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Seven Indian airports to scan passengers coming from China after deadly vi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Tuesday directed seven airports across the country - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Cochin - to make arrangements for screening of passengers arriving from China in the wake of outbreak of an infe
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China confirms fourth coronavirus death
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 21 (ANI): A fourth person has died in an outbreak of deadly coronavirus in China, while the total number of confirmed cases in the country stood at 218 by Monday night, health authorities have said.
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Union Health Secy directs state chief secretaries to review preparedness t
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): After an outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus (nCoV) in China, the central government is taking precautionary measures to tackle such viruses.
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Coronavirus Outbreak: Nepal initiates screening of travelers from China, J
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 17 (ANI): Nepal has initiated health screenings of passengers flying in from China, Japan, and Thailand - the three nations where several patients have been tested positive for mysterious coronavirus, officials said on Friday.
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Centre comes into action after Novel Corona Virus outbreak in China
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Witnessing deadly outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) in China, the Centre is aggressively reviewing the situation in India. The Union Health Ministry is monitoring the situation in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Amidst novel coronavirus outbreak in China, Health Ministry issues travel
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has issued advisory to travellers visiting China due to novel coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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Bihar Cabinet approves pucca houses for AES affected regions of Muzaffarpu
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): The Bihar Cabinet has approved the construction of pucca houses for eligible candidates under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Rural (PMAY-R) in five regions of the Muzaffarpur district, which bore the brunt of the acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) outbreak
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Toll from measles outbreak in Samoa rises to 79
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Apia [Samoa], Dec 22 (Sputnik/ANI) A measles outbreak in Samoa has already killed 79 people, with over 5,500 cases of the disease registered in the country, which has a population of less than 200,000, the Samoan government said on Sunday.
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Dengue kills 120 in Sri Lanka, affects over 87,000 others
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 16 (ANI): A severe dengue outbreak has claimed the lives of at least 120 people and affected over 87,000 others across 11 districts in the island country, health officials said here on Monday.
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Kerala nurse Lini PN, who died treating Nipah patient, honoured with Natio
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 6 (ANI): Lini PN, the nurse from Kerala who died due to Nipah virus that she contracted while treating a patient last year during the Nipah outbreak, was posthumously awarded National Florence Nightingale Award-2019.
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Chattisgarh: At least 40 people in grip of diarrhoea
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Surguja (Chattisgarh) [India], Dec 1 (ANI): At least 40 people have been affected at Bargidih village of the district due to an outbreak of diarrhoea. Doctors say that contaminated water might be the reason for this outbreak.
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Dengue outbreak in Pakistan, over 49,000 cases registered
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 18 (ANI): Over 49,000 people have been tested positive for dengue in Pakistan, setting a new record of the infection in the country.
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