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International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 2022: History, significance and
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The world celebrates December 27 as International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 2022. This day promotes the value of epidemic prevention, preparedness, and collaboration by encouraging all individuals, institutions, and governments to properly prepare their population in line with national
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How prepared is India for future epidemics? Experts discuss readiness at T
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), an autonomous research institute of Department of Biotechnology under the central government's Ministry of Science and Technology meeting "Preparedness for Future Epidemics: Is India ready to meet the CEPI 100 days vaccine
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G20 hosts official launch of Pandemic Fund
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Speakers at the event welcomed the launch of the Pandemic Fund as a key part of the solution to reducing risks from epidemics and pandemics in the most vulnerable parts of the world and contributing to a healthier and safer world.
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Widespread outbreak of dengue, other epidemics affect Pakistan
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): Amid ravaging floods, Pakistan is hit with a dengue outbreak that has gone out of control across the country.
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China instrumental in spreading four pandemics: Report
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Beijing [China], July 12 (ANI): China has been covering up epidemics within the country for a long time and helped spread four pandemics around the world, said a report in New York Post that warned that Covid might not be the last.
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Chilean experts predict another COVID-19 peak in coming weeks
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Santiago [Chile], June 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile will face another peak of COVID-19 infections in the next two weeks, a local epidemics monitoring group predicted on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: Punjab govt bans political gatherings, extends night curfew till
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 7 (ANI): With the surge in the COVID-19 cases in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered a total ban on political gatherings till April 30. Violators, including political leaders, will be booked under the DMA and Epidemics Act,
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Epidemics top the world's short-term risks: WEF
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 19 (ANI): Infectious diseases, extreme weather and livelihood crises pose a critical threat to the world in the next two years, according to the latest survey by World Economic Forum (WEF) members from business, government and academia.
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New approach can improve COVID-19 predictions worldwide
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], December 15 (ANI): Methods currently used for predicting the development of COVID-19 and other pandemics fail to report precisely on the best and worst-case scenarios. Newly developed prediction method for epidemics, published in Nature Physics, solve this problem.
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Africa can teach world about mass vaccination campaigns: WHO
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Africa has built more experience than any other continent in conducting large-scale health campaigns during the many past epidemics it had to face, inspiring confidence in its ability to manage the distribution of a coronavirus vaccine, WHO He
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Last-resort life support option helped majority of critically ill COVID-19
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 26 (ANI): It saved lives in past epidemics of lung-damaging viruses. Now, the life-support option known as ECMO appears to be doing the same for many of the critically ill COVID-19 patients, according to a new international study.
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Punjab extends parole period beyond 16 weeks
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 2 (ANI): The Punjab Cabinet has approved the extension of parole period beyond 16 weeks during epidemics and disasters for those sentenced to seven years or less.
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