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COVID-19: CRPF donates one lakh surgical face masks to AIIMS
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has donated one lakh 3-ply surgical face masks for the healthcare workers of AIIMS, who are working in frontline for the management of COVID-19 patients.
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Punjab's total COVID-19 count rises to 257
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 22 (ANI): With six new patients testing positive, the total number of coronavirus cases in Punjab rises to 257, said the state's Health Department on Wednesday.
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No ICMR, NICED supplied COVID test kits in West Bengal, says state health
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 22 (ANI): The West Bengal government on Wednesday said that it has zero kits supplied by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Disease (NICED) which can test COVID-19 patients as per the ICMR guidel
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Milkha Singh proud of daughter combating COVID-19 as doctor in New York h
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Former Olympian Milkha Singh on Wednesday said that he is proud of his daughter Mona Milkha Singh who is treating COVID-19 patients at a hospital in the United States of America.
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J-K police chief expresses concern about Pak using COVID-19 patients as we
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 22 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir police chief on Wednesday expressed concern over reports of Pakistan planning to send in coronavirus positive persons to infect people in the Union Territory with the deadly virus.
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Study shows gene therapy as possible successful treatment for glaucoma
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 22 (ANI): Glaucoma, a common eye condition, could successfully be treated with a single injection using gene therapy, a recent study suggests. This therapy would improve treatment options, effectiveness and quality of life for many patients.
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COVID-19 patients can get treatment at private hospitals at their own cost
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 22 (ANI): Punjab government has said that COVID-19 patients can go to private hospitals but will have to bear the treatment cost.
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Virus-hit Ruby Princess cruise ship to depart Australian waters on Thursda
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], April 22 (ANI): The Ruby Princess cruise ship which hit the docks of Sydney after reporting some 13 COVID-19 positive patients onboard, is now set to leave Australian waters on Thursday.
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Novartis to sponsor large clinical trial of HCQ in hospitalised COVID-19 p
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Basel [Switzerland], April 22 (ANI): Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company Novartis has reached an agreement with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to proceed with a phase three clinical trial with about 440 patients to evaluate the use of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of
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5 more COVID-19 deaths reported from Gujarat
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 22 (ANI): Death of five more COVID-19 patients has been reported from Gujarat on Wednesday, taking the toll in the state to 95, state Health Department said.
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Telangana: Amid lockdown, frontline warriors donate blood to save lives of
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 22 (ANI): The frontline warriors in Telangana are playing a major role in saving the lives of Thalassemia patients by donating them blood during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ICMR releases list of 87 private laboratories to conduct COVID-19 tests
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday released a list of 87 private laboratories to conduct COVID-19 tests.
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