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Coronavirus pandemic: AIIMS to perform only emergency surgeries for now
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): The AIIMS New Delhi has decided to postpone all non-essential elective procedures and surgeries for now as a major part of its manpower and resources have been diverted in fighting coronavirus threat.
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As cases of coronavirus surge, PM Johnson announces 'lockdown' measures
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar 21 (Sputnik/ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday instructed all public institutions and places of gathering to shut their doors due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country, which has already afflicted more than 3,200 people and killed over 160.
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Fear of large-scale coronavirus spread looms Pak; 484 cases reported
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 20 (ANI): Pakistan has reported 481 cases of the novel coronavirus, including 249 in Sindh alone, prompting fears of an exponential surge in the country lacking access to essential health services.
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With nearly 50 fresh cases in 24 hours, Coronavirus patients in India surg
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): The total number of COVID-19 cases in India has now climbed up to 223, including 32 foreigners, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.
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One more tests positive for COVID-19 in Punjab, total count rises to three
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mohali (Punjab) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): A 69-year-old woman tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, taking the tally of reported cases in the state to three.
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Don't burden healthcare system, postpone non-essential surgeries: PM urges
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Highlighting the stress on the hospitals in wake of coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the countrymen to avoid visiting hospitals for routine check-ups and to extend the date of scheduled surgeries.
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Chidambaram expects PM Modi to announce total lockdown for 2-4 weeks as pr
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the nation at 8 pm on Thursday amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said it would be disappointed if the former did not announce a total lockdown for
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Coronavirus cases spike in Sindh, Balochistan, KPK as Pak ignores province
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 19 (ANI): Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported two deaths from the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, while the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan have registered 208 and 23 cases of the infection respectively, prompting fears of an exponenti
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167 missing are not COVID-19 suspected cases but people with foreign trave
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Wednesday clarified that the 167 missing people referred to by Ludhiana civil surgeon were not COVID-19 suspected cases but were merely people with foreign travel history who could not be traced due to inco
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185 students stranded in Kuala Lumpur arrive at Visakhapatnam, to be home
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): AirAisa flight on Wednesday arrived at Visakhapatnam airport carrying 185 students who were stranded in Kuala Lumpur as Covid-19 cases surged in South Asia.
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167 people with foreign travel history untraceable in Ludhiana
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): At least 167 people suspected of having coronavirus have been missing in Ludhiana while only 29 have been traced, said Dr Rajesh Bagga, the city's civil surgeon.
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For old people, vitamin D boosts chances of walking after hip fracture
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Jersey [USA], Mar 18 (ANI): Senior citizens who are not vitamin D deficient have a better chance of walking after hip fracture surgery, according to a Rutgers-led study.
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