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Coronavirus: Odisha suspends exams, physical classes in non-medical univer
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 16 (ANI): Amid the surge in Covid-19 infection, the Odisha government on Friday decided to suspend all examination and physical classes in universities and colleges coming under the State Higher Education Department from April 19.
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Covaxin production capacity to be doubled by May-June: Centre
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): The current production capacity of indigenously developed Covaxin vaccine will be doubled by May-June 2021 and then increased nearly 6-7 fold by July-August 2021, the government announced on Friday as the country is witnessing a record surge in COVID-19 inf
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Malaysia reports 2,551 new COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths
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Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 2,551 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Friday, bringing the national total to 370,528.
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COVID-19: Ashwin urges people to 'follow best practices' amid rapid surge
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 16 (ANI): As India continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Friday urged everyone to be more vigilant to fight the second wave of COVID-19.
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Covid-19: CSIR-developed Oxygen Concentrator unit to be in markets soon to
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New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): To meet the increased demand for medical oxygen in view of the surge in Covid-19 infections in the country, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), Dehradun and the Durgapur-based Central Mechanical Eng
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Majority parliamentary panel meetings postponed amid COVID-19 surge
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): With India witnessing a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in recent days, various meetings of the Parliamentary Standing Committees have been postponed due to the surge in coronavirus infections.
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Priyanka Gandhi urges people to follow COVID-19 precautions amid rapid sur
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New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): As India is recording a massive surge in COVID-19 cases, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took to Twitter with an appeal to netizens to follow all necessary precautions during such unprecedented times.
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Philippines logs 10,726 new COVID-19 cases, total nears 915,000
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Manila [Philippines], April 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday 10,726 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 914,971.
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Resurgence of Covid-19 infections to take a toll on Indian healthcare syst
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, April 16 (ANI): India remains badly placed to tackle the rapid spread of coronavirus despite several reforms and the unprecedented crisis has highlighted the need to increase investments in the healthcare sector, Fitch Solutions said on Friday.
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Good dental health may help prevent heart infection from mouth bacteria: S
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 16 (ANI): Maintenance of good oral health is more important than the use of antibiotics in dental procedures for some heart patients to prevent a heart infection caused by bacteria around the teeth, according to a new American Heart Association (AHA) scientific stateme
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COVID-19: Govt departments, ministries allow work from home to staff, stag
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Amidst an exponential growth in COVID-19 infections being reported in the country, various ministries of the Government of India have advised their employees to work from home and officers above the Under Secretary rank have been asked to report to the o
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Risk of rare blood clots higher after Covid-19 infection than after vaccin
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], April 16 (ANI): Researchers at Oxford University have found the risk of a rare type of blood clot is low overall, but higher for people who have been infected with Covid-19 than among people who've had the three vaccines authorized in the UK - those made by AstraZeneca, Moderna
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