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Coronavirus: UK death toll reaches 8 with 2 new fatalities
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar 12 (Sputnik/ANI): The United Kingdom has witnessed two more fatalities caused by the coronavirus, taking the death toll to eight in the country, Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty said on Wednesday (local time).
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Coronavirus cases in US surpass 1,000
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 12 (ANI): The number of coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed 1,000 on Wednesday (local time) as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared a global pandemic.
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WHO declares coronavirus outbreak pandemic
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 11 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday declared the coronavirus a pandemic.
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SAI South centre restricts outsiders to come and play
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 11 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) South centre has restricted the outsiders to come and play as the concerns over coronavirus rises in the country.
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China to donate US$20 million to WHO to fight COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar 8 (ANI): Beijing has decided to donate USD 20 million to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in support of international cooperation over fighting the novel coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 3,600 people and infected over one lakh others worldwide.
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Coronavirus: BMTC issues guidelines to employees as per WHO advisory
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 3 (ANI): Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) on Tuesday issued guidelines to its employees, as per advisory issued by World Health Organisation (WHO), to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Sanctions don't apply to emergencies, Iran to get all help to fight COVID-
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Mar 1 (Sputnik/ANI): World Health Organisation's (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday said that the sanctions against Iran do not apply to emergencies and that Tehran would get all help it needed to fight with the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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Corononavirus: Hong Kong schools will remain shut beyond Easter
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Feb 26 (ANI): Owing to the coronavirus outbreak, schools in Hong Kong which had remained shut for over three weeks are set to not open after Easter holidays even as the university entrance exams will go ahead as scheduled, Hong Kong education officials said on Tuesday.
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India imposed 'some restrictions' on export of medical equipment to China:
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 23 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday said that India has imposed "some restrictions" on export of certain medical equipment to China in view of their shortage of supply in the country, and the precautions taken are in accordance with World Health
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Window of opportunity to contain coronavirus outbreak may be closing: WHO
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 22 (Xinhua/ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the window of opportunity to contain the wider worldwide spread of COVID-19 epidemic is narrowing, urging the international community to act quickly before it completely closes.
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COVID-19: WHO gives official name for novel coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 11 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday gave the official name for the latest novel coronavirus, that has sickened more than 42,000 people, as 'Covid-19,' which stands for coronavirus disease starting in 2019.
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WHO launches global research forum against novel coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 11 (ANI): A two-day research and innovation forum led by the World Health Organisation (WHO) was launched here on Tuesday to mobilise global action to fight the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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