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COVID-19: Karnataka strengthens surveillance, control measures
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 12 (ANI): The Karnataka government has strengthened all surveillance and control measures against COVID-19, the official name for the latest novel coronavirus.
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Coronavirus has impacted tourism in Vietnam, says envoy
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 12 (ANI): Vietnam's Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau on Wednesday said that the novel coronavirus has impacted the tourism sector in his country.
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2 Indians test positive for coronavirus on quarantined ship off Japan coas
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 12 (ANI): Two Indian crew members have tested positive for novel Coronavirus onboard quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess.
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Coronavirus toll in China reaches 1,113
Updated : 6 years, 4 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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3447 people being monitored in various districts of Kerala: KK Shailaja on
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 11 (ANI): With the novel coronavirus spreading across 25 countries, Kerala is continuing its vigil against the outbreak and 3447 people are being monitored over suspicion, in various districts of the state, said Health Minister KK Shailaja.
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COVID-19: WHO gives official name for novel coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 11 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday gave the official name for the latest novel coronavirus, that has sickened more than 42,000 people, as 'Covid-19,' which stands for coronavirus disease starting in 2019.
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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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WHO launches global research forum against novel coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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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Textile export industry takes brunt of coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Coimbatore(Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 10 (ANI): The Indian textile export industry has been hit the most among the many industries in India, which are facing the brunt of travel and export-import restrictions imposed due to the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus in China.
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Centre needs 50,000 PPE kits for doctors treating coronavirus patients, ha
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): With three positive cases of novel coronavirus in India and hundreds of suspected people kept under isolation, the Central government has estimated the requirement for at least 50,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kit in stock for doctors and medical st
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