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Centre to increase public expenditure on health: Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced that public expenditure on health will be increased and a dedicated hospital block for treatment of infectious diseases will be set up in each district across the nation.
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China vulnerable to another COVID-19 wave due to lack of immunity, says to
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 17 (ANI): China still faces an enormous challenge of a potential second wave of COVID-19 infections, with a lack of immunity among a majority of Chinese, a top medical advisor of the country has warned.
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Odisha reports 65 new cases of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 16 (ANI): With 65 new COVID-19 cases in Odisha in the last 24 hours, the State's count of people infected with the virus on Saturday climbed to 737, including 538 active and 196 recovered and discharged cases, said the Information and Public Relations Depart
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Manipur's COVID-19 case count goes to seven
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], May 16 (ANI): A 22-year-old woman, who returned to Manipur from Chennai, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, taking the count of those infected with the virus to seven, as per state health department.
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China can conduct 1.5 million nucleic acid tests for COVID-19 per day, say
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): China is able to conduct 1.5 million nucleic acid tests for COVID-19 infections every day, a health official said on Saturday at a press conference here, stressing that testing capabilities need to improve further as work and production resumes, Xinhua news age
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West Bengal reports 115 fresh COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths in last 24 hrs
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): With 115 new COVID-19 cases reported in West Bengal in the last 24 hours, the count of people infected with the virus has climbed to 2,576 including 892 recoveries.
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Study shows cats can transmit coronavirus to each other without showing sy
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Wisconsin [USA], May 16 (ANI): A new laboratory experiment has brought to light that cats can easily become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and may be able to pass the virus to other cats.
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UK based study reveals smoking, COPD associated with higher COVID-19 morta
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 16 (ANI): In a UK based study, researchers have found that for smokers and people who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), there is an increased risk of severe complications and higher mortality with COVID-19 infection.
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Higher levels of angiotensin-converting enzyme in men makes them vulnerabl
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Massachusetts [USA], May 16 (ANI): Men have higher concentrations of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in their blood than women, suggests evidence from a large study of several thousand patients. Since ACE2 enables the coronavirus to infect healthy cells, this may help to explain why m
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Nick Cordero's wife Amanda Kloots opens up about his mental state, lung in
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 15 (ANI): American Broadway star Nick Cordero's wife Amanda Kloots said on Thursday that he is "stronger every day" now that he has awakened from a medically-induced coma after a months-long battle with the coronavirus, cautioning that Cordero is still not out of t
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Equity indices slip amid selling pressure in auto, financial sectors
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 15 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices traded lower during early hours on Friday as selling pressure built up in auto and financial sectors.
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7 more COVID-19 cases reported in UP: KGMU, Lucknow
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 15 (ANI): Seven more COVID-19 cases were reported from Uttar Pradesh on Friday after 708 samples were tested for the infection, said the King George's Medical University (KGMU).
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