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UK imposes mandatory COVID-19 tests for international travellers amid viru
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 8 (ANI): International travellers from any part in the world will be required to prove a negative COVID-19 test taken up to 72 hours prior to departure for the UK, the country's government announced on Friday.
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Initial severity of COVID-19 not associated with later respiratory complic
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): A new study examines the recovery of lung function and overall wellness in individuals who had varying degrees of COVID-19 severity. Little is known about lung health following infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and whether later resp
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Australia's third-largest city enters 3-day lockdown following local mutan
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Sydney [Australia], January 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's third-largest city of Brisbane will enter a three-day lockdown from Friday afternoon after a local resident was found to be infected with the mutant strain of COVID-19.
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4 crows found dead at school in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi
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Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 8 (ANI): Amid cases of avian influenza in neighbouring several states in the country, at least four crows were found dead at a school in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district. The officials said it seems like the birds died due to cold.
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'Why expose people to risk?' Kejriwal urges Centre to extend ban on UK fli
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New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday hit out at the Centre for partially lifting the ban and resuming flights between India and the UK amid concerns over the new mutant strain of SARS-Cov-2 virus.
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Kerala govt to provide compensation to poultry farmers affected due to bir
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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 6 (ANI): In view of the spread of bird flu in different parts of the country including Kerala, the state government has decided to provide compensation to the farmers who are affected due to the virus.
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No signs of bird flu in Telangana, all precautions taken, says State Anima
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 6 (ANI): Amid the spread of bird flu in several parts of the country, Telangana Animal Husbandry Minister Talsani Srinivas Yadav convened an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss precautionary steps to be taken to prevent the spread of the virus.
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Migratory birds reason behind spread of bird flu in India: Union Minister
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New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The Centre has issued an advisory to the state on the spread of bird flu in the country, said Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Giriraj Singh on Wednesday adding that the virus has returned due to India with migratory birds.
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Centre directs states, UTs to take possible steps for containing bird flu
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New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Considering the possibility of spread of avian influenza virus or bird flu to humans and other domesticated animals and birds, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has directed all states and Union Territories (UTs) to take all possibl
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Coronavirus can be transiently air-borne but preventive measures can keep
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 6 (ANI): The virus can be transiently air-borne but preventive measures like wearing masks can keep one safe, said a study on the air-borne nature of coronavirus.
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Several Indian states report bird flu outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, India has reported the emergence of bird flu since last week. The presence of the virus is confirmed in the dead birds in Madhya Pradesh and Kerala while Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat, too, have a strong sus
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Bird flu alert sounded in Madhya Pradesh after crow deaths
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Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 5 (ANI): The emergence of bird flu has caused alarm in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district where the presence of the virus has been confirmed in dead crows.
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