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France's COVID-19 toll exceeds 28,500
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 27 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people who have died in France from coronavirus-related complications has reached 28,530, an increase of 315 since the latest previous reported figures last week, the French Public Health Agency (DGS) said.
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Rahul Gandhi speaks to experts Ashish Jha, Johan Giesecke on COVID-19 situ
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): After his interaction with former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spoke to Professor Ashish Jha, a globally recognised public health professional and Professor Johan Giesecke, the famous Swedish
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Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally rises to 54,758
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 26 (ANI): With 2,091 new COVID-19 cases reported today in Maharashtra, the total number of cases have risen to 54,758, said the Public Health Department.
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ADB approves $250 million support for Nepal's Covid-19 response
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], May 26 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday approved a 250 million dollar concessional loan to help the government of Nepal fund its response to the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
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Over 9.1 million COVID-19 tests conducted in Russia since the start of out
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 26 (ANI): More than 9.1 million tests to detect COVID-19 have been conducted in Russia since the start of the outbreak, the country's public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Tuesday.
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US could've saved 36,000 lives if social distancing measure adopted earlie
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 22 (ANI): The United States could have saved 36,000 lives only if the social distancing measure was adopted a week earlier instead of March 15, according to new research from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health scientists.
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Amid COVID-19 crisis, Kerala steps up efforts to cope with southwest monso
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 21 (ANI): With the southwest monsoon expected to arrive in Kerala by the first week of June, the state's public health machinery has stepped up efforts to cope with the seasonal incidence of communicable diseases, amidst COVID-19 containment.
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Apple, Google release exposure notification API to help public health agen
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
California [US], May 21 (ANI): Apple and Google on Wednesday released the exposure notification API which will help public health agencies to work 'more accurately, reliably and effectively' across both Android phones and iPhones.
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PM Modi interacts with '1 croreth beneficiary' of Ayushman Bharat, lauds c
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday interacted with the "1 croreth beneficiary" of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, the country's flagship public health insurance scheme, and thanked all individuals and organisations associated with the "largest healthcar
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India's COVID-19 tally crosses 90,000-mark; death toll at 2,872
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The COVID-19 count in India crossed the 90,000-mark on Sunday while the death toll stood at 2,872 even as the country stepped into the fourth phase of lockdown.
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Central public health team initiates door-to-door surveillance to fight CO
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The 'central public health teams' are assisting local authorities in conducting door-to-door surveillance as a measure to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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414 new COVID-19 cases reported in Afghanistan, total rises to 6,053
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 15 (ANI): A total of 414 new coronavirus cases were reported in the last 24 hours in Afghanistan, taking the total to 6,053, Tolo News reported citing Ministry of Public Health.
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