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Japan reports first coronavirus death, victim not from cruise ship
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Feb 13 (ANI): Japan has confirmed its first death from the novel coronavirus, the country's health minister Katsunobu Kato said Thursday evening local time.
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India asks travellers from coronavirus-hit nations to fill 'self-reporting
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): Travellers arriving in India from the coronavirus-affected countries, including Singapore, have been asked by the Health Ministry to fill up a "self-reporting form" at the airport, requiring them to share details such as contact number and address, among othe
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Valentine's Day in the shadow of Coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): With the outbreak of deadly Coronavirus in China and other parts of the world, experts suggest that couples should ditch kissing and cuddling this Valentine's Day to avert infection by the virus.
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More coronavirus cases 'highly likely' in UK as London confirms first case
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], Feb 13 (ANI): More cases of the new strain of coronavirus are highly likely to be reported in the United Kingdom, country's health officials have warned, as they confirmed the ninth case of the deadly virus, involving a woman who flew into the country from China -- the epicentre
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Singapore Govt to pay bills of coronavirus patients admitted in public hos
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, Feb 13 (ANI): With the total number of coronavirus cases reaching up to 50 as of Wednesday, the Ministry of Health in Singapore said that government will pay the hospital bills incurred by patients infected by the deadly virus.
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Singapore reports 2 more cases of coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, Feb 12 (ANI): Two more cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Singapore on Tuesday, bringing the total number of people infected with the deadly virus to 47 in the island nation.
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Scientists target foot, mouth disease virus to tackle pancreatic cancer
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 12 (ANI): A team of scientists are taking the help of the foot and mouth disease virus to tackle common cancer with the worst survival rate - pancreatic cancer.
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Amid coronavirus outbreak, South Korea, Israel advise citizens against tra
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, Feb 12 (ANI): Amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, South Korea and Israel have told their citizens to defer travel to Singapore, where the confirmed cases of the deadly virus have risen to 45 as on February 10, the highest for a country outside China.
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WHO says coronavirus poses 'grave threat' for the world
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 11 (ANI): The novel coronavirus outbreak poses a "very grave threat for the rest of the world," said Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in an appeal for sharing virus samples and speeding up research into drugs and v
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Experts suggest fresh air, ventilation may avert Coronavirus infection
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, Feb 11 (ANI): With the outbreak of deadly Coronavirus in China and other parts of the world, experts suggest that staying at well-ventilated areas can avert infection by the virus.
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Centre needs 50,000 PPE kits for doctors treating coronavirus patients, ha
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): With three positive cases of novel coronavirus in India and hundreds of suspected people kept under isolation, the Central government has estimated the requirement for at least 50,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kit in stock for doctors and medical st
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As Singapore raises health alert status, how are businesses affected by Co
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, Feb 10 (ANI): Singapore's health authorities upgraded the nation's health alert status to orange, the second-highest level on its DORSCON (Disease Outbreak Response System Condition) four-point scale. This follows several locally transmitted cases of the Wuhan novel coronavirus (2
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