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China registers six new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 24 (Sputnik/ANI): China has registered two new imported cases of COVID-19 and four cases of internal transmission within the past 24 hours, with no people having died of the disease, the National Health Commission said on Friday.
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President gives assent to promulgation of Ordinance to amend the Epidemic
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind has approved to promulgate The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 which provides stricter punishments for attacks against health workers even as the country battles the coronavirus outbreak.
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K'taka passes Ordinance to punish those attacking COVID-19 frontline warri
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 23 (ANI): The Karnataka government on Wednesday promulgated 'The Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Ordinance 2020' that provides the state with a power to seal borders, restrict essential services and punish those attacking public servants and damaging public p
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Cows' illness causes fear in Andhra villagers who suspect coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 22 (ANI): With coronavirus pandemic raging across the country, the illness of around 70 cows in Andhra Pradesh's Kondapalli village left the villagers worried as they feared the cattle had been infected with coronavirus. However, a veterinary doctor as
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US slams China, WHO for concealing COVID-19, says world must have access t
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], April 22 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has slammed China and the World Health Organisation (WHO) for concealing the dangerous disease and information specific to the coronavirus outbreak from the world.
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Ordinance manifests our commitment to protect healthcare workers: PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, manifests his government's commitment to protecting healthcare workers braving COVID-19 on the frontline.
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No ICMR, NICED supplied COVID test kits in West Bengal, says state health
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 22 (ANI): The West Bengal government on Wednesday said that it has zero kits supplied by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Disease (NICED) which can test COVID-19 patients as per the ICMR guidel
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Novartis to sponsor large clinical trial of HCQ in hospitalised COVID-19 p
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Basel [Switzerland], April 22 (ANI): Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company Novartis has reached an agreement with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to proceed with a phase three clinical trial with about 440 patients to evaluate the use of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of
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2,156 coronavirus cases in Delhi, says Health Minister Satyendar Jain
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday that there are a total 2,156 coronavirus cases in the national capital including 611 who have recovered from the disease.
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Possible COVID-19 'assault' next winter will be much worse: CDC Director R
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 22 (ANI): The second wave of COVID-19 in the United States will be much worse as it is likely to coincide with the start of flu season in the country, Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Robert Redfield on Tuesday.
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AMU doctor suspended for 'negligence' as COVID-19 patient dies
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 22 (ANI): The Aligarh District Administration on Tuesday suspended a doctor at Aligarh Muslim University's (AMU) Jawaharlal Lal Nehru Medical College for alleged medical negligence, following the first death due to the novel coronavirus disease in th
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'Green Acres' sitcom star Tom Lester passes away
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 21 (ANI): Tom Lester, the actor who is famous for his role in the classic sitcom 'Green Acres', died on Monday due to Parkinson's disease complications. He was 81.
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