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AAPA calls for collaboration between governments for aviation recovery
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 24 (ANI): The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has urged governments to ease what it calls are unduly onerous restrictions on international air travel to re-establish global connectivity with evidence-based measures to safeguard public health.
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Rs 1 lakh penalty, 2-year jail term for violating COVID-19 norms in Jharkh
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], July 23 (ANI): Jharkhand Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Jharkhand Contagious Disease Ordinance under which penalty up to Rs 1 lakh and a jail term of up to two years can be imposed against violators of measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Miley Cyrus has 'shady side eye' for those not wearing masks
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Spreading awareness about precautionary measures against coronavirus in a quirky way, singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus on Wednesday posted a goofy picture of herself and said that the "shady side-eye" in the picture is for all those who are not wearing masks at
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India responding with utmost urgency to COVID-19 from start: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): India is responding with utmost urgency to coronavirus from the very beginning and has been continuously strengthening preparedness and response measures, WHO Regional Director (South-East Asia) Poonam Khetrapal Singh said on Wednesday.
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Goa govt failed to take scientific measures to contain COVID-19: Cong
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Margao (Goa) [India], July 22 (ANI): Attacking the BJP government in Goa, state Congress President Girish Chodankar has said that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has "lost control" on the administration and failed to take scientific measures to control the spread of coronavirus.
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says coronavirus situation 'very severe', anno
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 20 (ANI): Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced new measures in the weekend to contain worsening coronavirus crisis in Hong Kong, with making masks mandatory in public places, ordering more work from home and ramping up quarantine facilities.
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West Bengal Governor urges people to follow health norms to contain COVID-
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 19 (ANI): In the wake of the rising cases of coronavirus in the state, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday urged people to abide by the social distancing norms and take all precautionary measures to contain its spread.
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G20 finance ministers pledge immediate, exceptional measures to address Co
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Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 19 (Xinhua/ANI): Group of 20 (G20) finance ministers and central banks' governors vowed on Saturday to take immediate and exceptional measures to address COVID-19 crisis.
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Israel reimposes COVID-19 restrictive measures amid spike in new cases: Go
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Tel Aviv [Israel], July 17 (Sputnik/ANI) The Israeli government chaired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to reintroduce a number of preventive measures that entered into effect on Friday evening amid a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in the country over the last few weeks, t
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US senator urges Twitter to work with fed agencies to secure site after ma
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 16 (ANI): American Senator Josh Hawley urged Twitter to cooperate with federal law enforcement and take necessary measures to secure the site before the cyber breach hacking accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and major companies in an apparent B
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Kazakhstan ramps up action against COVID-19, extends quarantine measure fo
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], July 16 (ANI): Ramping up its fight against coronavirus, Kazakhstan has taken active measure to combat the spread of the deadly infection including extending restrictive quarantine measures and allocating 150 billion Kazakh tenge (over USD 363 million) to resolve urg
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New research highlights increased loneliness in over-70s during COVID-19 p
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], July 15 (ANI): A new report examines issues of loneliness and social isolation in older adults. The report offers fresh insight into the experiences of those over 70 who were advised to 'cocoon' as part of public health measures to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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