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WHO Urges Countries To Wake Up, Take Control Of COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic to "wake up" to the situation on the ground and to "take control" of the spread of the virus.....
Total Lockdown In Bengal For Two Days Every Week
The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government on Monday announced total lockdown across the state for two days every week. ....
N-95 Mask With Valved Respirator Can Put Others At Risk: Centre
The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday cautioned against the use of N-95 masks with valved respirators, claiming that there are higher chances of the infection spreading from asymptomatic people to uninfected persons through them. ....
Trump Blames Coronavirus Spike On 'Black Lives Matter' Protests
US President Donald Trump has blamed the surge of coronavirus cases in the country on the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests triggered by the May 25 death of George Floyd under police custody, the media reported. ....
PM Modi To Launch Throughput Coronavirus Testing Facilities On July 27
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch high throughput coronavirus testing facilities on Monday via video conferencing, in presence of Union Health Minister and three chief ministers. The three testing centres will be at Noida, Mumbai and Kolkata and will be able to test over 10,000 samples a day.....
India Coronavirus Cases: 61,537 Fresh Cases In 24 Hours
While a total of 61,537 people tested positive for Covid-19, another 933 lost their lives to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours in the country, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday. ....
Ex-President Pranab Mukherjee Tests Positive For Covid-19
Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that he has tested positive for coronavirus and asked his contacts to self-isolate and get tested for the virus. ....
Young People Play Important Role In Helping Stop COVID-19 Transmission: WHO
Although most young people are not at high risk of severe disease during the Covid-19 pandemic, they play an important role in the collective responsibility to help stop the virus transmission, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. ....
WHO In Conversation With Russia For More Vaccine Information: Expert
A senior expert of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is currently in conversation with Russia to get additional information about the coronavirus vaccine that Russia will start production soon. ....
PM Modi Gives Call For Aatmanirbhar Bharat From Red Fort
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of 74th Independence Day on Saturday gave a clarion call for Aatmanirbhar Bharat, saying it is need of the hour and that India will realize this dream. ....
