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Trump condemns 'nasty language' used against Asian Americans over Asian or
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) condemned the use of "nasty language" against the Asian American citizens, amid allegations that Trump's use of the term "Chinese virus" has resulted in a backlash from the American public.
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Trump signs executive order to prohibit hoarding, price gouging of medical
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) issued an executive order to prohibit hoarding and price gouging of medical supplies in the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic which has claimed over 400 lives in the country.
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Will favourably consider applications to extend Non-Immigrant Visas amid c
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, many Indian-Americans with visiting family members and visitors can get some relief to extend all legal Non-Immigrant Visas, including tourist or business visas (B1/B2 visas), that allows a short term entry into
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India has tremendous capacity to combat COVID-19: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 24 (ANI): The executive director of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Michael J Ryan, on Tuesday said that India has a tremendous capacity to deal the coronavirus outbreak situation as it has experience of eradicating two pandemics, namely small-pox and polio.
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UK Prime Minister Johnson announces quarantine measures amid COVID-19 outb
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar 24 (Sputnik/ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday told the Britishers to "stay at home" to relieve the pressure on the health care system amid the coronavirus disease outbreak.
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Inspiring to see Indians applauding workers combating coronavirus: US Dipl
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): Senior US diplomat Alice Wells on Monday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated 'Janata curfew' meant to express gratitude towards people who are providing essential and emergency services even risking their own safety in the face of coronavirus outb
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State govts can now procure their quota of food grains from FCI on 3 month
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): The state governments can now procure their quota of food grains on three months' credit from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in the country, Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said.
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Home quarantine may reduce coronavirus transmission risk by 62 pc: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): As the country grapples with the rising menace of coronavirus, a study done by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed that home quarantine and maintaining social distancing of symptomatic can flatten the curve of the disease outbreak.
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South Africa to impose 21-day lockdown to curb coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], Mar 24 (ANI): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday ordered a 21-day lockdown to stem the tide of deadly coronavirus that has so far claimed over 14,000 lives across the globe.
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Sikhs prepare over 30,000 free meal packets for Americans in self-isolatio
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): The Sikh Center of New York prepared and packaged more than 30,000 home-cooked meals for Americans in coronavirus self-isolation.
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Coronavirus: UAE suspends all passenger flights from March 25
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Mar 24 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has issued a directive to suspend all passenger flights starting from March 25 amid the coronavirus pandemic which has claimed over 14,000 lives globally.
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Coronavirus-triggered recession may be worse than 2008 meltdown: IMF
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects that the coronavirus pandemic will cause a global recession in 2020 that will be as bad as 2008 financial crisis, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday.
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