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Karnataka issue guidelines to deal with coronavirus threat
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 6 (ANI): Karnataka's Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services on Thursday issued guidelines for testing, isolation, hospital admission and discharge in view of the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) in Wuhan city of China, a virus that has inf
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34, including two Chinese nationals, tested negative for Coronavir
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 6 (ANI): As many as thirty-four people, including Chinese nationals, who were admitted at Gandhi and Fever Hospitals with symptoms of Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) have been tested negative.
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First coronavirus patient cured in Thailand
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Bangkok [Thailand], Feb 6 (VNA/ANI): The first person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus here has been cured completely and discharged from the hospital, Thailand's Health Minister has said.
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Mixture of anti-HIV drugs may be used to treat nCoV patients in In
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New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): In a significant move, the India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has sought an emergency approval from Central Drug Control Organisation (CDCSO) to use combination of anti-HIV drugs- 'Lopinavir and Ritonavir' tablets for the treatment of novel coronavirus (
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Extending visas not valid for any foreign national travelling from
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New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Wednesday issued a revised travel advisory in wake of novel Coronavirus outbreak and said extending visas, including already issued eVisa, are no longer valid for any foreign national travelling from China.
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PLA rushes to the rescue in Wuhan
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Hong Kong, Feb 5 (ANI): With China belatedly reacting to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that struck first in Wuhan, Hubei Province, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has now been deployed to play an instrumental supporting role in the treatment of patients and attempting
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Trump administration coordinating with Beijing to fight coronaviru
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Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 5 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that his administration is coordinating with the Chinese government and working closely to curb the novel coronavirus that has killed more than 400 in China and has spread to several countries around t
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Osmania University issues advisory to Chinese students returning f
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Following the outbreak of novel-coronavirus (nCoV) in China, Osmania University has asked students returning from the Asian country to undergo mandatory screening tests.
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GoAir waives cancellation, rescheduling charges for flights to Sin
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New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Budget carrier GoAir on Tuesday announced a full waiver on cancellation and rescheduling of tickets on all flights to and from Singapore besides Thai cities of Bangkok and Phuket until February 29 in view of the ongoing situation due to the outbreak of novel c
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PM Modi himself monitoring situation: Ashwini Choubey on coronavir
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New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Choubey on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself is monitoring the situation arising out of the threat of Novel Coronavirus (nCoV).
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Health secy conducts high-level meeting for preparedness on novel
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New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): With three confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in India, the Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan held a high-level meeting with health Secretaries of States and Union Territories to review preparedness for management of nCoV on Tuesday.
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Air India to suspend its flights to Hong Kong after Feb 7
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New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): In view of novel coronavirus outbreak, Air India is suspending its flights to Hong Kong after flying AI314 on February 7.
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