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WHO will work with India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to leverage the strategies that helped the country eradicate polio to fight the pandemic.

United Nations, Apr 16 (PTI) WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has welcomed the world health body’s cooperation with India to leverage strategies that helped the country win its war against polio into the response to COVID-19 outbreak, saying such joint efforts will help defeat the pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it will […]
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Prime Minister Modi extends Lockdown till 3rd May, stringent Lockdown conditions till 20th April to counter emerging hotspots to check COVID-19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that the current lockdown will be extended till May 3, saying it is very necessary to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. In a televised address to the nation, Modi said implementation of the lockdown will be strictly ensured in coming days to ensure […]
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Global cases of coronavirus exceed 1.76 million: India cases at 8,446; US death toll overtakes Italy’s

Global cases of coronavirus exceed 1.76 million: India cases at 8,446; US death toll overtakes Italy’s Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have exceeded 1.76 million globally, with the death toll surpassing 108,000, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Here is what we know so far: The total number of cases on the Chinese mainland has reached […]
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Naveen Patnaik extends Covid-19 lockdown till April 30, Odisha becomes first state to do so,the state is proposing to conduct one lakh rapid tests in the state as soon as possible

Amid unconfirmed speculation about the nationwide lockdown due to end on April 14, Odisha has become the first Indian state to extend the ongoing lockdown. In a video statement on Thursday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that his government has decided to extend the lockdown period in Odisha till April 30. “During ongoing lockdown period […]