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Air cargo bottlenecks can put lives at risk, urgent govt action required:
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 26 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and its members have renewed their call to governments to take urgent measures to ensure that vital air cargo supply lines remain open, efficient and effective.
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There's no certain conclusion to origin of COVID-19: Chinese Embassy
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Research by the scientists from the United States, Europe, China, Japan, and the World Health Organisation (WHO) show no certain origin of the coronavirus despite Wuhan first reported the outbreak, said a spokesperson in the Chinese Embassy in India here.
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Priyanka Chopra uncovers coronavirus myths with WHO experts
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Actor Priyanka Chopra on Tuesday night through an Instagram Live conversation put forward questions about coronavirus to World Health Organisation (WHO) experts and busted some myths about the global pandemic.
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First case of COVID-19 in UP's Shamli, district to observe complete lockdo
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Shamli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): The Shamli district in Saharanpur division of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday reported its first positive case of COVID-19, a 33-year-old man with travel history to Dubai.
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India has tremendous capacity to combat COVID-19: WHO
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 24 (ANI): The executive director of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Michael J Ryan, on Tuesday said that India has a tremendous capacity to deal the coronavirus outbreak situation as it has experience of eradicating two pandemics, namely small-pox and polio.
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Novel coronavirus doesn't spread airborne: WHO
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The World Health Organisation's (WHO) South-East Asia office on Monday said that the novel coronavirus doesn't spread airborne. However, there has been a reported possibility of aerosol transmission in a relatively closed environment with prolonged exposure.
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Rahul Gandhi slams PM for 'export' of ventilators, surgical masks
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Amid the coronavirus outbreak, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "allowing the export of surgical masks and ventilators till March 19 "contrary to the advice of World Health Organisation (WHO)".
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Spending money on COVID-19 is CSR for companies: MCA
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Funds spent by companies to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) will be eligible to be classified as corporate social responsibility (CSR) activity, the government said on Monday.
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Surjewala terms export of masks, ventilators till Mar 19 - 'criminal consp
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Monday said that allowing the export of varieties of masks, ventilators, and raw textile materials for making masks and coveralls to go on till March 19, even when the World Health Organisation (WHO) had asked for st
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Rohit Shetty urges people to not panic as pets don't spread coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): As misinformation that animals spread coronavirus is causing many pet owners to abandon their dogs, director Rohit Shetty on Sunday took to Instagram to clear the clutter about the issue.
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Mary Kom breaks self-quarantine protocol, attends event hosted by Presiden
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Indian boxer Mary Kom has broken the World Health Organisation's (WHO) protocol of staying in self-quarantine for 14 days after she attended an event hosted by President Ram Nath Kovind recently.
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As cases of coronavirus surge, PM Johnson announces 'lockdown' measures
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar 21 (Sputnik/ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday instructed all public institutions and places of gathering to shut their doors due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country, which has already afflicted more than 3,200 people and killed over 160.
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