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Battle looms at WHO meeting as countries may push for inquiry into China's
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 17 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO), which has been on the front line coordinating the fight against the Covid-19, will be facing a similar battle when its decision-making body gathers, virtually, for its annual meeting on Monday, amid hightened tensions b
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Hydroxychloroquine --promoted by Trump as Covid 'game changer'-- linked to
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): Clinical trials of the anti-malarial drug or hydroxychloroquine, which gained prominence overnight after being promoted by US President Donald Trump as a 'game changer' in the fight against Covid-19, have been significantly linked to cardiac problems and
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South Central Railway develops robotic device to assist in patients care i
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 17 (ANI): South Central Railway zone has developed a robotic device, "RAIL-BOT" (R-BOT) to assist in hospital management functions towards patient care in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak.
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Religious organisation distributes essential grocery kits to 30,000 needy
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 17 (ANI): A religious organisation has distributed essential grocery kits that would last a month to 30,000 families in need here.
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Mission Vande Bharat: 310 Indian pilgrims depart from Tehran for New Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], May 17 (ANI): As many as 310 Indian pilgrims departed from Tehran, Iran for New Delhi by Mahan Air on Saturday. The group hails from Ladakh and will later go home to Leh by special flights.
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Odisha reports 65 new cases of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 16 (ANI): With 65 new COVID-19 cases in Odisha in the last 24 hours, the State's count of people infected with the virus on Saturday climbed to 737, including 538 active and 196 recovered and discharged cases, said the Information and Public Relations Depart
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Italy to allow international travel from early June
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], May 16 (ANI): Italy will allow travel to and from abroad starting on June 3, the government announced late Friday night (local time), in a quickened exit from the coronavirus lockdown.
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No new COVID-19 case in Chandigarh today
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], May 16 (ANI): As no new COVID-19 case was reported in Chandigarh on Saturday, the Union Territory's count of positive cases stood at 191, including 137 active cases, said the Health Department.
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North-East govts have asked health workers working in other states to retu
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): AMRI Hospital on Saturday said that governments of the North-Eastern states, particularly Manipur and Tripura, have asked their health workers who are working in the hospital to return to their native states amid COVID-19 outbreak.
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National Population Register (NPR)-2021 exercise postponed in UP in view o
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): In the backdrop of the coronavirus outbreak, the first phase of Census 2021 and the updation of National Population Register (NPR) has been postponed until further orders in Uttar Pradesh, informed the state government on Saturday.
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COVID-19: US working with India, says President Trump, calls PM Modi 'a ve
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 16 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a 'very good friend' and said US was working with India as the two countries battle the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Brazil Health Minister resigns less than a month in office, says president
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], May 16 (ANI): Brazilian Health Minister Nelson Teich has resigned after being in office for less than a month, even as the number of coronavirus cases continues to surge in the country.
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