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India asks travellers from coronavirus-hit nations to fill 'self-reporting
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): Travellers arriving in India from the coronavirus-affected countries, including Singapore, have been asked by the Health Ministry to fill up a "self-reporting form" at the airport, requiring them to share details such as contact number and address, among othe
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Singapore Govt to pay bills of coronavirus patients admitted in public hos
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Singapore, Feb 13 (ANI): With the total number of coronavirus cases reaching up to 50 as of Wednesday, the Ministry of Health in Singapore said that government will pay the hospital bills incurred by patients infected by the deadly virus.
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Patient suspected to be infected with coronavirus flees from hospital in N
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 13 (ANI): A Saudi national who recently came to Nepal from China bearing symptoms of COVID-19 or Coronavirus has fled from a Nepali hospital after doctors advised him to be quarantined, officials said on Wednesday.
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Over 100 people affected by symptoms akin to coronavirus in Nepal's Sindhu
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Sindhupalchowk [Nepal], Feb 12 (ANI): Over 100 people in Sindhupalchowk district are affected by the flu-like condition which has symptoms similar to coronavirus, local authorities told the Centre.
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Experts suggest fresh air, ventilation may avert Coronavirus infection
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Singapore, Feb 11 (ANI): With the outbreak of deadly Coronavirus in China and other parts of the world, experts suggest that staying at well-ventilated areas can avert infection by the virus.
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Delhi HC issues notice to Centre seeking ban on tobacco ads
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to the Health Ministry on a public suit seeking directions to concerned authorities to impose a ban over advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of any tobacco product in any form.
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All 645 evacuees from Wuhan tested negative for novel coronavirus: Govt
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): In a major development, all 645 evacuees from Wuhan have been tested negative against the novel coronavirus (nCoV), the Union Health Ministry informed on Thursday.
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Govt planning to direct schools to sensitise students on hygiene tips agai
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 3 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry is planning to write to schools across the country, asking them to sensitise the students on the basic hygiene tips to minimise the risk of Novel Coronavirus infection, a senior official told ANI on Monday.
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Indians, Maldivians evacuated from coronavirus-hit Wuhan sent to quarantin
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 2 (ANI): Indian and Maldivian nationals who arrived in Delhi on a special Air India flight from the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan on Sunday, were sent to quarantine centres set up by the Indian Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police in Manesar and Chhawla resp
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Health Ministry secretary reviews screening of evacuated Indian through vi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Department Preeti Sudan on Saturday reviewed screening of Indians evacuated from Wuhan, the epicentre of novel coronavirus outbreak, through video conferencing on Saturday.
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220 Indians evacuated from Wuhan sent to quarantine facility at Manesar; 1
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): 220 of the 324 Indians evacuated from the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan were sent to the Army quarantine facility at Manesar on Saturday, while the remaining 104 were shifted to Indo-Tibetan Border Police-managed Chhawla Camp in the national capital fo
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366 Indians returning from China to stay at quarantine centres in Manesar,
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): As many as 366 Indian nationals are returning back from China amid the outbreak of novel coronavirus in the country and they will be kept at specially created quarantine centres for two weeks, as a precautionary measure.
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