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World Bank extends USD 1 billion emergency funding to India amidst COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 3 (ANI): The World Bank on Thursday (local time) approved USD 1 billion emergency financing to India which will support better screening of coronavirus patients, contact tracing, and laboratory diagnostics. The fund will also be used for procurement of personal
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Pristyn Care launches Tele-Medicine services; partners with over 50 labora
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 2 (ANI/PRNewswire): With the current lockdown to contain the coronavirus outbreak in India, the routine process of going to one's nearest doctor for a consultation has become impossible. Hence, while sitting at home, if one feels unwell, there is both a sense of helple
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Doctors in Siliguri complain of poor quality COVID-19 protection gear
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): Doctors at the North Bengal Medical College, Siliguri on Tuesday claimed that they have been provided raincoats, sunglasses and masks made of bedsheets instead of the PPEs (Personal Protective Equipments) such as laboratory glasses and surgical/N
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One more tests positive for Covid-19 in Andaman and Nicobar
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Andaman and Nicobar Island [India], Mar 31 (ANI): The designated laboratory for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar, RMRC-ICMR, Dollygunj has tested 33 likely COVID-19 cases on March 29, out of which only one was found positive, said Andaman and Nicobar administration.
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Police official who shamed a labourer in MP sent to Police Lines
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): The Police Sub-Inspector Amita Agnihotri who wrote 'I have violated lockdown, stay away from me' on a laborer's forehead in Gorihar area of Chhatarpur, has been sent to police lines.
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COVID-19 : Punjab CM empowers Gram Panchayats to buy medicines, food for p
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has empowered gram panchayats to buy medicines and food for the daily wage laborers and poor people out of the funds at their disposal, informed Public Relations Department, Punjab Government.
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35 private laboratories get ICMR's nod to conduct COVID-19 tests
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): 35 private laboratories across the country have been given the green signal from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to conduct COVID-19 tests.
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After previous cesarean, natural birth can be considered: Study
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): In over 90 per cent of women who have previously had a caesarian, a natural birth may be possible, suggests new research.
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12 private labs get green signal to conduct COVID-19 tests: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): In a significant development, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has given a green signal to 12 private laboratories across the country to conduct the coronavirus (COVID-19) testing in India.
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ICMR caps cost of COVID-19 tests at pvt labs at Rs 4500
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): In a significant step, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in fresh guidelines for private laboratories doing COVID-19 tests, has capped the cost of the tests at Rs 4,500, even as it urged the private players to do the tests free of cost "in this h
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Study reveals protein that removes belly fat before it sticks to you
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 20 (ANI): Plenty of fats including the one in fast foods including the burgers and pizza are known as Triglycerides. However, there are some fats that are a necessity to fuel the body for daily activities. In a recent study, researchers have found a way to produce
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Rs 60 crore fund set up by Uttarakhand to combat coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): A special fund of Rs 60 crore has been set up by the Uttarakhand government to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
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