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Italy reports first death from coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Rome [Italy], Feb 22 (ANI): Italy on Saturday reported its first death from the new strain of coronavirus, involving a 78-year-old retired bricklayer, local media reported, citing Veneto Governor Luca Zaia.
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Condition of 8 coronavirus-infected Indians onboard Diamond Princess impro
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Feb 22 (ANI): The condition of eight Indians, who were onboard quarantined cruise ship off the coast of Japan and currently undergoing treatment for the new strain of coronavirus, is improving, the Indian Embassy in Tokyo said on Friday.
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Australia to allocate $1.3 mn to develop coronavirus vaccine
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Feb 18 (ANI): The Australian government will allocate 2 million Australian dollars ($1.3 million) to develop a vaccine against the deadly new strain of coronavirus, dubbed COVID-19, that has already killed over 1,800 people in China, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on
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Popularity of pathogen outbreak-themed strategy games surge as coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 17 (ANI): The popularity of pathogen outbreak-themed strategy games have surged in recent weeks amid worldwide efforts to curb the spread of the new strain of coronavirus that has killed more than 1600 people.
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Singapore Armed Forces serviceman among 3 more tested positive for coronav
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, Feb 17 (ANI): A Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) regular serviceman linked to a cluster at the Grace Assembly of God church is among three more people tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus in the city-state, its Health Ministry has said.
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First suspected coronavirus case reported in Pak's Abbottabad
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Abbottabad [Pakistan], Feb 15 (ANI): The first suspected case of the new strain of coronavirus was reported in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad, involving a person who had recently returned from China -- the epicentre of the outbreak.
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2 Indians onboard Diamond Princess tested positive for coronavirus; embass
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): Two Indian crew members on board quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess have been tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar confirmed on Thursday, and informed that the Indian embassy in Tokyo is rendering all
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More coronavirus cases 'highly likely' in UK as London confirms first case
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], Feb 13 (ANI): More cases of the new strain of coronavirus are highly likely to be reported in the United Kingdom, country's health officials have warned, as they confirmed the ninth case of the deadly virus, involving a woman who flew into the country from China -- the epicentre
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British 'superspreader' may have passed coronavirus to 11 people in 3 Euro
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], Feb 11 (ANI): A British businessman may have unwittingly spread the new strain of coronavirus to at least 11 people in three European countries in the course of his travels, as per public Health Authorities and accounts in British media.
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Nepal donates 100,000 masks to China amid coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 8 (ANI): Nepal has donated 100,000 protective masks to China, which is battling against the new strain of coronavirus that has claimed the lives of 722 people in that country alone, Nepali Foreign Affairs Ministry has announced.
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American citizen dies of coronavirus in Wuhan
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 8 (ANI): A 60-year-old Amerian citizen has died from the new strain of coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan, officials at the US embassy in Beijing said on Saturday.
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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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