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Intas contributes for the global trials against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Mar 30 (ANI/ PRNewswire): Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd., the largest supplier by volume of generic medicines to the UK NHS, is collaborating on a World Health Organisation endorsed study into the prevention of COVID-19 infection using hydroxychloroquine, a drug t
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Sensex falls 1,375 points, Bajaj Finance slips by 12 pc
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices traded weak on Monday as market mood remained sombre with most investors believing that the stimulus package announced by the government and Reserve Bank of India will have limited effect until the actual impact of coronavi
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Coronavirus surges in Pak, Imran remains defiant to announce lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 30 (ANI): With a tag of 'maximum-spreader,' Pakistan is reeling under an alarming situation due to a consistent surge in the active COVID-19 infection in the South Asian region. But Imran Khan is still not in favour of a complete lockdown in the country, fearing tha
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Study links salt-rich diet to weaker immune system
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 30 (ANI): Opting for a high-salt diet can not only be problematic for one's blood pressure, but also for the immune system, suggests a recent study.
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Nepal rescues over 1200 tourists as crona lockdown continues
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bharatpur [Nepal], Mar 30 (ANI): Authorities here have rescued over 12,00 tourists, who were stranded in various parts of the Hmalayan country after a nationwide lockdown was imposed last week to contain the COVID-19 spread which has infected five people in Nepal so far.
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Trump extends social distancing guidelines until April 30 to curb COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 30 (ANI): In a bid to contain the rapid spread of coronavirus infection that has killed over 2,000 people in the United States, President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) announced to extend the measures under social distancing guidelines till April 30.
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Congress discusses ways and means to combat COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): A meeting of Congress functionaries was held here to assess and discuss the preparedness of the party in fighting against the pandemic of COVID-19, which has infected 979 in India so far.
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PM Modi praised our courage to fight coronavirus, says son of COVID-19 sur
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): Amit Kapoor, son of Ashok Kapoor with whom Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted during 'Mann Ki Baat' on Sunday, said the Prime Minister praised the courage of the six family members, who recovered from the coronavirus infection.
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Single COVID-19 patient infects 27 others in Pak's Gujrat
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Mar 29 (ANI): A man who tested positive for the novel coronavirus has reportedly infected 27 others in Gujrat district of Pakistan in yet another case of mishandling of confirmed virus patients and increasing local transmission.
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Three more test positive for COVID-19 in Gautam Budh Nagar; toll reaches 3
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Gautam Budh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): Three more persons were tested positive for the deadly coronavirus in Gautam Budh Nagar on Sunday, taking the total number of infected persons to 30.
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Shipments of urns in Wuhan raise questions over China's coronavirus death
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Wuhan [China], March 29 (ANI): Months after the outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan city of central China, families of those deceased, who contracted the contagious infection, stood in long queues at funeral homes demanding to receive the cremated ashes of their loved ones.
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PM Modi lauds spirit of COVID-19 survivors, urges them to share their succ
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that people should not think of COVID-19 quarantine facilities as a prison and spoke with two survivors of the infection during his radio show 'Mann Ki Baat' to establish that it was curable.
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