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Broadway actor Nick Cordero's leg to be amputated due to coronavirus compl
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 19 (ANI): Eighteen days after getting treated for COVID-19 at the intensive care unit of the hospital, Broadway actor Nick Cordero has been asked to get his right leg amputated to treat the complications caused by the highly contagious virus.
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Mosques to remain open in Pakistan despite surging virus threat
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): Pakistan President Arif Alvi has announced that congregational prayers, including Taraweeh [evening] and Friday prayers, will be held in mosques across Pakistan during the holy month of Ramadan, which begins next week, Arab News reported.
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125 people test positive for COVID-19 in UP, count reaches 974
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 19 (ANI): With 125 new COVID-19 positive cases in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, the tally of virus-infected people surged to 974 in the state.
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Dehradun men design pedal-operated handwashing machine to avoid contaminat
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 19 (ANI): While most of the taps installed for washing hands at public places or even at homes require us to use hands while operating hence increasing the risk of spreading COVID-19, two men from Dehradun came up with an innovative solution that may sto
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26 Indian Navy sailors test COVID-19 positive
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 19 (ANI): 26 sailors who were placed in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 at Mumbai, belong to INS Angre, the Indian Navy said on Saturday adding that the Navy remains combat-ready, mission-capable and is in full readiness to partake in the nat
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Breastfeeding may lead to fewer human viruses in infants
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 18 (ANI): Even small amounts of breastmilk strongly influences the accumulation of viral populations in the infant's gut and provides a protective effect against potentially pathogenic viruses, suggests recent research that examined hundreds of babies.
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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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Russia's virus cases exceed 30,000
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 18 (ANI): Russia has registered a daily record of 4,070 COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, with the total number reaching 32,008 as of Friday, official data showed.
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Rajasthan: Two more COVID-19 patients have died in Jaipur
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 18 (ANI): Two more coronavirus patients died in Jaipur on Friday night, taking the total number of deaths due to the virus in Jaipur to nine.
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Amid virus-shutdown, pro-wrestling, beaches, gyms become 'essential' for A
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 18 (ANI): Professional wrestling in Florida, sex shops in South Carolina and many golf courses across the United States continue to remain open.
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Researchers develop novel technology that aims to improve treatment of neu
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 18 (ANI): A team researchers have found a recently developed system for switching on the activity of genes that could improve treatments for a broad range of neurological diseases. They have developed new gene promoters - which act like switches to turn on gene e
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Seven persons including infant test positive for COVID-19 in UP's Moradaba
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 18 (ANI): Seven persons including an infant tested positive for COVID-19 here on Friday, taking the tally of virus-infected people to 38 in the district.
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