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Bird flu: FSSAI advises consumers not to eat undercooked chicken; says no need to panic

Bird flu confirmed in 7 states; samples from Delhi, Maha, Chhattisgarh sent for testing

9:36 pm January 9, 2021

New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday said the outbreak of bird flu or avian influenza has been reported in Uttar Pradesh, taking the total number of affected states to seven. However, the confirmation of bird flu in Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, is awaited as the samples have been sent for testing, it said. Besides Uttar Pradesh, the other six states where bird flu is confirmed […]

UP: Two cases of bird flu reported in Kanpur

Bird flu scare: 24 crows found dead in Jasola park, 10 ducks die at Sanjay Lake

4:23 pm January 9, 2021

New Delhi: Amid bird flu scare in the national capital, at least 24 crows have been found dead at a district park in south Delhi’s Jasola in the past three days and 10 ducks have died at the famous Sanjay Lake, officials said on Sunday. The DDA, which owns a large number of parks in the city, said authorities are monitoring […]

Over 400 chickens culled in Indore amid bird flu scare

11:48 pm January 8, 2021

Indore (MP): Nearly 450 chickens were culled in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city in the last 24 hours to prevent the spread of bird flu, a civic official said on Friday evening. The Madhya Pradesh government has already ordered closure of poultry shops in Neemuch and Indore districts for a week after bird flu infection was […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Govt says avian flu confirmed in 6 states; over 1.6 lakh birds to be culled in Haryana

10:57 pm January 8, 2021

New Delhi: More bird deaths were reported from some parts of the country on Friday amid cases of avian influenza, with the Haryana government planning to cull over 1.60 lakh birds in Panchkula district after samples tested positive for the disease, even as the Centre said that bird flu has been confirmed so far in six states. The Centre said […]

Gujarat sees 665 fresh COVID-19 cases, 897 recoveries

11:20 pm January 6, 2021

Ahmedabad: Gujarat on Wednesday reported 665 fresh coronavirus positive cases, taking the tally to 2,49,246, the state health department said. With four more patients succumbing to the viral disease, the overall death toll in Gujarat mounted to 4,329, it said. A total of 897 patients were discharged during the day, taking the total number of […]