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Family Care Hospitals - A ray of hope in these pandemic times
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 20 (ANI/Heylin Spark): The current pandemic has created havoc globally. India has been no exception. With the flooding of Covid-19 cases and limitations on resources, Survival is the real challenge for mankind.
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Covid-19 support spurs ADB's record lending commitment to India
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed 3.92 billion dollars in sovereign loans for 13 projects to India in 2020, including 1.8 billion dollars in projects to support the government's coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic response.
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Difficult to play T20 WC in India this year, says Michael Hussey
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], May 20 (ANI): Former Australia batsman Michael Hussey has said that it would be difficult to play T20 World Cup in India this year because of the situation of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Brazil's Sao Paulo to keep pandemic curfew but extend business hours
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Sao Paulo, the Brazilian state hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, on Wednesday announced it will extend a night-time curfew to curb the transmission of COVID-19 but will relax restrictions on businesses starting June 1.
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Preparedness costs only fraction of impact of a pandemic but returns expon
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Underlining the need for greater collaboration between countries on various aspects of health, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said Wednesday said that an important lesson COVID-19 has taught is that preparedness costs only a fraction of the impact of
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Nagpur man feeding 190 stray dogs with chicken biryani since beginning of
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], May 20 (ANI): In these times of 'restrictions' when some sections of society are struggling to get one square meal, a man from Maharashtra's Nagpur has been providing scrumptious chicken biryani to around 190 stray dogs.
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India's cumulative vaccination coverage nears 18.7 crore mark
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): India crossed a significant landmark in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic after the cumulative number of coronavirus vaccine doses administered in the country neared 18.7 crores on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family welfare. Read More
Local self-govts continue to help mitigate Covid-19 spread in Kerala
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 19 (ANI): Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, local self-governments in Kerala have played a vital role in containing the spread of the infectious virus since it broke out last year.
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BET Awards to return live next month with vaccinated audience
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): The Black Entertainment Television (BET) awards ceremony, which became one of the first major awards to take place during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, is set to return in June as the first ceremony to invite vaccinated fans to be a part of the audience.
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Evidence shows COVID-19 virus could have been created in a Wuhan lab, from
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted lives the world over for more than a year and caused over three million deaths and the evidence adds up to a serious case that the virus could have been created in a Chinese lab from which it then escaped, says Nicholas Wa
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COVID-19: Windies men's training squad start receiving vaccination
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
St John's [Antigua], May 19 (ANI): Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Wednesday confirmed that 13 members of the men's red ball training squad and management have received vaccinations against COVID-19 in St Lucia, where they are preparing for the upcoming Test matches against South Africa.
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If there's no clarity by Thursday, PSL will be postponed, says PCB
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 19 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the six franchise owners on Wednesday discussed in a virtual session the operational planning and delivery of the remaining 20 Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches, which are scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates
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