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39 people recover from coronavirus in Iran
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Feb 27 (Sputnik/ANI): A total of 39 people have recovered from the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran since the recent outbreak of the disease in the country, the national Fars news agency reported on Wednesday, citing doctors.
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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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Smartphones already ordered from China, delay due to coronavirus: Amarinde
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 26 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said the government has placed an order for the first set of smartphones as promised by his government but due to coronavirus outbreak there has been a delay.
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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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Sensex closes 392 points lower on coronavirus fears, auto and metal stocks
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 26 (ANI): Equity indices tracked their global peers and closed deep into the red on Wednesday as effects of coronavirus outbreak reverberated beyond China.
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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 will 'certainly' spread in US: Federal health officials
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 26 (ANI): Federal health officials on Tuesday (local time) warned that the new coronavirus that has claimed thousands of lives will certainly spread in the United States.
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Corononavirus: Hong Kong schools will remain shut beyond Easter
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Hong Kong, Feb 26 (ANI): Owing to the coronavirus outbreak, schools in Hong Kong which had remained shut for over three weeks are set to not open after Easter holidays even as the university entrance exams will go ahead as scheduled, Hong Kong education officials said on Tuesday.
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China 'working very hard' to control Coronavirus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he spoke to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping over coronavirus, adding that China is "working very hard" to control its outbreak.
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World Team Table Tennis Championships postponed amid Coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Feb 25 (ANI): The 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships which were scheduled to be held in Busan from March 22-29 has been postponed due to coronavirus, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) confirmed on Tuesday.
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COVID'19 outbreak: South Korea records around 900 cases, strengthens conta
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 25 (ANI): South Korea on Tuesday maximised its containment measures against fighting the coronavirus epidemic in the southeastern city of Daegu and neighboring North Gyeongsang province where 724 cases have been reported so far.
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