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No Indian on ship quarantined off Japan coast tested positive for nCoV: Ja
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI): Several Indians are onboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess quarantined off the Japanese coast, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday, adding that none of them have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus.
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India has offered to test samples of coronavirus for other Southeast Asian
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has offered to test samples of novel coronavirus (nCoV) for other Southeast Asian countries as well, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday.
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Union Health Secy reviews preparedness of States/UTs on Novel Coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 7 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary, Preeti Sudan on Friday held a meeting via video conference (VC) with health secretaries of states and union territories along with senior officials from ministry of shipping, ministry of external affairs, ministry of civil aviation,
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ADB approves $2 million in new funding to combat nCoV
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Feb 7 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday approved two million dollars in new funding to support efforts to combat the spread of novel coronavirus (nCoV).
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2,826 suspected coronavirus cases being monitored in Kerala, says Health M
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 6 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Thursday said that a total of 2,826 suspected Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) cases are being monitored in various districts of the state.
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All 645 evacuees from Wuhan tested negative for novel coronavirus: Govt
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): In a major development, all 645 evacuees from Wuhan have been tested negative against the novel coronavirus (nCoV), the Union Health Ministry informed on Thursday.
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Karnataka issue guidelines to deal with coronavirus threat
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 6 (ANI): Karnataka's Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services on Thursday issued guidelines for testing, isolation, hospital admission and discharge in view of the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) in Wuhan city of China, a virus that has inf
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34, including two Chinese nationals, tested negative for Coronavirus in Te
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 6 (ANI): As many as thirty-four people, including Chinese nationals, who were admitted at Gandhi and Fever Hospitals with symptoms of Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) have been tested negative.
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Amid nCoV scare, Karnataka constitutes mobile teams to monitor villages bo
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) [India], Feb 6 (ANI): Health authorities in Karnataka have constituted a mobile team of doctors to monitor villages sharing a border with Kerala districts.
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2 Chinese nationals, feared to be infected with coronavirus, go missing in
Updated : 6 years, 1 month 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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Mixture of anti-HIV drugs may be used to treat nCoV patients in India
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): In a significant move, the India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has sought an emergency approval from Central Drug Control Organisation (CDCSO) to use combination of anti-HIV drugs- 'Lopinavir and Ritonavir' tablets for the treatment of novel coronavirus (
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PLA rushes to the rescue in Wuhan
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, Feb 5 (ANI): With China belatedly reacting to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that struck first in Wuhan, Hubei Province, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has now been deployed to play an instrumental supporting role in the treatment of patients and attempting
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