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NIV team collects samples to find source of Nipah Virus outbreak
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], September 11 (ANI): A team of health officials from the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune on Saturday collected samples from fruit-eating bats to find the source of the Nipah Virus in Kozhikode, informed the Public relation department of the state governm
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Karnataka CM directs authorities to take precautions to prevent Nipah viru
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday advised the officials to be cautious against the Nipah virus and to take more precautions to prevent the outbreak of the virus in the state.
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Karnataka govt issues advisory to prevent Nipah virus outbreak
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 7 (ANI): In view of cases of Nipah virus (NiV) infection being reported recently in the neighbouring state of Kerala, the Karnataka government issued an advisory to prevent the outbreak of the infection in the state.
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India reports 23,950 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): A day after India reported the lowest single-day spike in 173 days since the virus outbreak, the country witnessed a slight surge in fresh COVID-19 infections with 23,950 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Heal
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Virus-induced earnings plunge for A-Pac gaming companies, recovery likely
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, June 25 (ANI): Falling international travel, property closures and continuance of social-distancing measures across most countries will keep prospects for the gaming sector weak at least until 2021, according to the latest sector in-depth report by Moody's Investors Service.
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US Navy fires captain of covid-stricken carrier for poor response to virus
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 20 (ANI): The US Navy has decided to fire Captain Brett Crozier of USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, who warned about the spread of the coronavirus pandemic aboard his ship, due to his poor response to the novel coronavirus outbreak aboard the vessel, Chief
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PoK activist lambasts Pak for resuming dam construction work in Gilgit Bal
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], April 26 (ANI): An activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has lambasted Imran Khan's government for taking advantage of the COVID-19 situation and resuming construction work at the Diamer Bhasa Dam in Gilgit Baltistan.
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Hong Kong approves US$18 billion aid to fight virus outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 18 (ANI): Hong Kong's legislature on Saturday approved HK$137.5 billion (US$18 billion) in emergency funding, the largest aid package rolled out since COVID-19 hit, even though lawmakers on both sides said measures needed to be expanded to help the unemployed.
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Pak violating ceasefire to infiltrate `jihadis' into Kashmir amid virus ou
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], April 15 (ANI): A political activist from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) has alleged that Pakistan has been regularly violating ceasefire at the Line of Control these days to infiltrate terrorists into Kashmir valley amid COVID-19 spread.
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South Korea holds legislative election amid virus outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 15 (ANI): Wearing masks and gloves, South Korean voters cast their ballots on Wednesday to elect 300 parliamentary lawmakers amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Arunachal Pradesh extends lockdown till April 30
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], April 13 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh government has extended its COVID-19 lockdown till April 30. However, there will be some exemptions.
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Easter Sunday events in Spain cancelled, communities make masks amid virus
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], April 11 (ANI): Communities in Spain have cancelled thousands of religious processions, which were likely to be held to commemorate Easter Sunday on April 12, for the first time in nearly 90 years, in view of the coronavirus outbreak.
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