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Trump appoints Pence to lead US response to coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington [US], Feb 27 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that Vice President Vice Pence will be in charge of his government's task force to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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Tokyo Olympics preparations on as planned; countermeasures against coronav
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said the preparations for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2020 are going on as planned with preventive measures against novel coronavirus to ensure a safe and secure Games.
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PDP's Altaf Bukhari appeals to PM for evacuation of J-K students from coro
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): Former PDP leader Altaf Bukhari has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to evacuate Jammu and Kashmir students stranded in Iran -- the Middle Eastern country that has reported the most fatalities from novel coronavirus outside of China.
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ADB approves another $2 million to help Asia Pacific tackle coronavirus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Feb 26 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a further two million dollars to help developing countries in Asia and the Pacific contain the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and improve resilience to this and other communicable diseases.
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IAF's C-17 Globemaster leaves for rescue mission to Wuhan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): The C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Air Force has left for a medical mission to rescue Indian citizens, residents of friendly neighbouring countries and also to deliver about 15 tonnes of medical equipment to China's Wuhan, which has been reeling unde
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Asia Pacific airlines see growth in passenger markets, soft cargo demand
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Feb 26 (ANI): Preliminary traffic figures released on Wednesday by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that international air passenger markets remained busy in January 2020, with demand supported by travel ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations,
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Coronavirus cases mount to 322 in Italy
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Rome [Italy], Feb 26 (ANI): A total of 322 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Italy, of whom 10 have died, Chief of the Civil Protection Department and extraordinary commissioner for the coronavirus emergency Angelo Borrelli has said.
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2 more Indians on board quarantined cruise ship tested positive for COVID-
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Feb 25 (ANI): Two more Indians onboard quarantined cruise ship -- Diamond Princess -- were tested positive for novel coronavirus, the Indian embassy here said on Tuesday, adding that those Indians not infected by the virus will be repatriated to the homeland on February 26.
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Death toll of coronavirus in China reaches 2663
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 25 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll from the novel coronavirus in mainland China has reached 2663, while the current number of patients is at 77,658, and more than 27,200 people have recovered, the country's National Health Commission said.
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First case of coronavirus reported in Afghanistan
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb 24 (ANI): The Afghan Health Ministry on Monday reported the first case of the novel coronavirus involving a resident of Herat province who had recently returned to the country from neighbouring Iran.
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Study identifies novel potential combination therapy for childhood brain t
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 24 (ANI): In a new study, a team of researchers have identified a novel potential combination therapy for childhood Medulloblastoma.
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Coronavirus outbreak: Balochistan govt declares emergency in districts bor
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], Feb 23 (ANI): The Balochistan government on Sunday declared a state of emergency in province's districts bordering Iran -- the first middle-east country to report deaths from novel coronavirus.
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