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Kolkata's AMRI Hospital staff, who treated now-deceased COVID-19 patient,
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Doctors and other medical staff of the AMRI Hospital, who were looking after the 57-year-old COVID-19 patient who died of the disease on Monday, have been home quarantined.
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New York gets 400 ventilators as US braces for COVID-19 peak
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): New York on Tuesday received 400 ventilators for its hospitals as the people affected by the coronavirus seek medical assistance. The United States has been facing an acute shortage of lifesaving ventilators used in the treatment of the deadly disease.
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National Centre for Disease Control keeping eye on potential COVID-19 pati
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said that the National Centre for Disease Control has been keeping an eye on all potential coronavirus patients.
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COVID-19: Harsh Vardhan holds meeting with NCDC officials
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): In the wake of coronavirus outbreak, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday held a meeting with officials of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in the national capital.
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Coal-exit health and environmental damage reductions outweigh economic imp
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): Cheap and abundant coal fuelled the industrialisation of Europe, North America and Asia. However, the price tag on coal has never reflected the external cost to society; coal combustion produces more than a third of today's global CO2 emissions and is a m
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UK Prime Minister Johnson announces quarantine measures amid COVID-19 outb
Updated : 6 years ago IST
London [UK], Mar 24 (Sputnik/ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday told the Britishers to "stay at home" to relieve the pressure on the health care system amid the coronavirus disease outbreak.
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Home quarantine may reduce coronavirus transmission risk by 62 pc: ICMR
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): As the country grapples with the rising menace of coronavirus, a study done by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed that home quarantine and maintaining social distancing of symptomatic can flatten the curve of the disease outbreak.
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Samples of 7 people test positive for coronavirus till now: WB Health Dept
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Samples of seven people have tested positive for coronavirus till now while one person has died of the disease, according to the Health Department of West Bengal government.
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Media is part of our team effort in combating COVID-19: PM Modi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stressed the need for keeping the spirit of the country high to defeat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying that he expected help from the media in informing the people that they have nothing to panic about and
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Cumulative oral steroid dosages linked to increased hypertension
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], Mar 23 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers found that cumulative doses of oral steroids in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases are associated with increased hypertension (blood pressure) for those who take them on a regular basis.
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No community spread of coronavirus, 89 positive cases in Maharashtra, says
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said that there is no community spread of novel coronavirus right now and there are a total 89 reported positive cases of the disease in the state so far.
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Study reveals increasing global rates of liver cancer
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): Despite the advances aimed at preventing liver cancer, new research has revealed rising rates of the disease around the world.
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