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Sri Lanka makes cremations compulsory for virus-related deaths
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka has made cremations compulsory for coronavirus victims, ignoring protests from the country's Muslim population which says the rule goes against Islamic tradition.
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746 coronavirus cases in Delhi are from Nizamuddin Markaz area, says Satye
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday informed that 746 out of the 1,154 coronavirus cases in the national capital are from Markaz area in Nizamuddin, which emerged as a COVID-19 hotspot after hundreds of people who attended Tablighi Jamaat event l
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2 persons die due to COVID-19 in Gujarat, toll at 26; tally rises to 538
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 13 (ANI): Two persons died due to COVID-19 in Gujarat and 22 fresh cases of the virus have been reported, the state health department said on Monday.
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Iran fighting coronavirus and the virus of sanctions: President Hassan Rou
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 13 (ANI): As the country battles the coronavirus pandemic, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that while Europe is facing one virus, his country is struggling with 'another virus called the sanctions and both viruses were defeated by solidarity among the Iranian peopl
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Telangana police use digital boards to spread COVID-19 awareness in slum a
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 12 (ANI): In the wake of coronavirus outbreak, the Telangana Police in Chilkalguda are conducting awareness programme through digital representation about the rules to be followed to prevent the spread of the virus.
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With 8 new COVID-19 cases, Indore's count climbs to 306
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 12 (ANI): The surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Indore continued on Sunday with eight more people testing positive for the virus, according to the Chief Medical and Health Officer.
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COVID-19 tally in Gujarat crosses 500
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 12 (AN): As many as 23 new coronavirus cases were reported in Gujarat on Sunday, taking the total number of cases to 516. Also, one more person died due to deadly virus in the state today, the state health department said on Sunday.
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64 COVID-19 cases in Bihar so far
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 12 (ANI): In all, 64 positive cases of coronavirus and one death related to the virus have been reported in Bihar so far.
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Coronavirus will not overcome us, says Queen in special Easter message
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 12 (ANI): Queen Elizabeth II in a recorded message for the Easter celebrations on Sunday said that "coronavirus will not overcome us" and called upon the UK to look for light amid the darkness shrouded by the deadly virus.
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Britain pledges additional 200 mn pounds to WHO, NGOs to stop second wave
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 12 (ANI): The United Kingdom is pledging an additional sum of 200 million pounds to international organisations and charities to stop the second wave of COVID-19, making the UK one of the biggest donors in the fight against the virus.
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Residents bury dead as Wuhan emerges from COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Wuhan [China], April 12 (ANI): As the new confirmed cases continue to drop in Wuhan, the epicentre of the global COVID-19 pandemic, residents line up to bury their loved ones who succumbed to the virus.
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Some Taj employees test positive for COVID-19, put in quarantine: IHCL
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 12 (ANI): The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), which runs the Taj properties chain, has said that out of 500 employees who were tested for coronavirus, an unspecified number of its workers here in Mumbai have tested positive for the virus.
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