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Woman succumbs to COVID-19 in Jammu, her 4 contacts test positive
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 10 (ANI): Four persons associated with a COVID-19 patient, who succumbed to infection here at the Government Medical College Hospital (GMC&H) in Jammu on Thursday, have tested positive for the virus.
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New York reports 518 new COVID-19 deaths in single day, city tally reaches
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 10 (ANI): New York City reported 518 deaths linked to coronavirus on Thursday (local time) and the number of cases of the deadly virus rose by 7,521.
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Bihar: Dumariya Ghat, Sattar Ghat borders to be sealed amid coronavirus sp
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
East Champaran (Bihar) [India], April 9 (ANI): After a man from Gopalganj district found positive for coronavirus, the District Magisterate of East Champaran wrote a letter to Gopalganj SP asking him to seal the borders at Dumariya Ghat and Sattar Ghat, to contain the spread of the virus.
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'Don't politicize this virus': Tedros defends WHO's handling of coronaviru
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 9 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday (local time) defended the organisation's handling and response to the coronavirus pandemic, a day after UN health body came under stinging criticism from US President
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Delhi reports 93 new COVID-19 positive cases in 24 hours, all linked to Ma
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): The national capital on Wednesday reported 93 COVID-19 positive cases in 24 hours, taking the total number of persons diagnosed with deadly virus to 669. It has been calculated that around 64 per cent of the total positive cases in Delhi are associated with
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Coronavirus: 13 hotspots in Ghaziabad to be sealed
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 8 (ANI): 13 hotspots of coronavirus in Ghaziabad has been sealed on Wednesday in a bid to contain the spread of the deadly virus.
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COVID-19 hotspots in 15 most-affected Uttar Pradesh districts to be sealed
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) April 8 (ANI): COVID-19 hotspots in 15 worst-affected districts of Uttar Pradesh, including Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Lucknow, Agra, Shamli, and Saharanpur, will be sealed till April 15 in a bid to contain the spread of the highly contagious virus, state officials sai
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Flight restrictions will be lifted when govt is confident that COVID-19 po
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said restrictions imposed on domestic and international flights in view of COVID-19 lockdown will be lifted once the government is confident that the spread of the virus has been controlled and it
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Combatting COVID-19: Hockey India contributes Rs 21 lakh to Odisha CM's Re
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): As India continues its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Hockey India on Wednesday announced a contribution of Rs 21 Lakh towards the Odisha Chief Minister's Relief Fund for the battle against the virus.
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Satya Nagar area of Bhubaneswar sealed after a man tests COVID-19 positive
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 8 (ANI): In a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus, Bhubaneshwar Municipal Corporation on Wednesday sealed the Satya Nagar area of the city and declared it as containment zone, after a man was found positive for the deadly virus.
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Ending months-long lockdown, virus-hit Wuhan lifts outbound travel restric
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Wuhan [China], April 8 (ANI): With long lines of cars streaming through expressway toll gates and passengers boarding trains, the megacity of Wuhan in central China started lifting outbound travel restrictions from Wednesday after almost 11 weeks of lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19.
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Strategy adopted to fight Zika virus not being used against COVID-19, says
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 8 (ANI): Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma on Tuesday said that a strategy adopted to fight the Zika virus in 2018 is not being used against COVID-19.
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