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Africa COVID-19 tally exceeds 1.68 lakh cases, toll over 4,700
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 168,464 and at least 4,700 people have died due to the infection, World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday.
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COVID-19: Union Health Ministry issues guidelines for safe ENT practice
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued guidelines for safe ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat) medical practice to minimise the spread of COVID-19 infection among ENT doctors, nursing staff, support staff, patients and their attendants.
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Indigenous ELISA kits 92.37% sensitive, 97.9% specific for COVID-19 testin
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 5 (ANI): Indigenous IgG-based ELISA kits for COVID-19 testing have been found to be sensitive and specific for the detection of coronavirus infection in human serum samples.
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One death, four more COVID-19 cases among Maharashtra Police personnel
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 5 (ANI): Four more Maharashtra Police personnel have tested positive for coronavirus, and one policeman has died due to the infection in the last 24 hours, according to an official statement on Friday.
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Maharashtra police COVID-19 tally surges to 2,557, death toll at 30
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 4 (ANI): The tally of confirmed police personnel infected with coronavirus in Maharashtra has surged to 2,557, while 30 have succumbed to the infection.
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Race for COVID vaccine takes on political dimensions to echo technological
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 4 (ANI): The race among countries to develop a safe and effective vaccine that could fight the novel coronavirus infection has taken on political dimensions to echo technological dominance, whereby the winning nation could get a jump-start on protecting its citize
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Odisha Govt asks Collector, SPs to focus on community surveillance for bet
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 4 (ANI): The Odisha government has asked all Collectors and Superintendents of Police (SP) to focus on community surveillance and community monitoring for better management of COVID-19.
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PM Modi took timely decisions to limit impact of COVID-19: Uttarakhand CM
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 3 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Wednesday said that the impact of coronavirus in India was blunted due to the timely decision taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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No need to panic about increasing number of coronavirus cases, says MoS As
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): There is no need to panic about the increasing number of coronavirus cases in the country, said Minister of State (MoS) for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Wednesday while emphasizing on the need to take precautions against the infection.
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Study explains how a fat cell's immune response makes obesity worse
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 3 (ANI): During obesity, a person's own fat cells set off a complex inflammatory chain reaction that can drive to disrupt metabolism and weaken immune response. This can potentially place people at higher risk of poor outcomes from a variety of diseases and infect
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Rohini Court judge tests positive for COVID-19, goes into quarantine
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): A judge of Rohini Court has tested positive for COVID-19 and has quarantined himself, according to the Rohini Bar Association President on Tuesday.
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With highest single-day spike of 288 COVID-19 cases, Nepal's tally rises t
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 2 (ANI): Nepal on Tuesday recorded the highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases with 288 infections.
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