the Himalayan Nation soared to about 45 per cent.
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Pak imposes restrictions on schools, weddings, gyms amid fifth wave of COV
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 19 (ANI): As Pakistan faces the fifth wave of the deadly pandemic, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) imposed further restrictions on schools, weddings and gyms especially in cities with a Covid-19 positivity ratio of over 10 per cent on Wednesday.
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Expert warns COVID-19 positive children should not be exposed to radiation
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): As the third wave of the COVID pandemic raises concern of infection among children, an expert has suggested that there is no need to panic as the Omicron, Variant of Concern, is mild, but have asked to avoid unnecessary medications and radiation exposure.
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Nepal's month-long Swosthani Bratakatha starts amid COVID pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 17 (ANI): Separated from other devotees in an isolated area on embankments of Sali Nadi in Sankhu on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Hindu women donned in maroon red outfits sit next to the live-fire as they continue their month-long fast.
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COVID pandemic can't go on forever, will end soon: Expert
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): As India achieved the milestone of cumulative vaccine coverage of 156 crores on the first anniversary of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive that started on January 16, 2021, Dr Kutub Mahmoood, Scientist and Virologist from Washington, DC told ANI
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More than 75 lakh people participate in 'Surya Namaskar' globally
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): More than 75 lakh people from all over the world, including India, performed "Surya Namaskar" together to keep the body and mind healthy during the Covid pandemic, the Ministry of Ayush informed on Friday.
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