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Hong Kong declares virus outbreak an 'emergency'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong [China], Jan 25 (ANI): Hong Kong on Saturday declared the outbreak of the new strain of SARS virus as an emergency, the city's highest warning tier and cancelled all official celebrations for the Chinese New Year.
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Nepal quarantines 2 amid Coronavirus scare
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 25 (ANI): Two people who returned to Kathmandu from China have been kept under observation at a government hospital in the Nepali capital, hospital authorities said on Saturday, due to possible exposure to the deadly new strain of SARS-like virus that has killed dozens
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First case of coronavirus in Nepal after student who returned from Wuhan t
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 24 (ANI): Nepal Health Ministry on Friday confirmed its first case of infection caused by the coronavirus after a student who returned from China's Wuhan city tested positive for the pneumonia-like virus.
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25 killed, 830 confirmed cases of coronavirus in China
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 24 (ANI): Twenty five people have been killed after developing pneumonia-like symptoms and at least 830 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported in China by the end of Thursday.
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Taking all preventive measures, no need to panic, says Kerala Health Minis
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Thursday said that all preventive measures were being taken in view of coronavirus threat and there is no need to panic in the state.
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100 Indian nurses tested at Saudi Arabia hospital, 1 Kerala nurse found in
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): An nurse from Kerala employed at a hospital in Saudi Arabia has tested positive for the deadly novel coronavirus Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Thursday.
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RML hospital sets ups dedicated coronavirus isolation ward
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], 23 Jan (ANI): The Centre-run Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital has been declared as a nodal Hospital to manage the cases of novel coronavirus (nCoV) if detected in India.
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Lockdown in China's Huanggang after Coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 23 (ANI): The authorities in Huanggang city in China have imposed a quarantine lockdown in a bid to stop the spread of the deadly Coronavirus.
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Realty, banking stocks lift indices higher, Yes Bank jumps by 6.6 pc
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices closed in the positive zone on Thursday led by strong gains in banking and realty stocks.
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Study traces coronavirus origin to snakes
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 23 (ANI): Tracing the origins of highly contagious and life-threatening viruses is hugely imperative for formulating preventive strategies and treatment methods in the face of future outbreaks.
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Adults re-exposed to chickenpox are less likely to get shingles
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 23 (ANI): Adults who have had been exposed to herpes zoster virus in their childhood are less likely to get shingles in their adulthood, even if they are around kids who got chickenpox, proves a study.
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Equity indices up amid mixed global cues, IOC gains by 3.7 pc
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices edged higher during early hours on Thursday while investors globally remained anxious about the spread of a new flu-like virus in China.
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