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Urdu poet Rahat Indori dies of heart attack after testing positive for cor
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 11 (ANI): A day after testing positive for coronavirus, legendary Urdu poet and lyricist Dr Rahat Indori, 70, passed away at Indore's Aurobindo Hospital on Tuesday.
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Need to increase COVID-19 testing in 10 most-affected states: PM Modi tell
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that there is a need to increase coronavirus testing in states where the testing rate is low and the positivity rate is high. He added that "if we defeat coronavirus in these 10 states then the country will also
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Treat as representation plea seeking guidelines for certification of produ
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Central government to treat as a representation a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to formulate guidelines for testing and certification of products claiming to kill the COVID-19 virus.
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Rahat Indori admitted to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI): Renowned poet Rahat Indori on Tuesday confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Punjab ramps up viral testing of COVID-19 to 20,000 tests per day
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): Countering the surge in Covid-19 cases upfront, Punjab government has upgraded the viral testing of infection in the state to 20, 000 tests per day, informed O.P Soni, Medical Education & Research Minister Punjab after inaugurating Corona labs at
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No country comes close to US in Covid testing, India stands second: Trump
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 11 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday asserted that no other country comes close to the United States with regard to COVID-19 testing while stating that India stands second.
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Covid positive Pranab Mukherjee on ventilator support, undergoes brain sur
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Former President Pranab Mukherjee is on ventilator support after undergoing a brain surgery at the Army Research and Referral hospital, where he was admitted on Monday morning after testing positive for COVID-19, sources said on Tuesday.
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Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa discharged from hospital after Covid-19 recove
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, has recovered from Covid-19 on Monday and has been discharged from hospital in Bengaluru here where he was admitted after testing positive for COVID-19.
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RT-PCR a 'golden method' for COVID-19 testing, prevention strategy needs m
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Maharashtra BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday opposed the dominance of antigen tests in the total number of COVID-19 tests conducted, stating that state should use its full capacity for RT-PCR testing to detect coronavirus positive cases. Read More
India touches 7L COVID-19 tests in a day, nearly 500 tests were conducted
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 9 (ANI): In a new high, India has scaled the peak of COVID-19 testing with more than seven lakh tests in a single day, the country has conducted nearly 500 tests per minute in the last 24 hours, a senior health ministry official said.
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Big B welcomes home 'bhaiyu' Abhishek Bachchan post his COVID-19 recovery
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8 (ANI): "Welcome home Bhaiyu", wrote legendary star Amitabh Bachchan after son-actor Abhishek Bachchan was discharged from Mumbai's Nanavati hospital, after testing negative for COVID-19 on Saturday.
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Delhi HC allows using dummy phone number for COVID-19 testing of homeless
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday gave its nod for the use of "9999999999" as a dummy phone number and address of labs or hospitals for COVID-19 testing of homeless mentally ill patients after the submissions were made by the Indian Council for Medical Research (
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