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3EA Co-Funded Humanfirst.help in India to Help the Underprivileged
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): When the lockdown was announced in the March of 2020, people rushed home from wherever they were and religiously followed the "Stay Home, Stay Safe" directive of Government of India to avoid the risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus.
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Maharashtra reports 5,182 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 3 (ANI): With 5,182 new COVID-19 cases reported in Maharashtra, the number of people infected with the virus in the state has reached 18,37,358, as per the public health department.
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Active coronavirus cases surge past 50,000 in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 3 (ANI): Pakistan has crossed 50,000 mark in the number of active COVID-19 cases, reaching yet another grim milestone as the second wave of virus surge across the country.
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Biden COVID-19 advisory board pledges to fight disproportionate virus impa
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): US President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board pledged to address the outsized impact of the pandemic on minorities in a meeting with the US Hispanic community, the transition team said in a statement Wednesday.
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Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to prioritise senior citizens
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 2 (ANI): After United Kingdom (UK) authorised the use of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, a team of medical experts on Wednesday informed that senior citizens, who are more susceptible to dying from the virus will be prioritised during vaccine distribution in the co
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Mandatory community service at COVID centres for those not wearing face ma
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 2 (ANI): The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday ordered compulsory community service at COVID-19 care centres for those who do not wear masks, which according to experts is necessary to prevent the spread of the virus.
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Alcohol-free hand sanitiser just as effective against COVID as alcohol-bas
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI): A new study from researchers at Brigham Young University finds that alcohol-free hand sanitiser is just as effective at disinfecting surfaces from the COVID-19 virus as alcohol-based products.
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This man accidentally found a cure for AIDS
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI/SRV Media): Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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World AIDS Day: Drop in HIV screening amid pandemic can take collateral to
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The screenings for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) have dropped by over 40-45 per cent approximately since April, just around the time the COVID-19 pandemic hit India, as compared to previous years, said a senior doctor on Tuesday, the World AIDS Day.
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On World Aids Day, here are some lessons from fight against AIDS for comba
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): While there are different ways in which the coronavirus impacts human health and body, a major system of the human body that it affects directly is the immune system
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UN relief chief eyes USD 35 billion for 2021 humanitarian initiatives amid
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock on Tuesday said that the 2021 humanitarian budget needs USD 35 billion to cover aid for 160 million people in need worldwide.
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Highly effective measles virus-based Th1-biased coronavirus vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI): A measles-virus-based COVID-19 vaccine might be able to prevent both COVID-19 and measles, according to a new study.
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