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Twitter Inc said video clips of US President Donald Trump suggesting that scientists investigate inserting light or disinfectant into coronavirus patients did not violate its COVID-19 misinformation policy.A Twitter spokeswoman said in an email that the company considered Trump?s remarks a wish...
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The total number of the containment zones in the national capital stands at 95 now. Meanwhile, over 100 cases were registered and 2,861 people detained in Delhi on Saturday for violating lockdown orders, police said.A total of 2,861 people have been detained under section 65 (persons bound to...
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The HRD ministry has asked universities to study how India handled the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918 and what measures were taken to boost the economy. The ministry has also advised the universities to set up research teams and study the levels of awareness of COVID-19 in villages near their...
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A 57-year-old police constable who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 passed away at a private hospital in Mumbai on Saturday, officials said.This is the first known case of a police personnel dying due to coronavirus infectionn in Maharashtra.The constable was attached to a police station in...
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Associated Press of Pakistan's headquarter in Islamabad has been sealed after an employee was tested positive for coronavirus, Naya Daur reported.A notification of Islamabad Capital Territory administration issued by Friday, stated, It is notified that the deputy commissioner, Islamabad while...
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More than 18,000 hospital patients in England have now died after testing positive for coronavirus.NHS England has announced 711 new deaths, bringing the total to 18,084.In Scotland, 1,231 patients have now died, a rise of 47.A further 23 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in...
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The mortality rate of COVID-19 patients is currently 4.4 per cent in Maharashtra, said the health department on Saturday.Mortality rate in the State due to COVID-19 is 4.4 per cent currently. On analysing 269 deaths in the state, mortality rate among patients below 50-year-old is comparatively...
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Chelsea's first-team players will not be taking a pay cut to contribute to the football club during the coronavirus pandemic, but will focus on further supporting other charitable causes.It had been reported that the Premier League club's men's team would take a 10 per cent cut this...
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The Maharashtra government is yet to decide whether shops be allowed to remain open in view of the amended guidelines issued by the Central government.An official said on Saturday that the order issued by the ministry of home affairs on Friday night was under an active consideration of the state...
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Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a financial package for the revival of the MSME sector, saying if ignored, the problem can have a devastating and expansive ripple effect on the country's economy. In a letter to Modi, Gandhi also made...
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The ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday described the two inter-ministerial central teams visiting West Bengal to assess the COVID-19 situation as India's Most Callous Team, which, it said, has sought to spread the political virus shamelessly. The central teams have been visiting...
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A total of 96 police personnel, including 15 officers, have been infected by coronavirus during the lockdown period so far as on Saturday, a Maharashtra government official said.96 police personnel including 15 officers have tested positive for coronavirus infection in Maharashtra till now, he...
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In the wake of COVID-19 crisis, GVK MIAL managing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport has put together measures to curb the spread of coronavirus.The airport has formulated standard operating procedures for post-lockdown safety of the passengers, which include social distancing,...
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The new coronavirus has killed more than 1,20,00 people in Europe with more than three quarters of those fatalities in Italy, France, Spain and Britain,. With 120,140 deaths and 1,344,172 cases, Europe is the continent hardest hit by the pandemic that emerged late last year.Italy has the most...
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Nearly 4,000 Sri Lankan Navy personnel and their families have been quarantined at a major naval facility after 60 COVID-19 cases were confirmed in two days, a media report said on Saturday. The move came as 30 navy personnel tested positive for the COVID-19 virus each on Friday and Saturday at...
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India's largest IT service firm Tata Consultancy Services will ask a vast majority of 75 per cent of its 3.5 lakh employees to work from home by 2025, up from 20 per cent currently, as the company looks to permanently adopt the remote working revolution brought by the coronavirus pandemic.We...
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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 2,055 to reach 1,52,438, said the Robert Koch Institute for infectious disease on Saturday.It is however only the second day of case numbers going down, following three days of acceleration in new confirmed cases. Germany's...
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Pravasi Legal Cell, an NGO, filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Saturday seeking directions to the Central government to take appropriate steps to bring back the mortal remains of Indian citizens who died of non-COVID-19 ailments abroad.The petition said that at this critical stage the...
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The World Health Organization is cautioning against the idea of immunity passports.It says there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected against a second infection. The concept of 'immunity passports' or 'risk-free certificates' has...
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A central team visiting north Bengal to assess the COVID-19 situation wrote to the West Bengal government on Saturday, suggesting stricter implementation of lockdown there. Two central teams are visiting the state -- one in Kolkata and the other at Siliguri in north Bengal.In a letter to Chief...
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The Congress on Saturday urged the government to formulate a national plan for handling the coronavirus crisis under the Disaster Management Act. Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said at a press conference via video-conferencing that it is time the government should rethink on lockdown...
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A lot of people heaved a sigh of relief when the ministry of home affairs on Saturday issued new guidelines, ordering for local, standalone shops to open. Many believed that the guidelines also applied to salons, parlours and barbershops too.However, that isn't the case. Clarifying the new...
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Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday called for transparency over coronavirus tests being conducted in Uttar Pradesh as hiding data can prove fatal. Sharing some suggestions for the Yogi Adityanath government in UP to prevent the spread of COVID-19, she said it is known...
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officers that no public gathering should be allowed in the state till June 30 amid the coronavirus outbreak.Chief Minister has directed officers that no public gathering be allowed till 30th June. Further decision will be taken depending...
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Karnataka have started plasma therapy clinical trials to treat serious Covid-19 patients.Happy to announce the commencement of clinical trials for plasma therapy that holds great promise to treat severely infected COVID-19 patients, Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu posted on Twitter.
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The Shiv Sena on Saturday took a dig at MNS president Raj Thackeray over his demand to restart wine shops in Maharashtra to boost revenues, and sought to know whether he was really concerned about the state's treasury.It said that Raj Thackeray should know that due to the lockdown not just the...
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The Assam government today said there will be no relaxation in the ongoing lockdown to allow opening of shops in residential areas, as ordered by the Centre, and a final decision will be taken on April 27.India on Saturday recorded 1,429 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the total tally to 24,504...
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Expressing concerns over the Centre's decision to stop the hike in Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief to all government employees and pensioners, Congress leader and former PM Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that it is not necessary to impose hardships on government servants.I sincerely...
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The United States Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety communication regarding the known side effects of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, touted by President Donald Trump for treating coronavirus patients. The side effects include serious and potentially life-threatening heart...
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The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 775 and the number of cases climbed to 24,506 in the country on Saturday, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 18,668 while 5,062 people were cured and discharged, and one patient has migrated, the ministry...
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In a major development, the United States Food and Drug Administration has approved the first at-home COVID-19 test kit, which is expected to bring coronavirus testing to the doorsteps of every household. The first at-home test kit has been developed by LabCorp, a US company which has a network...
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A century-old South African residential care facility for the aged which is strongly supported by screen legend Amitabh Bachchan is at the centre of a controversy over alleged contravention of regulations during the current nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Aryan Benevolent Home...
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In a reprieve to public at large, the government on Friday night allowed opening of neighbourhood and stand alone shops, including those located in residential complexes within municipal areas, but at a 50 per cent strength and after taking necessary precautions. However, the order signed by...
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Two terrorists and a hardcore terrorist associate were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Goripora area of Awantipora in the south Kashmir district in the...
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Asserting that China's Communist government needs to be held accountable for lying about the coronavirus pandemic, Republican politician Nikki Haley has launched an online petition urging the United States Congress to act in this regard.More than 40,000 people had signed the 'Stop Communist...
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The United States accounts for more than one fourth of the global COVID-19 deaths and over one-third of the total number of people infected with the deadly virus, latest figures revealed on Friday. The coronavirus pandemic that started from Wuhan city in China in November 2019, has so far killed...
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Nine Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on Friday tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Delhi, officials said.The personnel from the 31st battalion of the force underwent tests when 'contact tracing' was done after a head constable working as a nursing assistant was declared...
