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COVID-19: Centre to provide over 3 lakh vaccine doses to states, UTs in ne
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New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday informed that more than 22.46 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories (UTs) amid the pandemic so far.
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India's first city-wide environmental surveillance platform for COVID laun
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Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], May 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): With the number of cases of COVID-19 surging across the county in the second wave of the pandemic, the Government of Karnataka is introducing a city-wide sewage surveillance system in Bangalore that will help officials track the virus at
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Centre approves financial assistance to 67 families of journalists who die
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New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Press Information Bureau had compiled and collated the details of journalists who lost their lives due to the pandemic in 2020 and 2021 and have started a special drive to provide assistance to their familie
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Researchers develop app to help couples communicate directly from heart
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Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): Even though people stayed in touch during the pandemic's stay-at-home orders and social distancing, it was easy to feel out of touch with loved ones. Hence, CMU, Snap researchers recently developed a smartwatch app that uses heart rate to communicate between co
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Punjab CM rolls out new initiative of youth cadre to fight COVID under Mis
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 27 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has rolled out a new initiative under the state's Mission Fateh 2.0, a part of 'Corona Mukt Punjab Abhiyan' (Covid-free Punjab Campaign) on Thursday. This initiative involves the youth of the state to
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China says politicising Covid's origin tracing hinders probe
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Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): The Chinese embassy in the United States on Wednesday (local time) said politicising the origins of COVID-19 would hamper investigations and affect global efforts to deal with the pandemic.
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Combined military drills key to ensuring defence readiness of S Korea, US:
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Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): Combined military exercises are a key measure to ensure the readiness of South Korean and US forces, a Pentagon spokesman said on Wednesday adding "even as the pandemic has thrown the timetable out the window."
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Former RJ in Gujarat's Vadodara distributes ration kits to pandemic-affect
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Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], May 27 (ANI): Many Good Samaritans are going an extra mile to help those in need amid the pandemic and a former radio jockey from Vadodara is doing the same over the past two weeks.
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Nepal President appeals Indian, Chinese counterparts for COVID-19 vaccines
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Kathmandu [Nepal], May 26 (ANI) Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday appealed to Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind for access to COVID-19 vaccines as the Himalayan Nation reels under the second wave of the pandemic.
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Time to unite and work as 'Team India' to fight COVID: Kejriwal to Centre
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New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Calling on the Centre to play its part in the COVID-19 vaccination drive and urgently procure enough doses to inoculate people in the national capital and across the country, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that it is time to unite a
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Clarify if Cong has 'arrangement' with LDF: Muraleedharan slams Rahul Gand
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New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi must clarify if Congress has an 'agreement' with the Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala, said Union Minister of State V Muraleedharan on Wednesday after Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan stated that durin
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Thailand's COVID-19 deaths hit new daily high
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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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