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Travel ban imposed in China's Wuhan after coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 23 (ANI): The authorities in Wuhan city in China where the coronavirus originated, have imposed a complete travel ban on local residents, in a bid to curb the spread of the deadly virus.
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Coronavirus outbreak: India screens 43 flights, 9156 passengers arriving f
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Secretary at the Union Health Ministry, Preeti Sudan, on Wednesday informed that a total number of 43 flights and 9156 passengers arriving from China have been screened for novel coronavirus illness at seven different airports across the country so far.
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Equity indices move up marginally led by rally in IT, pharma stocks
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices ticked up during early hours on Wednesday tracking a bounce in Asian markets as China's response to a virus outbreak tempered fears of a global pandemic.
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Seven Indian airports to scan passengers coming from China after deadly vi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Tuesday directed seven airports across the country - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Cochin - to make arrangements for screening of passengers arriving from China in the wake of outbreak of an infe
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Coronavirus threat : Mandatory health screening of passengers from China a
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): In the backdrop of the threat posed by coronavirus, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday informed that thermal health screening of passengers arriving from China and Hong Kong has now been extended to seven airports across India.
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Coronavirus threat: Mandatory health screening of passengers from China at
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): In the backdrop of the threat posed by coronavirus, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has mandated the health screening of passengers coming from China at Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai airports.
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Union Health Secy directs state chief secretaries to review preparedness t
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): After an outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus (nCoV) in China, the central government is taking precautionary measures to tackle such viruses.
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Third death from coronavirus in China, 140 new cases
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 20 (ANI): China has reported the third death from coronavirus and nearly 140 new cases as the disease caused by a mysterious virus spread in other parts of the country.
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Centre comes into action after Novel Corona Virus outbreak in China
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Witnessing deadly outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) in China, the Centre is aggressively reviewing the situation in India. The Union Health Ministry is monitoring the situation in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Genetics might explain the difference in our ability to ward off gut infec
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Jan 17 (ANI): Individuals vary in the capability of their immune systems to ward off gut infections due to bacteria viruses and other pathogens, but the latest research suggests that part of this can be explained by genetic factors.
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Man with mystery virus quarantined in Nepal after returning from Wuhan
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 17 (ANI): A man has been quarantined here with a mystery strain of corona virus just days after his return from the Chinese city of Wuhan, authorities said on Thursday.
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Researchers experiment with gene therapy vector injections to cure renal d
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 1 (ANI): Mastering the targeted delivery of therapeutic genes to the desired location within the body is the first necessary step towards implementing gene therapy to treat renal diseases. One way to do so is by the means of genetically modified viruses that act as vector
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