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India to adopt single emergency response number across all States within 3 months: Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff - 30 May, 2026

While 112 is already functional in many States and UTs, some States are still using different emergency helplines for the police, fire departments, ambulances, etc. The apex court's ruling came while hearing a petition filed by the SaveLife Foundation.

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Peru declares national emergency amid rising cases of Guillain Barre Syndrome, fears immunoglobulin shortage

OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2023

GBS is often preceded by a virus infection. In Peru, there have been 4,512,091 cases of covid-19 from January 2020 to 5th July 2023. Notably, one of the post covid problems has been neurological or related to nerves.

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Police arrest Chinese man who falsely claimed to have been infected with coronavirus in order to avoid office

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2020

The cops soon discovered discrepancies in his story and found that the documents furnished by him as proof of his presence in the supermarket were forged.

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