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Bird Flu outbreak in several states, Centre steps up efforts to contain the spread

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2021

Thousands of birds have died from Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, in various states of India.

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Congress MP from Kerala’s Kasaragod, hotspot of coronavirus outbreak, moves Supreme Court seeking opening of Karnataka-Kerala border to ambulances, essential items

OpIndia Staff - 30 March, 2020

In the wake of rising number of coronavirus cases in neighbouring Kerala, Karnataka has fortified all its entry/exit points in order to prevent influx from Kerala

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Punjab man who died of Wuhan coronavirus had defied quarantine, infected 23 persons out of 33 cases in the state

OpIndia Staff - 27 March, 2020

14 people in the man's own family have tested positive for coronavirus.

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‘If it can hit me, it can hit anyone’: ‘Contagion’ movie’s medical adviser Dr Ian Lipkin on contracting Wuhan Coronavirus

OpIndia Staff - 25 March, 2020

Medical adviser of Contagion, a Hollywood movie on a worldwide pandemic caused by a virus, has revealed that he tested positive for Covid-19

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Coronavirus: Read how this Saudi-returned woman may have set off a chain of infections including anti-CAA protests in Delhi

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2020

The doctor who had transmitted the coronavirus infection from the woman had attended dozens of patients after meeting her. While patient-10's brother, who had also tested positive, had attended anti-CAA protests at Jehangirpuri