Tag: Fighting Covid 19

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COVID-19 Lockdown Triggers Panic Buying Across Odisha, Traders Blame Govt

Bhubaneswar: The 21-day nationwide lockdown seems to have triggered fear among the people in Odisha who resorted to panic buying to stock essential commodities. Major market areas across the State witnessed unprecedented crowd with consumers making mad rush to buy essential commodities like rice, potatoes, onions, dal and other food items. Throwing the norms of […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
Don't use alcohol-based hand sanitisers before lighting diyas or candles on April 5: Center
Don't use alcohol-based hand sanitisers before lighting diyas or candles on April 5: Centre

New Delhi: The government cautioned people against the use of alcohol-based hand sanitisers before lighting candles or diyas on Sunday as they are inflammable. The Army also made a similar appeal and said use soap to wash hands. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday had urged people to switch off lights at their homes and […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
Fighting COVID-19: WHO launches interactive service on Messenger
Fighting COVID-19: WHO launches interactive service on Facebook Messenger

San Francisco: The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched an interactive experience on Facebook Messenger to provide people accurate and timely information about the coronavirus pandemic. WHO will leverage Messenger’s reach to more than 1.3 billion monthly active users who will now be able to ask questions and get quick answers from the WHO’s “Health […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Fighting COVID-19: IIT Mandi researchers develop low-cost smart ventilators

Mandi: The Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi) on Thursday said its researchers have developed two low-cost portable ventilators. The developed prototypes are easy to use and can be taken to remote locations in case of a medical emergency. Priced at around Rs 4,000, the smart ventilator prototype is a mechanised Artificial Manual Breathing […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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