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States need to begin placing orders for equipment needed to combat COVID19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said on Tuesday that the states need to impose complete lockdown to break the chain of the spread of coronavirus and also start placing orders for equipment needed to combat against the virus.
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ICMR suggests entry screening of travellers can delay COVID-19 spread
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday suggested that the entry screening of travellers with symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 can delay the introduction of the virus into the community by three days to three weeks.
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Healthians launches chatbot for coronavirus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI/ NewsVoir): Healthians, India's largest doorstep health test provider, on Tuesday announced that the company has launched a chatbot to spread awareness about the virus, where individuals can ask their queries and receive verified information.
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Anushka Sharma urges fans not to abandon their pets amid coronavirus conce
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Amid coronavirus outbreak, movie star Anushka Sharma has come out to voice her concerns that pets are under threat with rumours of the virus spreading among animals.
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Comprehensive timeline of COVID-19 outbreak highlights why virus could hav
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): A comprehensive breakdown of the initial developments pertaining to the novel coronavirus outbreak highlights how the pandemic -- which has presently killed more than 14,000 people across the globe -- could have been contained in the initial phase were i
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Combating COVID-19: PM Modi to address the nation at 8 pm
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8 pm tonight on issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is Modi's second address to countrymen in less than a week as India is ramping up efforts to curtail the spread of the highly contagiou
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Trump condemns 'nasty language' used against Asian Americans over Asian or
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Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) condemned the use of "nasty language" against the Asian American citizens, amid allegations that Trump's use of the term "Chinese virus" has resulted in a backlash from the American public.
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Will favourably consider applications to extend Non-Immigrant Visas amid c
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, many Indian-Americans with visiting family members and visitors can get some relief to extend all legal Non-Immigrant Visas, including tourist or business visas (B1/B2 visas), that allows a short term entry into
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India has tremendous capacity to combat COVID-19: WHO
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 24 (ANI): The executive director of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Michael J Ryan, on Tuesday said that India has a tremendous capacity to deal the coronavirus outbreak situation as it has experience of eradicating two pandemics, namely small-pox and polio.
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UK Prime Minister Johnson announces quarantine measures amid COVID-19 outb
Updated : 6 years ago IST
London [UK], Mar 24 (Sputnik/ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday told the Britishers to "stay at home" to relieve the pressure on the health care system amid the coronavirus disease outbreak.
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South Africa to impose 21-day lockdown to curb coronavirus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], Mar 24 (ANI): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday ordered a 21-day lockdown to stem the tide of deadly coronavirus that has so far claimed over 14,000 lives across the globe.
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Sikhs prepare over 30,000 free meal packets for Americans in self-isolatio
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): The Sikh Center of New York prepared and packaged more than 30,000 home-cooked meals for Americans in coronavirus self-isolation.
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