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US trusts Japan to prioritise public health safety at Olympics: White Hous
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): The United States government has extended its trust over Japan's "commitment" to prioritise public health ahead of Tokyo Olympics this summer on July 23 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Thailand's COVID-19 deaths hit new daily high
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Wednesday reported 41 new deaths, the highest daily death toll since the outbreak of the pandemic, raising the total number of fatalities to 873, according to the country's Public Health Ministry.
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Study finds educational intervention improves student learning
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 23 (ANI): Students exposed to Photovoice, an educational intervention, experienced greater improvements in STEM-capacity scores and environmental awareness scores compared to a group of youth who were not exposed to the activity, according to a study of low-income, urban
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Tamil Nadu declares Black Fungus as notifiable disease under Public Health
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 20 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu government is making Black Fungus a notifiable disease under the Public Health Act, informed TN Health Secy J Radhakrishna on Thursday.
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COVID-19: Smaller states showing upward trend, need to be cautious, says D
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, while holding a meeting on public health response to COVID-19 and progress of vaccination in West Bengal and northeastern states, said smaller states are showing an upward trend and there is a need to be cautious abo
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COVID-19: Adequate tests being conducted, positivity rate coming down in T
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 19 (ANI): Telangana Director of Public health G Srinivasa Rao on Tuesday said adequate COVID-19 tests are being conducted in the state and asserted that the positivity rate is also coming down.
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Educational intervention enhances student learning: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 18 (ANI): In a study of low-income, urban youth in the US, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that students exposed to Photovoice, an educational intervention, experienced greater improvements in STEM-capacity scores and environmenta
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Over 130 people in Switzerland contract COVID-19 after getting both vaccin
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland] May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 130 people in Switzerland have contracted the coronavirus after receiving both shots of the vaccine, with 12 cases being fatal, according to the latest data provided by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) on Monday.
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Georgia's COVID-19 cases top 330,000
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia on Sunday reported 968 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to 330,375, according to the country's National Centre for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC).
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Karnataka: Auto-driver in Kalaburagi offers free service to COVID-19 patie
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], May 16 (ANI): With the state of Karnataka emerging as the country's new COVID-19 hotspot, medical services and public health facilities have been stretched thin and people are struggling for access.
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Odisha govt forms high-level advisory committee for COVID management
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 15 (ANI): The Odisha government on Saturday constituted a high-level advisory committee led by K Srinath Reddy, president, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) to suggest measures to tackle the possible third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and to strategi
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Incarceration and COVID-19 racial disparities
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): A new study finds that jails function as disease multipliers that affect public health and disproportionate policing of marginalised communities may explain a large proportion of COVID-19 disparities.
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