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Argentina's COVID-19 death toll tops 60,000
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina's pandemic death toll surpassed 60,000 on Wednesday after 291 more people died of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours, as health authorities warned the country is facing "the worst moment of the pandemic."
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Disrupted sleep linked to higher risk of death, particularly in women: Stu
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): A new study has shown a clear link between the frequency and duration of unconscious wakefulness during night-time sleep and an increased risk of dying from diseases of the heart and blood vessels, and death from any cause, particularly in women.
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US CDC issues level 4 travel health notice for India due to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): US' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a level 4 travel health notice for India due to COVID-19, indicating a very high level of coronavirus infections in the country, informed US Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs on Wedn
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'Covaxin shows overall 78 pc interim efficacy, 100 pc efficacy against sev
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 21 (ANI): Covaxin, India's indigenous vaccine against COVID-19 demonstrated "overall interim clinical efficacy" of 78 per cent and 100 per cent efficacy against "severe COVID-19 disease" in Phase-III trials, informed Bharat Biotech and Indian Council of M
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Smartphone app detects silent atrial fibrillation in American Indians
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dallas [US], April 21 (ANI): A smartphone-based electrocardiogram (ECG) screening accurately detected previously unknown atrial fibrillation in American Indians, and more than half who were diagnosed with the irregular heart rhythm were younger than the recommended screening age of 65, accor
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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 4.43 million: Africa CDC
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], April 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,439,823 as of Tuesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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UK to launch new global partnership to fight future pandemics
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The UK Government on Tuesday will launch a new Pandemic Preparedness Partnership (PPP) to save lives from future diseases and prevent another global pandemic, the British High Commission (BHC) has said.
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Study focuses on designing healthy diets with computer analysis
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Gothenburg [Sweden], April 20 (ANI): The findings of a novel research suggest a new mathematical model for the interaction of bacteria in the gut which could help design new probiotics and specially tailored diets to prevent diseases.
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UK, mutant COVID-19 strains found in samples tested in U'khand
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 20 (ANI): Two UK strains and a mutant strain of coronavirus were found in three samples which were sent for testing to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Delhi from Dehradun.
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COVID-19: US advises its citizens to avoid travelling to India
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 20 (ANI): US' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had advised its citizens to avoid travelling to India amid a massive surge in COVID-19 cases in the country.
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Lifetime monitoring after infant cardiac surgery may reduce adult hyperten
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): A new study found that while surgery to correct congenital heart disease (CHD) within 10 years after birth may restore young hearts to healthy function, it also may be associated with an increased risk of hypertension -- high blood pressure -- within a few mo
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Piyush Goyal says Centre working round-the-clock, PM Modi working 18-19 ho
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Noting that the union government is working round-the-clock to support states in COVID-19 management, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said the government has been fighting a battle against the disease without any discrimination and "politics sho
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