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Staff of Army Ground Force donating blood
Apr 17, 2020 18:25Staff of the Army’s Ground Force donated blood on Thursday morning on the occasion of the National Army Day. The donation was made at the 2000-bed field hospital established by the force to treat coronavirus patients.
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Hard-hit European countries berated over care home deaths
Apr 17, 2020 06:53Thousands of people have reportedly died in care homes across Britain, France, Italy and Spain, the worst hit countries in Europe, from COVID-19. Critics say that is a clear sign of the scale of fatalities outside health care services, many of which have not been officially announced.
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Italy: Take drone tour over a near-deserted Milan amid COVID-19 lockdown
Apr 16, 2020 03:17Strict quarantine measures to stop the spread of coronavirus continue to leave the city of Milan almost deserted, as seen in drone footage shot on Wednesday.
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India’s poor hit hardest as coronavirus lockdown extended
Apr 15, 2020 13:58As coronavirus pandemic grips the entire globe, in some parts of the world it is yet another misery for millions who live hand to mouth. While the majority of businesses in India have been ordered to close, millions of low-paid workers in the private sector are left jobless. These people now have to bear the consequences of a coronavirus lockdown and fight for survival.
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Iran boosts production of protective face masks
Apr 14, 2020 09:39This is Pars Nano Company. The science-based manufacturing company is capable of making three million face masks a month and plans to increase their production to more than six million next year. The company’s production manager says these protective face masks are being distributed across the country in pharmacies and hospitals as the global pandemic sends demand soaring.
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Venezuela extends coronavirus quarantine for another 30 days
Apr 13, 2020 09:56Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced a 30-day extension of the ongoing quarantine nationwide to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
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Footage reveals coronavirus mass grave in New York
Apr 11, 2020 00:31Footage has emerged of workers in protective gear burying dozens of bodies in a mass grave in New York as the number of fatalities from the coronavirus continues to rise in the US state.
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US hospitals forced to lay off staff as pandemic hits cashflow: Report
Apr 10, 2020 15:17Hospitals and clinics across the US are laying off staff who would normally support what are now considered non-essential surgeries and procedures as the coronavirus pandemic rumbles on, the Washington Post reports.
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India's 'corona-car' aims to accelerate awareness
Apr 08, 2020 08:06A man in Hyderabad has manufactured a single-seater vehicle shaped like the coronavirus under the microscope to spread awareness about COVID-19 among Indians.
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Iran develops AI-powered technology to diagnose coronavirus
Apr 05, 2020 12:00Iran unveils indigenously-developed smart technology capable of diagnosing infection with the new coronavirus with the help of artificial intelligence and use of CT scan.