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High level GoM reviews current status of novel coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): A meeting of high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) was held here on Thursday to review, monitor and evaluate the preparedness and measures taken regarding the management of novel Coronavirus in the country.
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Coronavirus toll in China reaches 1,113
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hubei (China), Feb 12 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak in mainland China has risen to 1,113, the number of confirmed cases has reached 44,653, the Chinese state health committee said on Wednesday.
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WHO launches global research forum against novel coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 11 (ANI): A two-day research and innovation forum led by the World Health Organisation (WHO) was launched here on Tuesday to mobilise global action to fight the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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WHO says coronavirus poses 'grave threat' for the world
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 11 (ANI): The novel coronavirus outbreak poses a "very grave threat for the rest of the world," said Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in an appeal for sharing virus samples and speeding up research into drugs and v
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Taiwan assures health and safety to visitors during global novel coronavir
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 11 (ANI/BusinessWire India): In response to the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV or Wuhan Pneumonia), the Taiwan government has taken comprehensive measures to protect the health of the public from the global outbreak.
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DGCA exempts flight crew from breath analyser tests at 4 Kerala airports
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has exempted flight crews from Breath Analyser (BA) tests for 15 days at Kerala's Calicut, Kannur, Trivandrum and Cochin airports in the wake of novel coronavirus outbreak.
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Volunteers in Wuhan comb communities to ensure no coronavirus patient left
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 9 (ANI): Workers and volunteers with red sleeves, loudspeakers, and digital thermometers are combing communities in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, to ensure no confirmed or suspected patients of the deadly virus are left unattended.
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Singapore raises Coronavirus outbreak alert to 'Orange' as more cases surf
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Singapore, Feb 7 (ANI): Singapore on Friday raised the risk assessment level on the novel coronavirus outbreak from Yellow to Orange as three more cases, with no confirmed travel history to China or links to the past cases, surfaced.
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Extending visas not valid for any foreign national travelling from China:
Updated : 6 years, 4 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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Air India to suspend its flights to Hong Kong after Feb 7
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): In view of novel coronavirus outbreak, Air India is suspending its flights to Hong Kong after flying AI314 on February 7.
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Dog face masks sale increases in China amid coronavirus crisis
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 1 (ANI): Amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, many concerned pet owners from China are taking precautionary measures to safeguard their four-legged friends and the face masks for canines are selling out quickly.
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Health Ministry secretary reviews screening of evacuated Indian through vi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Department Preeti Sudan on Saturday reviewed screening of Indians evacuated from Wuhan, the epicentre of novel coronavirus outbreak, through video conferencing on Saturday.
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