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Protect mental health in workplace during Covid-19: ILO
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Oct 10 (ANI): Governments must continue to invest in social protection and take extra supportive measures to ensure the mental health of vulnerable disadvantaged groups, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.
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NAM countries must work to reduce the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): NAM countries must work to reduce the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on the most vulnerable sections of society, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Friday.
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Study reveals dozens of mammals could be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): Numerous animals may be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, according to a large study modelling how the virus might infect different animals' cells, led by UCL researchers.
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Sydney gives out over 20,000 free masks to disadvantaged residents
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], September 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Sydney city council decided to distribute over 20,000 free and reusable masks to those most vulnerable in the city in a bid to further contain the spreading of COVID-19.
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'Country's first' solar power-run auto unveiled in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] September 22 (ANI): At a time when the world is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic, timely treatment can save lives of even critical patients with comorbidities. But most remote rural areas in India face a problem of timely availability or unavailability altoge
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Plea seeks to install fail-safe mechanism at Kozhikode, Mangaluru airports
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Deli [India], September 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on a plea seeking to install a fail-safe mechanism -- Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) -- to stop aircraft from ove
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Some countries taking advantage of COVID-19 to enhance terrorism, adopt ag
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 14 (ANI): In a veiled reference to Pakistan and China, India said on Monday that when some countries were taking advantage of COVID-19 pandemic to enhance terrorism or adopt aggressive policies, it has been rushing medical supplies and strengthen national health cap
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Ayushmann Khurrana joins David Beckham to end violence against children
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): UNICEF India has roped in the youth icon and Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana as its celebrity advocate for promoting, and supporting its work around ending violence against children.
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Six of particularly vulnerable tribal group of Andaman islands were COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Six members of a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands have recovered from coronavirus infection.
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COVID-19: NCB writes to Andhra CS to conduct 100 pc RT-PCR tests, give Rs
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu (NCB) on Sunday expressed concern over the "unchecked rise" of COVID-19 in Andhra Pradesh and urged the state's Chief Secretary to place immediate focus
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ASEAN, 8 other countries call for strengthening regional supply chains
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Economic ministers from the 10 ASEAN member states and eight other countries including India have underscored the importance of strengthening regional supply chains to make them resilient and less vulnerable to shocks besides advancing sustainable economic gr
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COVID-19: Study reports significant rise in health anxieties during lockdo
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Somerset [UK], August 8 (ANI): Coronavirus and the imposition of lockdown this year 'significantly raised' mental health challenges, particularly so for the most vulnerable groups, including those shielding, according to the first study to look at people's coping styles in face of the pandem
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