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Over 7,300 coronavirus cases registered in South Korea, death toll climbs
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Mar 9 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of coronavirus-infected people has risen to 7,382 in South Korea, with a total of 51 deaths from the viral disease-- officially known as COVID-19-- currently registered in the country, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and
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Australia records second COVID-19 death as case numbers climb
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Mar 5 (ANI): A 95-year-old woman who passed away in Australia this week was tested positive for coronavirus, health authorities said on Thursday, as the total death toll in the country rose to two.
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Fake news can make disease outbreaks worse, research shows
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 14 (ANI): It has come to notice that the spread of misinformation, harmful advice, fake news about diseases could be making its outbreaks worse, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
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As Singapore raises health alert status, how are businesses affected by Co
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, Feb 10 (ANI): Singapore's health authorities upgraded the nation's health alert status to orange, the second-highest level on its DORSCON (Disease Outbreak Response System Condition) four-point scale. This follows several locally transmitted cases of the Wuhan novel coronavirus (2
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Group of Ministers headed by Dr Harsh Vardhan review situation related to
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 3 (ANI): A Group of Ministers under the Chairmanship of Union Minister for Health Dr Harsh Vardhan, reviewed the situation related to novel coronavirus in the country on Monday.
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Pakistan: Dengue affects 900 more people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], Sept 14 (ANI): Over 900 more people have been affected by dengue fever in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, which is in the grips of the mosquito-borne disease outbreak.
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Nipah patient discharged, Minister applauds Aster Medcity for successfully
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India] July 24 (ANI/BusinessWire): After a 53-day hospital stay, 23-year-old Nipah patient has discharged from Aster Medcity on Tuesday. All the hospital expenses of the patient were borne by the hospital. Health Minister KK Shailaja visited the patient before he was disch
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Angry relatives protest against Nitish Kumar outside Muzaffarpur hospital,
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Nalanda/Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], June 18 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday visited the SKMCH Hospital in Muzaffarpur, to take stock of the situation after Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) claimed over 100 lives in the district. Today one child was declared dead due
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Angry relatives protest against Nitish Kumar outside Muzaffarpur hospital,
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Nalanda/Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], June 18 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday visited the SKMCH Hospital in Muzaffarpur, to take stock of the situation after Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) claimed over 100 lives in the district. Today one child was declared dead due to
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370 dead in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Jan 21 (ANI): The death toll in the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo rose to a whopping 370, since the disease ravaged the Central African nation in July last year, the country's health ministry said on Monday.
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The power of empathy to halt disease outbreaks
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 17 (ANI): Turns out, it just takes a little empathy to halt infectious disease outbreaks.
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Chikungunya can affect your eyes too, says expert
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 2 (ANI): For the past two months Delhi NCR has been riding the tsunami of two most distressing disease outbreaks- Chikungunya and Dengue fever.
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