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  Pakistan asks 12 IHC officials, families to quarantine after one of them tests Covid positive

  World | May 24, 2021 12:23 IST

  Pakistan has asked 12 officials of the Indian High Commission (IHC) here to quarantine, along with their family members and drivers, after one of them tested positive for the coronavirus since their arrival from India last week, the Foreign Office said.

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  Army sets up 100-bed Covid Care Centre in Bengaluru

  India | May 23, 2021 7:52 IST

  With the Covid second wave sweeping through the state, the Indian Army on Saturday augmented the medical infrastructure of state administration by setting up a 100-bed Covid Care Centre at Ulsoor in Bengaluru.

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  Covid: Reliance Foundation Hospital enhances child, adult critical care units

  India | May 22, 2021 8:53 IST

  Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital (RFH) has scaled up its operations towards management of adult and paediatric beds in the city and to support the efforts of the Maharashtra government and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

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  Uttar Pradesh: Covid care centres established for police personnel

  India | May 17, 2021 12:20 IST

  The Uttar Pradesh government has set up Covid Care Centres at Reserve Police Lines across 66 districts of Uttar Pradesh for police personnel.

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  COVID care centre at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib to open with 300 beds

  India | May 10, 2021 12:16 IST

  The Guru Tegh Bahadur COVID Care Centre at the Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in central Delhi is starting operations from Monday afternoon with 300 beds.

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  Noida society begins 50-bed isolation ward with own oxygen plant

  India | May 08, 2021 11:40 IST

  Gautam Buddh Nagar on Thursday reported 10 fatalities. The death toll reached 288 in Ghaziabad and 271 in Gautam Buddh Nagar with a cumulative 559 fatalities in the two neighboring districts, according to data released by the Uttar Pradesh Health Department for a 24-hour period.

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  No shortage of hospital beds, oxygen a concern: Noida CMO tells MLA Pankaj Singh

  India | May 07, 2021 7:48 IST

  Noida CMO has informed BJP MLA Pankaj Singh that there is no shortage of hospital beds but oxygen supply is a concern.

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  Manipur govt declares Greater Imphal area as containment zone for 7 days

  India | April 30, 2021 7:21 IST

  The Manipur government on Thursday declared the whole of the Greater Imphal area as a containment zone with immediate effect for seven days in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases

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  Coronavirus: 20 isolation railway coaches set up in Bhopal

  India | April 24, 2021 12:53 IST

  West Central Railways has deployed 20 isolation coaches at Bhopal station, which will become operational from Sunday.

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  UP govt bans use of mobile phones in isolation wards

  India | May 24, 2020 8:04 IST

  The use of mobile phones by patients has been banned by the Uttar Pradesh government in isolation wards of L-2 and L-3 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals.

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  Over 300 rail coaches turn into 2,400 isolation wards

  India | April 12, 2020 7:25 IST

  As many as 313 coaches in the South Western Railway (SWR) Zone have been converted into quarantine centres comprising 2,400 isolation wards to combat noval coronavirus, Union Minister of State Suresh Angadi has said.

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  Railways to convert 20,000 coaches into isolation wards for COVID-19 patients

  India | March 30, 2020 17:51 IST

  The Indian Railways is preparing to convert train coaches into isolation wards to fight against the coronavirus pandemic and meet the increasing demand for beds in the isolation wards.

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  Coronavirus: Photos show how Indian Railways turns train coaches into isolation ward

  India | March 28, 2020 13:39 IST

  The Indian Railways have turned the non-air-conditioned train coaches as an isolation ward for treating coronavirus patients. The Northern Railway on Saturday unveiled a prototype of a non-AC train coach-turned-coronavirus isolation ward.

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  Chandigarh man, kept in 14-day isolation, tests COVID-19 positive on 15th day

  India | March 28, 2020 12:24 IST

  In an "unusual" trend on coronavirus affliction, a 22-year-old Dubai-returned Chandigarh resident developed symptoms for coronavirus infection and tested positive for it a day after the expiry of the 14-day incubation period of the virus during which he had stayed in home quarantine.

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  Kendriya Vidyalayas offer school buildings for COVID-19 isolation facility

  Education | March 27, 2020 20:30 IST

  The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has offered its school buildings for setting up a temporary isolation facility for suspected coronavirus cases, KVS officials said on Friday.

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  'Surveillance, testing key to identify silent COVID-19 infections'

  India | March 20, 2020 14:52 IST

  Continuous surveillance and testing for the novel coronavirus are critical for identifying and preventing the transmission of 'silent infections' by people who do not show any symptoms but carry the virus that causes the deadly COVID-19 disease, according to a leading virologist.

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  Kashmir SSP goes into isolation as mother-in-law contracts COVID-19

  India | March 19, 2020 23:40 IST

  A senior superintendent of police in Kashmir on Thursday went into isolation after his mother-in-law was tested positive for coronavirus, with several of his colleagues and bureaucrats hailing the move. 

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  Navy issue Corona guidelines: Anyone with symptoms to be isolated

  India | March 16, 2020 15:08 IST

  Indian Navy has issued a set of guidelines on Monday to prevent coronavirus infection and transmission.

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  Railway hospitals provided with over 1,000 isolation beds for treating suspected coronavirus cases

  India | March 11, 2020 20:02 IST

  Railway hospitals have been provided with over 1,000 isolation beds for treating suspected coronavirus cases and more than 12,000 beds for quarantining them at different locations, an official statement said on Wednesday.

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  Isolation ward in Mecca to check Ebola virus

  World | September 09, 2014 13:40 IST

  Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will establish a 50-bed exclusive isolation ward at Arafat Hospital in Mecca during the Haj pilgrimage as a preventive measure against the Ebola virus and other communicable diseases, Arab News reported on