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India responded to coronavirus threat much before WHO declared COVID-19 as
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday said that India initiated its response to the coronavirus threat on January 8 while the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on Janua
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Quarantine facilities with combined capacity of 59,587 beds available in c
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New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): As a measure to prevent the coronavirus threat, quarantine facilities with a combined capacity of 59,587 beds have been set up across India, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Wednesday.
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17 people test positive for coronavirus in UP, Agra at top
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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): A total of 17 people have tested positive for coronavirus including eight from Agra, two from Ghaziabad, four from Noida and three from Lucknow, in Uttar Pradesh.
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Advise people to minimise travel by buses to curb COVID-19 spread: Transpo
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New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Wednesday written to transport department of states and union territories, directing them to advise public to minimise travel by buses in a bid to contain the coronavirus spread.
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BJP MLC writes to Yeddyurappa seeking daily discussion on coronavirus in K
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): BJP MLC Lahar Singh Siroya on Wednesday wrote a letter to Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, urging him to allow half-an-hour daily discussion in the State Assembly and Council to take stock and review preparation of the government to co
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COVID-19: Chandrababu Naidu thanks Jaishankar for bringing back stranded T
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) Mar 18 (ANI): TDP National President and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday thanked Union External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar for his efforts to bring back stranded Indian citizens including Telugu students from Kuala Lumpur.
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Pradhan hails PM Modi's SAARC outreach initiative as 'humane, far-sighted'
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New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to bring together the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations to combat coronavirus by terming the move as "humane and far-sighted step,"
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Congress, TMC give adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over coronavirus
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New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): The Congress and Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) have given adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday over the demand to discuss the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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Confirmed coronavirus cases in India rises to 147
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New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India has reached 147, including 122 Indians and 25 foreign nationals, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.
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Health Ministry issues guidelines for notifying COVID-19 affected persons
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New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued fresh guidelines for notifying COVID-19 affected persons by private healthcare institutions.
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Union Health Ministry, ICMR issue guidelines for private laboratories to t
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New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR) have constituted guidelines for private laboratories to conduct COVID-19 tests and urged the private set-ups to conduct the tests free of cost.
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One more tests positive for Covid-19 in Karnataka
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 17 (ANI): The Bengaluru Department of Health and Family Welfare Services on Tuesday said a new positive case of coronavirus has been reported in the city who has a travel history to Dubai.
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