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Congressman Krishnamoorthi announces NOVID Act to protect US from risk of
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US] May 20, (ANI): Following new CDC guidance that fully vaccinated Americans can remove masks and resume normal activities, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on Wednesday (local time) announced the Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act, an exp
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80 million COVID-19 vaccines to be shared across world, no decision on all
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Noting that India has been a major priority for Washington given the surge of COVID-19 cases in the second wave of pandemic, President Biden's point-person for global pandemic response has said that no decision has been taken regarding ulitmate allocation o
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China cancels spring Everest climbing season amid COVID surge in Nepal
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): China has cancelled its spring climbing season on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest, citing concerns over a surge of COVID-19 infections in its neighbouring country Nepal.
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PM Modi reviews availability, supply of oxygen and medicines
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the availability and supply of oxygen and medicines in the wake of surge of COVID-19 cases in the country.
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COVID-19: Japan to send 200 oxygen concentrators to India
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 11 (ANI): Japan will send 200 oxygen concentrators to India as a part of the emergency assistance in response to the current surge of COVID-19 infections in the country.
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COVID-19: Japan to dispatch 100 oxygen concentrators to India on Saturday
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 7 (ANI): Japan will send 100 oxygen concentrators to India on Saturday as a part of the first batch of emergency assistance from Tokyo in response to the current surge of COVID-19 infections.
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COVID-19: Karnataka govt announces two weeks complete lockdown starting fr
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 7 (ANI): To curb the surge of COVID-19 cases, the Karnataka government on Friday imposed a complete lockdown for two weeks in the state from 6 am on May 10 to 6 am on May 24.
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Odisha CM writes to Nirmala Sitharaman seeking exemption of GST on purchas
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 6 (ANI): Amid the surge of COVID-19 cases, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urging the exemption of Goods and Service Taxes (GST) on the purchase of COVID-19 vaccine.
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European Commission allocates 2.2 million euros to respond to COVID-19 sur
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 5 (ANI): The European Commission on Wednesday announced that it will allocate an initial 2.2 million euros in emergency funding to respond to the surge of COVID-19 cases in India.
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Filter the noise, focus on ensuring key requirements in COVID-19 surge: Ja
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK]/ New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar has said that his message to Indian missions is to focus on the very serious situation back home just like government is focused in addressing the pandemic single- mindedly and to not get distracted
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Samsung pledges Rs 37 crore to India's fight against Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], May 4 (ANI): South Korean diversified conglomerate Samsung on Tuesday pledged five million dollars (about Rs 37 crore) as its contribution to India's fight against the current surge of Covid-19, providing donations to central and state governments, and boosting th
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COVID-19: Punjab govt provides 809 ventilators to districts
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 2 (ANI): Amid a second surge of COVID-19 pandemic, the Punjab Government has provided 809 more ventilators to the districts in the state.
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