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PM Modi calls for creation of regional air ambulance pact for medical cont
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feburary 18 (ANI): Prime Miniter Narendra Modi on Thursday called for making a regional air ambulance agreement among neighbouring countries for "medical contingencies" and special visa scheme for doctors and nurses to facilitate their travel within the region during he
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Third topmost globally, India's cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 94
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): With cumulative vaccination coverage to healthcare workers and frontline workers against COVID-19 in the country crossing 94 lakhs, India has become the third topmost country globally with the highest cumulative vaccination numbers, after USA and the UK.
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Too much consumption of coffee can cause cardiovascular issues
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], February 18 (ANI): While many people are addicted to coffee and can't let go of the adrenaline rush it gives to sip their favourite version- long black, espresso, or latte, a new study has revealed that too much of coffee could be detrimental for your heart health. Read More
Japan to vaccinate 40,000 healthcare workers in first phase of COVID-19 va
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 18 (ANI): Japan will vaccinate 40,000 healthcare workers in the first phase of the COVID-19 inoculation drive, reported NHK World.
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India reports 12,881 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): As many as 12,881 new COVID-19 cases and 101 deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Thursday.
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Damage to heart found in more than half of COVID-19 patients discharged fr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): Around 50 per cent of patients who have been hospitalised with severe COVID-19 and who show raised levels of a protein called troponin cause damage to their hearts.
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UK study sheds light on rise in hospital admissions for food-induced anaph
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], February 18 (ANI): The rate of hospital admissions in the UK due to a serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) caused by food has more than tripled over a 20-year period. Despite this, the death rate from food-induced anaphylaxis halved over the same period, according to recent r
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Brazil nears 10 million COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], February 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil was approaching 10 million COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, after 56,766 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 9,978,747, according to the Health Ministry.
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Taiwan's deal to receive 5 mln Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines foiled by
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], February 18 (ANI): Taiwan was close to receiving 5 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine late last year but the deal was called off due to interferences from outside sources, said Chen Shih-Chung, Taiwan Health Minister.
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US to work with global partners to strengthen, reform WHO: Blinken at UNSC
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): Reiterating the United States's aim to defeat COVID-19 and any future pandemics, State Secretary Antony Blinken on Wednesday (local time) said that America will work with partners around the globe to strengthen and reform the World Health Organisation (WH
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Stop 'vaccine nationalism', hoarding superfluous doses will defeat efforts
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Noting that there is a "glaring disparity" in the accessibility of coronavirus vaccines globally, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday urged countries to stop "vaccine nationalism", saying "hoarding superfluous" doses will defeat the effor
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Centre to strengthen public healthcare by increasing Ayushman Bharat centr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 17 (ANI): The Central government plans to bolster the public healthcare system across the country by increasing the number of Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) from the current 60,000 to 150,000 by December 2022, Union Health and
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