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Nepalis evacuated from virus-hit Wuhan test negative for 'Covid-19'
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 19 (ANI): Nepali citizens who have been evacuated from China's Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 2000 people and infected more than 70,000 others, have tested negative for the virus, Nepal's Ministry of Health informed on
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405 of the 418 samples test negative for coronavirus, says Kerala govt
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Out of the total 418 samples of suspect coronavirus cases sent for testing to National Institute of Virology from Kerala, 405 have come out as negative, while the results for the rest, barring three, are awaited.
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PM Modi heaps praise on Air India, Health Ministry officials for Wuhan res
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appreciated efforts of officials of national carrier Air India and the Ministry of Health, which conducted evacuation operations of the stranded Indians in Wuhan city.
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Covid-19: Health authorities urge people to regularly clean surfaces of co
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Singapore, Feb 13 (ANI): Health authorities here have urged the people to regularly clean surfaces of commonly used items, including phones.
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India finds and treats its 'Missing Million' TB Cases; gap reduced to 3.5
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): Since the launch of the new National Strategic Plan (2017-25), there has been a 38 per cent increase in TB case notifications to the government - from 17.36 lakhs in 2017 to 23.98 lakhs in 2019, informed Vikas Sheel, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Heal
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Singapore Govt to pay bills of coronavirus patients admitted in public hos
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Singapore, Feb 13 (ANI): With the total number of coronavirus cases reaching up to 50 as of Wednesday, the Ministry of Health in Singapore said that government will pay the hospital bills incurred by patients infected by the deadly virus.
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Union Health Secretary reviews preparedness for novel coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 11 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan on Tuesday chaired a meeting with the senior officials of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, to review the actions and preparedness for prevention and management of Novel Coronavirus, here.
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Over 1.9 lakh passengers screened for Coronavirus at airports, 9,452 perso
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) on Sunday said 1818 flights and 1,97,192 passengers were screened so far at 21 Airports in wake of Coronavirus outbreak.
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Merck Foundation provides 'Health Media Training' in partnership with Firs
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
N'Djamena [Chad]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 8 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany organized their first "Merck Foundation Health Media Training" recently in N'Djamena, Chad in partnership with Hinda Deby Itno, the First Lady of Chad
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2 Chinese nationals, feared to be infected with coronavirus, go missing in
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Pokhara [Nepal], Feb 05 (ANI): Two Chinese nationals, suspected to be infected with coronavirus and referred to a hospital to be quarantined, have gone missing in Nepal's Pokhara. The authorities have launched a search operation to trace the two.
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Extending visas not valid for any foreign national travelling from China:
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Wednesday issued a revised travel advisory in wake of novel Coronavirus outbreak and said extending visas, including already issued eVisa, are no longer valid for any foreign national travelling from China.
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366 people are to be brought from China to India tomorrow: Special Secreta
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Special Secretary (Health), Sanjeeva Kumar on Friday said that 366 people are to be brought from China to India tomorrow.
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