Coronavirus In India
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UP sets up 5 laboratories for testing of Covid-19
India | Mar 14, 2020, 02:42 PM ISTFive laboratories have been set up for testing of Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh with the help of the Central government, two in Lucknow and one each in Aligarh, Varanasi, and Gorakhpur, state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday.
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Railways remove blankets from AC coaches amid coronavirus pandemic
India | Mar 14, 2020, 01:34 PM ISTWith two casualties and 83 infected so far, the government has launched an array of precautionary measures to stop the spread of the infection.
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Coronavirus scare: Tihar creates 8 isolation wards to quarantine new inmates for 3 days
India | Mar 14, 2020, 10:55 AM ISTTihar jail authorities are also scanning new entrants for traces of the virus before allocting them a cell on the premise. The inmantes are taken in a quarantine facility created in a seperate cell for three days before transferring them to their wards.
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COVID-19 scare: US Embassy, Consulates in India cancel all visa appointments from March 16
India | Mar 14, 2020, 09:06 AM ISTThe United States Consulate has cancelled all its visa appointments effective from March 16 in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, a notification published on US Embassy website said.
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Coronavirus Update: After Delhi, Mumbai cinema halls to be shut down till March 30
Entertainment | Mar 13, 2020, 07:12 PM ISTBad news for cinema lovers! CM Uddhav Thackeray announced the closing of all the cinema halls in Mumbai till March 31 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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COVID-19: IT, biotech employees in Bengaluru to work from home
India | Mar 13, 2020, 06:29 PM ISTKarnataka government on Friday asked IT and biotech employees to work from home for a week in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in the state.
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81 COVID-19 positive cases, 1 death leads states to gear up
India | Mar 13, 2020, 06:29 PM ISTWith one more person returning from Italy testing positive for COVID-19 at the Indian Army's quarantine facility in Manesar, the number of cases in India reach 81.
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Mass prayers in Mizoram churches to control coronavirus
India | Mar 13, 2020, 06:30 PM ISTAmidst novel coronavirus scare, the Church bodies in Mizoram have asked the churches to conduct mass prayers "to seek divine intervention to contain the global outbreak of the dreaded disease", a church leader said on Friday.
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SAARC leaders hail PM Modi's call for joint action against COVID 19
World | Mar 13, 2020, 04:50 PM ISTSAARC leaders have hailed PM Modi's call for putting up a united fight against coronavirus as its cases rise across Asia and the world. Taking lead, PM Modi on Friday appealed to SAARC nations to chalk out a strong strategy to contain the pandemic that has infected lakhs of people across the world.
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COVID-19: Karnataka shuts schools, malls; bans wedding ceremonies; 31 kept under 'high risk'
India | Mar 13, 2020, 03:45 PM ISTAmid coronavirus outbreak, all universities, malls and clubs to remain closed for a week in Karnataka. Karnataka CM Yediyurappa has said no one should travel unless it's an emergency.
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Consider waiving ticket cancellation charges: DGCA to international airlines amid coronavirus fears
Business | Mar 13, 2020, 03:45 PM ISTAmid coronavirus scare across the world, Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday asked international airlines to consider waiving ticket cancellation charges.
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Coronavirus scare: 900 still under observation in Kerala
India | Mar 13, 2020, 02:33 PM ISTAround 900 people are still under observation in Pathanamthitta after the district administration released a route map identifying places visited by the three-member family from Ranni which returned to Kerala from coronavirus-hit Italy last month, health officials said.
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PM Modi urges SAARC cooperation to combat Coronavirus pandemic
World | Mar 13, 2020, 01:53 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged for South Asian Association for Region Cooperation (SAARC) to come together in the fight against the deadly novel Coronavirus pandemic. Total coronavirus positive count in India now stands at 75.
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All lectures, class presentations, exams at JNU suspended till March 31 amid coronavirus pandemic
India | Mar 13, 2020, 01:13 PM ISTAll lectures, class presentations and examinations at JNU are suspended till 31st March, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Registrar informed on Friday. It said that conducting any event, such as seminars, conferences and workshops, in the campus during this period should be postponed due to coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus Pandemic: India’s first victim was a known case of Hypertension and Asthma
Health | Mar 13, 2020, 11:29 AM ISTThe 76-year-old man was admitted to a private hospital in Hyderabad and treated. He died on Tuesday when he was being brought back to the Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Kalaburagi.
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Noida factory employee tests coronavirus positive; 707 more workers put under quarantine
India | Mar 13, 2020, 02:15 PM ISTConfirming the coronavirus positive case in Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar's Chief Medical Officer Anurag Bhargav said, "One employee of a private firm in Noida has tested positive for #CoronaVirus. He has travel history to France and China. He is a resident of Delhi."
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Pvt airports for levying fee on each ticket to tackle corona crisis
India | Mar 13, 2020, 10:45 AM ISTPrivate airports body Association of Private Operators (APAO) has argued that airports are facing immediate cash flow pressures in the wake of flights cancelled by airlines but it does not have flexibility to reduce operating expense given that they are fixed in nature.
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Coronavirus Breaking News | As it happened
India | Mar 14, 2020, 11:52 PM ISTIndia reported its first death due to coronavirus on Thursday as the number of positive cases soared to 74. The deadly virus that originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year has claimed over 4,600 lives and infected more than 124,330 people worldwide.
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Amitabh Bachchan 'doodles' a poem about precaution against coronavirus outbreak. Watch video
Celebrities | Mar 13, 2020, 07:41 AM ISTAmitabh Bachchan shared a video in which he is seen reciting a poem that he has penned down on coronavirus outbreak.
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Kapil Sharma, Asim Riaz and other celebs urge fans to wear masks amid coronavirus outbreak
TV | Mar 12, 2020, 10:14 PM ISTPrevention is better than cure! Keeping this in mind various celebrities like Kapil Sharma, Asim Riaz, Divyanka Tripathi, and others are sharing messages on social media in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.