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Coronavirus death toll in China's Hubei province exceeds 2,100
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 21 (ANI): Chinese province of Hubei reported 115 deaths from novel coronavirus through Thursday, bringing the death toll from the deadly outbreak in the province to 2,114, health officials reported on Friday.
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Air passengers donning plastic coverings to thwart coronavirus rile fashio
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 20 (ANI): Amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak, two apparently overcautious passengers were spotted on an unspecified flight covered in sheets of plastic, apparently to shield themselves from possible infection.
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Coronavirus death toll in China's Hubei province exceeds 2,000
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 20 (ANI): Chinese province of Hubei reported 108 deaths from novel coronavirus through Wednesday, including 88 in provincial capital Wuhan alone, bringing the death toll from the deadly outbreak in the province to 2,029, the local health authorities said.
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Nepalis evacuated from virus-hit Wuhan test negative for 'Covid-19'
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 19 (ANI): Nepali citizens who have been evacuated from China's Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 2000 people and infected more than 70,000 others, have tested negative for the virus, Nepal's Ministry of Health informed on
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Ebola virus a new ally in fight against deadly brain tumors, say Scientist
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 18 (ANI): In a breakthrough, scientists have analysed that certain elements of one of the world's deadliest viruses-Ebola, can be used in combating Glioblastomas, which are relentless, hard-to-treat, and often lethal brain tumors.
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Coronavirus epidemic 'under control,' says Chinese envoy; thanks India for
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI): At a time when he deadly coronavirus has claimed 1,868 lives in mainland China, the country's envoy to India Sun Weidong on Tuesday assured that the epidemic is now under control.
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Australia to allocate $1.3 mn to develop coronavirus vaccine
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Feb 18 (ANI): The Australian government will allocate 2 million Australian dollars ($1.3 million) to develop a vaccine against the deadly new strain of coronavirus, dubbed COVID-19, that has already killed over 1,800 people in China, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on
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India offers help to southeast Asian countries to fight coronavirus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that India has offered help, including evacuation and quarantine facilities, to the South East Asian countries for combating the deadly coronavirus that has claimed more than 1700 lives in mainland China.
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Harsh Vardhan visits Chhawla to meet those who tested negative and will be
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday visited the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Quarantine Facility in Chhawla in southwest Delhi to meet the first batch of Indians, who came from Wuhan in the wake of the coronavirus, as they leave for their homes
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Bangkok returned man tests negative for coronavirus: SpiceJet
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): A Bangkok-returned man, suspected of infected with coronavirus, has been tested negative for the deadly virus, said SpiceJet on Friday.
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India asks travellers from coronavirus-hit nations to fill 'self-reporting
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): Travellers arriving in India from the coronavirus-affected countries, including Singapore, have been asked by the Health Ministry to fill up a "self-reporting form" at the airport, requiring them to share details such as contact number and address, among othe
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Increased hand hygiene at airports can reduce spread of Coronavirus: Study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): With the outbreak of deadly Coronavirus in China and other parts of the world, a recent study has suggested that implementing disease mitigation strategies like proper hand hygiene at airports across the globe can be effective in preventing the infection.
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