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China reports first death due to Monkey B virus
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 18 (ANI): China has reported the first human infection death with Monkey B Virus (BV), confirmed a Beijing-based vet on Saturday.
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Boris Johnson changes plan to skip COVID quarantine after virus exposure
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 18 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and chancellor Rishi Sunak will self-isolate after coming in contact with the country's Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who tested positive for COVID-19, local media reported on Sunday.
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Pakistan reports single day spike of 2,600 COVID-19 cases, positivity rati
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] July 18 (ANI): Pakistan on Sunday reported 2,607 cases of coronavirus in a single day, as per statistics issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) while the positivity ratio has climbed to 5.34 per cent in the country.
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US officials consider COVID lab leak theory as credible as natural origins
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): US officials overseeing an intelligence review into the origins of COVID-19 consider the theory of virus accidentally escaping from a lab in Wuhan as equally plausible as the possibility that it emerged naturally in the wild.
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US: Rare case of Monkeypox virus detected in Texas
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 17 (ANI): A rare case of a person infected with the monkeypox virus has been detected in the US state of Texas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said.
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After Zika virus, dengue fever also reported in Kerala, action plan formul
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 15 (ANI): The Health Department along with local self-government has formulated an action plan for control and prevention of dengue fever as a few cases have been reported in Kerala besides Zika virus, said Health Minister Veena George on Thursday.
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Zika virus not a pandemic but of grave concern, says top expert
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): As per recent data provided by the Kerala Health Department, the total number of Zika virus cases reported in Kerala is 28. According to top experts, this is a virus of 'grave concern'.
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Covid-19 vaccination comes to a halt in Ranchi as vaccines run out
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], July 15 (ANI): The vaccination drive against the COVID-19 virus came to an unexpected halt in Ranchi on Thursday after most session sites ran out of vaccines.
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COVID-19: Team India support staff Dayananda tests positive, Saha to isola
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): In what comes as a blow to the Indian team in UK, support staff Dayananda Garani has tested positive for COVID-19 and this will also see senior player Wriddhiman Saha being forced to isolate as a close contact as per the protocols. Wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant
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Mild Zika cases probably present since April, people not tested due to COV
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 15 (ANI): It is likely that there have been mild cases of the Zika virus in Kerala since April this year, say doctors in Thiruvananthapuram, as patients were not getting tested due to rising COVID-19 cases and lockdown restrictions at that time.
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Five more Zika virus cases reported in Kerala, tally rises to 28
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 15 (ANI): Five more people in Kerala have been diagnosed with the Zika virus, taking the state's case tally to 28, health minister Veena George informed on Thursday.
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COVID-19: Two Indian cricketers tested positive in UK, one still in isolat
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The spread of COVID-19 wasn't restricted to just the England team in the recent past, even two Indian cricketers were affected by the virus in the UK. But fortunately, both are doing fine now. While one has even returned negative tests since, the other wi
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