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WHO to convene emergency meeting on Thursday on China virus
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Jan 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organisation (WHO) will convene an emergency meeting on Thursday over the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a tweet on Wednesday.
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Working hard to ensure smooth evacuation of Indians from Hubei: Indian Emb
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 29 (ANI): The Indian Embassy here on Wednesday said that it was working hard to ensure smooth evacuation of the citizens from Hubei, the epicentre of deadly coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 130 people in the East Asian country so far.
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First coronavirus case in Middle East confirmed as Chinese family of four
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Jan 29 (WAM/ANI): A Chinese family of four members infected with the coronavirus is the first confirmed case in the Middle East, the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention said on Wednesday.
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IndiGo suspends Delhi-Chengdu, Bengaluru-Hong Kong flights from Feb 1 amid
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): Amid rising coronavirus scare, air carrier IndiGo has decided to temporarily suspend its Delhi-Chengdu and Bengaluru-Hong Kong flights as a precautionary measure in the wake of an outbreak of the deadly virus in China.
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Nifty closes at 12,130, Tata Motors top performer
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 29 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices ended higher on Wednesday due to buying seen in select metal, FMCG and auto stocks while investors hoped for market-friendly proposals in the upcoming Union Budget for 2020-21.
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Dalai Lama advises followers to chant 'mantra' to contain coronavirus outb
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Jan 29 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has advised his followers to chant a 'mantra' to contain the outbreak of coronavirus, which has killed over 130 people and infected more than 1400 people in China.
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Equity indices on upswing, metal and auto stocks gain
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 29 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices traded higher during early hours on Wednesday as investors hoped for elevated spending on infrastructure in the upcoming Union Budget to boost consumer demand and investments.
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Germany confirms three more cases of coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Jan 29 (ANI): The Bavarian Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed three more cases of the new strain of coronavirus in the German state, involving people who were colleagues of the man who was the first to be tested positive for the virus in the country.
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China orders satellite TV channels to cut entertainment amid coronavirus o
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 28 (Xinhua/ANI): China's broadcasting authorities on Tuesday ordered local satellite television stations to cut entertainment airtime to assist the fight against the coronavirus outbreak.
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Hong Kong closes China borders as Wuhan coronavirus spreads
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, Jan 28 (ANI): Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday said that the government will "temporarily" close some of its borders with mainland China and stop issuing travel permits for Chinese tourists as the death toll from the Wuhan coronavirus jumped to 107 and reached at le
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Remain calm, don't overreact, WHO confident of epidemic prevention: Chines
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong on Tuesday urged the international community to "remain calm and not overreact," hours after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) approved the Air India flight to Wuhan for the evacuation of Indian citizens
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China coronovirus outbreak: India to send plane to evacuate Indians from W
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Vadodara [Gujarat], Jan 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that the Indian Embassy in Beijing is in close contact with the Chinese government in order to facilitate the evacuation process of the Indians, mostly students, from Wuhan by sending a plane due to coro
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