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Negative Covid Report Must Even For Flyers To India Transiting Through China
A negative Covid report is a must for passengers transiting through China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand, irrespective of their originating countries, before landing at any Indian airport, the Union Health Ministry said Monday
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Highly-Contagious GH Strain Of Coronavirus Spreading In South Korea
All recent coronavirus clusters in South Korea are seeded mostly by the highly-infectious GH strain of the virus, which is believed to spread six times faster than other types of COVID-19, the Health Ministry's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Monday.
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Coronavirus: As India Allows Home Isolation, A Look At What Other Countries Are Doing
The Union Health Ministry today issued fresh guidelines on home isolation for COVID-19 patients with very mild symptoms of the infection. Those under home isolation will have to be in touch with the district surveillance officer and a hospital, as well as sign an undertaking, according to the guidelines.
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Coronavirus: Visas Issued To Citizens Of 4 Nations By March 3 Suspended
A day after two fresh cases of coronavirus was reported in India, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday issued a travel advisory suspending all regular visas/e-visas granted on or before March 3 to nationals of Italy, Iran, South Korea, Japan who have not yet entered India.
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Centre Issues Coronavirus Advisory For Travel To South Korea, Iran, Italy
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has asked citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Republic of Korea, Iran and Italy after each country reported a spike in coronavirus cases.
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South Korea Orders Record Cull of Poultry to Contain Bird Flu
South Korea has ordered its biggest-ever cull of chickens and other poultry to fight a bird flu outbreak that is spreading at an unprecedented rate, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday.
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South Korea Announces Official End To MERS Outbreak
South Korea announced today the official end to a deadly outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that killed 36 people and sparked widespread panic in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
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South Korean Man First MERS Related Death Since July
A South Korean man died of complications from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) today, in the first death linked to the virus in the country for more than three months.
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South Korea Declares Country Effectively Out of MERS Danger
South Korea declared today it is effectively out of danger from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), more than two months after the first case was reported and began spreading in hospital settings to kill 36 people.
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MERS-CoV Infection: Action Plan Drawn Up for Haj Pilgrims
Health Ministry has drawn up an action plan for minimising MERS-CoV infection to Haj pilgrims who are likely to take the pilgrimage from August with Saudi Arabia still looming under the threat of the disease which has reported 455 deaths from 26 countries till June 18.
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MERS Death Toll Rises to 31 in South Korea Outbreak, 1 New Case
Two more patients with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus have died, South Korea's health ministry said on Friday bringing the total fatality to 31.
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South Korea Hospitals to Monitor Emergency Room Visitors in Battle on MERS
South Korea has ordered hospitals to track all emergency ward visitors, after a large outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was blamed on difficulties locating every person exposed to the disease, the health ministry said today.
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South Korea Reports 2 More Deaths in MERS Oubreak Bringing Total to 29, One New Case
South Korea's Health Ministry reported on Thursday two more deaths in a Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, bringing the number of fatalities to 29.
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South Korea Reports 3 New MERS Cases, Bringing Total to 175
South Korea's health ministry reported three new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) today, taking the total to 175 in an outbreak that is still the largest outside Saudi Arabia but which is seen to have levelled off.
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Thailand Says 175 People Had Exposure to its MERS Case
A total of 175 people were exposed to Thailand's only case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and the patient's condition has improved, the health ministry said on Saturday.
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Negative Covid Report Must Even For Flyers To India Transiting Through China
A negative Covid report is a must for passengers transiting through China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand, irrespective of their originating countries, before landing at any Indian airport, the Union Health Ministry said Monday
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Highly-Contagious GH Strain Of Coronavirus Spreading In South Korea
All recent coronavirus clusters in South Korea are seeded mostly by the highly-infectious GH strain of the virus, which is believed to spread six times faster than other types of COVID-19, the Health Ministry's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Monday.
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Coronavirus: As India Allows Home Isolation, A Look At What Other Countries Are Doing
The Union Health Ministry today issued fresh guidelines on home isolation for COVID-19 patients with very mild symptoms of the infection. Those under home isolation will have to be in touch with the district surveillance officer and a hospital, as well as sign an undertaking, according to the guidelines.
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Coronavirus: Visas Issued To Citizens Of 4 Nations By March 3 Suspended
A day after two fresh cases of coronavirus was reported in India, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday issued a travel advisory suspending all regular visas/e-visas granted on or before March 3 to nationals of Italy, Iran, South Korea, Japan who have not yet entered India.
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Centre Issues Coronavirus Advisory For Travel To South Korea, Iran, Italy
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has asked citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Republic of Korea, Iran and Italy after each country reported a spike in coronavirus cases.
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South Korea Orders Record Cull of Poultry to Contain Bird Flu
South Korea has ordered its biggest-ever cull of chickens and other poultry to fight a bird flu outbreak that is spreading at an unprecedented rate, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday.
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South Korea Announces Official End To MERS Outbreak
South Korea announced today the official end to a deadly outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that killed 36 people and sparked widespread panic in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
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South Korean Man First MERS Related Death Since July
A South Korean man died of complications from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) today, in the first death linked to the virus in the country for more than three months.
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South Korea Declares Country Effectively Out of MERS Danger
South Korea declared today it is effectively out of danger from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), more than two months after the first case was reported and began spreading in hospital settings to kill 36 people.
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MERS-CoV Infection: Action Plan Drawn Up for Haj Pilgrims
Health Ministry has drawn up an action plan for minimising MERS-CoV infection to Haj pilgrims who are likely to take the pilgrimage from August with Saudi Arabia still looming under the threat of the disease which has reported 455 deaths from 26 countries till June 18.
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MERS Death Toll Rises to 31 in South Korea Outbreak, 1 New Case
Two more patients with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus have died, South Korea's health ministry said on Friday bringing the total fatality to 31.
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South Korea Hospitals to Monitor Emergency Room Visitors in Battle on MERS
South Korea has ordered hospitals to track all emergency ward visitors, after a large outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was blamed on difficulties locating every person exposed to the disease, the health ministry said today.
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South Korea Reports 2 More Deaths in MERS Oubreak Bringing Total to 29, One New Case
South Korea's Health Ministry reported on Thursday two more deaths in a Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, bringing the number of fatalities to 29.
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South Korea Reports 3 New MERS Cases, Bringing Total to 175
South Korea's health ministry reported three new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) today, taking the total to 175 in an outbreak that is still the largest outside Saudi Arabia but which is seen to have levelled off.
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Thailand Says 175 People Had Exposure to its MERS Case
A total of 175 people were exposed to Thailand's only case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and the patient's condition has improved, the health ministry said on Saturday.
