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Govt to start network of regional BSL-3 labs to brace for future pandemics
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): The government of India is working towards developing four virology regional biosafety labs BSL-3, and ICMR-NIV Pune will be steering the project and research work. These labs will work as regional labs and ICMR-NIV Pune will look after their researc
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China instrumental in spreading four pandemics: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 12 (ANI): China has been covering up epidemics within the country for a long time and helped spread four pandemics around the world, said a report in New York Post that warned that Covid might not be the last.
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Government has set an ambitious target of 5 Lakh international students by
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 5 (ANI/PRNewswire): India aims to increase the number of international students studying in its Universities from 50,000 currently to 5 lakh by the year 2024, said Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Union Minister of State for External Affairs, and Education.
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WTO signs landmark deal, focuses on food security, e-commerce, fisheries
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 17 (ANI): In a significant outcome for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, ministers from 164 members of the World Trade Organisation have adopted various decisions including food security, e-commerce, TRIPS agreement, fisheries and preparedness for
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UK, Switzerland scuttled TRIPS consensus at WTO
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 15 (ANI): Cracks between developed and developing nations emerged as rich, developed countries have once again created obstacles in getting consensus-based approval on the TRIPS waiver.
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While Xi looks to secure record third term in power, China languishes in l
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 9 (ANI): While President Xi Jinping is all set to secure his third term in power, China is not as strong as it used to be in the pre-COVID times.
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US to commit additional USD 200 million to World Bank Fund to prevent pand
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will commit an additional $200 million to the World Bank's fund to prevent pandemics during the virtual global covid summit that will take place Thursday morning, a senior US administration official told reporters.
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BRICS countries mull pandemic early warning system
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): The 12th meeting of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) health ministers has agreed that BRICS countries will launch an early warning system for large-scale pandemics.
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Hafele launches new campaign - Let's Reimagine, to position itself as a "
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], May 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): At a time when global trends and world pandemics are forcing significant changes in lifestyles, the need to take a fresh look at our homes and the different spaces within them, has gained great importance. After spending literally two year
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Scientists outline need for new approach to COVID-19 vaccine testing
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 12 (ANI): Rutgers University's top health researchers are calling for a change in approach to developing COVID-19 vaccines, and vaccines to fight future pandemics to incorporate both conventional and challenging trials.
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Lawmakers in US propose bipartisan probe of origins of coronavirus
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): A proposal is being circulated by the two senior members of the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to create a 12-member commission of private citizens with broad authority to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 and how the US
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Repeated seasonal vaccines provides better protection to kids against futu
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ontario [Canada], February 4 (ANI): Children who have received years of season-specific flu vaccines, develop antibodies that also provide broader protection against new strains, according to a new study led by researchers at McMaster University. These anti-bodies also provide protection aga
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