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Italy re-shutter theatres as second wave of COVID-19 hits Europe
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], October 26 (ANI): As the second wave of coronavirus hit Europe, theatres are re-shuttered to arrest the virus spread in Italy.
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Ontario should vaccinate newborns for hepatitis B, study suggests
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], October 26 (ANI): Not all pregnant women are universally screened for hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Ontario, even though this screening is recommended, and the majority of those who test positive do not receive follow-up testing or interventions, leading to infections of newbo
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Severe COVID-19 symptoms may prolong for 20 days, suggests study
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 25 (ANI): Researchers suggested that people who show severe COVID-19 infection might shed the virus and hence be infectious for as long as 20 days.
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UK's coronavirus reproduction number falls slightly
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain's coronavirus reproduction number, also known as the R number, has fallen slightly, but the virus is still spreading fast in the country, the latest official figures showed Friday.
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Idol of goddess Durga slaying COVID-19 set up in Hyderabad for Durga Puja
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 23 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 pandemic putting a dampener on festive spirits, an idol of Durga set up in Hyderabad on the occasion of the Durga Puja, portrays the Goddess slaying the virus.
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Anti-parasitic drug ivermectin not to be included for COVID-19 treatment p
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has decided not to include ivermectin medicine (anti-parasitic drug) in the National Clinical Management Protocol for COVID-19 for the treatment of virus-infected patients.
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COVID-19 interventions can cut virus infections, severe outcomes and healt
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Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): Non-pharmaceutical interventions such as voluntary shelter-in-place, quarantines, and other steps taken to control the COVID-19 can reduce the peak number of infections, daily infection rates, cumulative infections, and overall deaths, a new study suggested
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Indore's I&B department launches campaign to spread PM Modi's message
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 22 (ANI): Responding to the clarion call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on COVID-19 awareness, the Information and Broadcasting Department (I&B) of Indore, along with school children launched an awareness campaign on the virus-related protocols o
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Couple booked for negligence after COVID-19 positive wife skips treatment
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New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): A couple has been booked under charges for negligent act likely to spread infection of a disease dangerous to life in Delhi after the wife left a hospital, where she tested positive for the virus, to avoid being shifted to a dedicated corona centre.
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Lockdown may have gone but coronavirus hasn't, people need to be cautious:
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged people to not let their guard down against coronavirus, saying that the situation that the country has reached in its fight against the disease should not be allowed to be adversely impacted and that "lockd
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Durga Puja pandals in WB to be no-entry zones for visitors: Calcutta High
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 19 (ANI): In view of the COVID-19 situation in the state and to contain the spread of the virus, the Calcutta High Court on Monday said Durga Puja pandals would be no-entry zones for the visitors.
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Nepal Government not to bear expenses of all COVID-19 patients, not to bur
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], October 19 (ANI): Amid the continuous surge in COVID-19 cases, the Nepal government has decided not to bear expenses of all virus-infected people and not to bury infected people who died during home isolation.
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