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9 states confirm bird flu outbreak in poultry birds
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] January 27 (ANI): The central government on Wednesday stated that so far nine states have confirmed Bird Flu in poultry birds and 12 states have confirmed the virus in crow, migratory and wild birds.
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COVID-19: Karnataka revises discharge policy
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 27 (ANI): As the COVID-19 pandemic is evolving, the Government of India (GoI) and the Karnataka government have revised discharge policy from time to time based on recent scientific evidence about the virus.
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Covaxin effective on UK virus strain of COVID-19: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], 27 January (ANI): An Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study on Covaxin shows a comparable neutralization activity of the vaccinated individuals against UK-variant strain.
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Tokyo's new daily COVID-19 cases dip back below 1,000-mark
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 973 new daily COVID-19 cases in the capital on Wednesday, bringing the city's total tally of people testing positive for the virus to 96,507, according to preliminary figures as of 3:00 pm local time.
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Telangana reports 147 new COVID cases, 1 death
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 27 (ANI): Telangana reported 147 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 2,93,737.
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World on verge of defeating pandemic, says Harsh Vardhan at WHO meet
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): The world is on verge of defeating the coronavirus pandemic by adopting preemptive, proactive and collaborative strategies to combat the virus, said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday.
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The Tonight Show: Jared Leto recalls emerging from silent meditation retre
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 26 (ANI): During Tuesday's episode of 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon' American actor Jared Leto recalled resurfacing from his two-week silent meditation retreat and his experience of finding out about the virus lockdown.
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COVID-19 test positivity rate going up in Kerala, virus spread beyond cont
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], January 25 (ANI): The coronavirus test positivity rate in Kerala is going up and the spread of the virus in the state is "beyond control", said Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, Scientific Advisor, Indian Medical Association (IMA), Kerala on Monday.
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Mega-rich recoup Covid-losses in record-time, but billions in poverty: Oxf
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Davos [Switzerland], January 25 (ANI): The 1,000 richest people on the planet recouped their Covid-19 losses within just nine months but it could take more than a decade for the world's poorest to recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic, shows a new Oxfam report released on Monday.
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Hope we get rid of COVID-19 this year, says Kejriwal
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): After hoisting the Tricolour at Delhi Secretariat on the eve 72nd Republic Day, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday termed the COVID-19 pandemic as difficult phase and hoped that "we will get rid of the virus this year".
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Tool calculates risk of Covid-19 transmission in poorly-ventilated spaces:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 23 (ANI): A recent report published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A, show that social distancing measures alone do not provide adequate protection from the virus, and further emphasise the vital importance of ventilation and face masks in order to s
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COVID-19: UK Prime Minister's TV spokesperson self-isolates over virus fea
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 23 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's TV spokesperson, Allegra Stratton, has self-quarantined after possibly coming in contact with a COVID-19 patient, according to local media reports.
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