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Covid Led To Fall In Human Trafficking Numbers For First Time In 20 Years
The COVID-19 pandemic led to the first drop in the known number of human-trafficking victims in 20 years as trafficking opportunities and policing were reduced, but the Ukraine war has probably now caused a new surge.
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Consider Plea For Job To Wife Of Covid-19 Victim: High Court
The Madras High Court has directed the Director of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMS) to consider a plea from the wife of a doctor, who was a victim of Covid-19 during the first wave in 2020.
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Severity, Virulence In 2nd Wave Same As 1st Wave: Centre Releases Covid Data
The Health Ministry on Wednesday released a slew of comparative data, showing that the severity, virulence and demography of the victims in the ongoing second wave of COVID-19 are about the same as the first wave.
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A Year After India's First COVID-19 Death In Karnataka's Kalaburagi
COVID-19 news: A 76-year-old man from Kalaburagi, was the first victim of coronavirus in India. He had contracted the deadly virus in Saudi Arabia. The death due to the virus was confirmed on March 12, creating shock and panic in the country.
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Sri Lanka Buries First Covid Victims After Long Standoff
Sri Lanka ended its forced cremation policy by allowing the burial of two persons who died due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Army Chief General Shavendra Silva said on Friday.
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Opinion: My Covid-19 Experience - by Mukul Kesavan
I tested positive for Covid-19 on June 6 after two and a half months of a fairly rigorous quarantine. The first question that people who test positive ask themselves is, how did this happen despite my precautions? This is especially true of middle class victims of Covid who have the online connectivity and financial reserves to shield themselves fr...
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Protests Delay Funeral Of Tripura's First COVID-19 Victim
A 42-year-old man, first person to die of COVID-19 in Tripura, was cremated at the Battala burning ghat on Wednesday, following hours of protests by locals who feared that the cremation of an infected body may spread the deadly virus in the area, officials said.
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Tripura Reports First COVID-19 Death, 42-Year-Old Become First Victim
A 42-year-old man died of COVID-19 in Agartala on Tuesday, becoming the first fatality due to the disease in Tripura, officials said.
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Robot Helps Tunisia Medical Staff Avoid Infection From COVID-19 Patients
Medics have deployed a robot in a Tunisian hospital caring for coronavirus victims to limit contact between staff and infected patients, in a first for the North African country.
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12 Family Members Of Punjab's First COVID-19 Victim, Recover From Virus
Twelve of the 14 infected family members of the 70-year-old Nawanshahr resident, who was the first coronavirus victim in Punjab, have fully recovered from the infection, officials said on Tuesday.
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8-Month-Old Grandchild Of Kashmir Coronavirus Victim Tests Positive
Two young siblings, grandchildren of a man contracted coronavirus after travelling to Saudi Arabia, have tested positive for the virus, an official said on Thursday.
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"Hoax News," Says Goa Health Minister Minutes After Confirming State's First Coronavirus Case
Minutes after Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Wednesday confirmed Goa's first confirmed case of COVID-19, the Minister flip-flopped saying that his ministry was the victim of a mischievous hoax.
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76-Year-Old Karnataka Man First To Die Of Coronavirus In India
A 76-year-old man who died in north Karnataka's Kalaburagi district on Tuesday has tested positive for novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, Health Minister B Sriramulu said late Thursday night. This is the first case in India of a death linked to coronavirus. The victim had returned to India on February 29 after a month-long stay in Saudi Arabia and had...
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Wuhan Hospital Director Dies Of Coronavirus
A hospital director at the epicentre of China's virus epidemic died Tuesday, state media said, the latest medical worker to fall victim to the new coronavirus spreading across the country.
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Covid Led To Fall In Human Trafficking Numbers For First Time In 20 Years
The COVID-19 pandemic led to the first drop in the known number of human-trafficking victims in 20 years as trafficking opportunities and policing were reduced, but the Ukraine war has probably now caused a new surge.
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Consider Plea For Job To Wife Of Covid-19 Victim: High Court
The Madras High Court has directed the Director of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMS) to consider a plea from the wife of a doctor, who was a victim of Covid-19 during the first wave in 2020.
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Severity, Virulence In 2nd Wave Same As 1st Wave: Centre Releases Covid Data
The Health Ministry on Wednesday released a slew of comparative data, showing that the severity, virulence and demography of the victims in the ongoing second wave of COVID-19 are about the same as the first wave.
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A Year After India's First COVID-19 Death In Karnataka's Kalaburagi
COVID-19 news: A 76-year-old man from Kalaburagi, was the first victim of coronavirus in India. He had contracted the deadly virus in Saudi Arabia. The death due to the virus was confirmed on March 12, creating shock and panic in the country.
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Sri Lanka Buries First Covid Victims After Long Standoff
Sri Lanka ended its forced cremation policy by allowing the burial of two persons who died due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Army Chief General Shavendra Silva said on Friday.
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Opinion: My Covid-19 Experience - by Mukul Kesavan
I tested positive for Covid-19 on June 6 after two and a half months of a fairly rigorous quarantine. The first question that people who test positive ask themselves is, how did this happen despite my precautions? This is especially true of middle class victims of Covid who have the online connectivity and financial reserves to shield themselves fr...
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Protests Delay Funeral Of Tripura's First COVID-19 Victim
A 42-year-old man, first person to die of COVID-19 in Tripura, was cremated at the Battala burning ghat on Wednesday, following hours of protests by locals who feared that the cremation of an infected body may spread the deadly virus in the area, officials said.
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Tripura Reports First COVID-19 Death, 42-Year-Old Become First Victim
A 42-year-old man died of COVID-19 in Agartala on Tuesday, becoming the first fatality due to the disease in Tripura, officials said.
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Robot Helps Tunisia Medical Staff Avoid Infection From COVID-19 Patients
Medics have deployed a robot in a Tunisian hospital caring for coronavirus victims to limit contact between staff and infected patients, in a first for the North African country.
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12 Family Members Of Punjab's First COVID-19 Victim, Recover From Virus
Twelve of the 14 infected family members of the 70-year-old Nawanshahr resident, who was the first coronavirus victim in Punjab, have fully recovered from the infection, officials said on Tuesday.
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8-Month-Old Grandchild Of Kashmir Coronavirus Victim Tests Positive
Two young siblings, grandchildren of a man contracted coronavirus after travelling to Saudi Arabia, have tested positive for the virus, an official said on Thursday.
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"Hoax News," Says Goa Health Minister Minutes After Confirming State's First Coronavirus Case
Minutes after Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Wednesday confirmed Goa's first confirmed case of COVID-19, the Minister flip-flopped saying that his ministry was the victim of a mischievous hoax.
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76-Year-Old Karnataka Man First To Die Of Coronavirus In India
A 76-year-old man who died in north Karnataka's Kalaburagi district on Tuesday has tested positive for novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, Health Minister B Sriramulu said late Thursday night. This is the first case in India of a death linked to coronavirus. The victim had returned to India on February 29 after a month-long stay in Saudi Arabia and had...
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Wuhan Hospital Director Dies Of Coronavirus
A hospital director at the epicentre of China's virus epidemic died Tuesday, state media said, the latest medical worker to fall victim to the new coronavirus spreading across the country.
