Togo reports its first death case of COVID-19
Mar 28, 2020, at 10:56 am
Lome/Xinhua/UNI: Togo, which has registered 25 COVID-19 cases, reported its first case of death caused by the contagious disease on Friday night.
COVID19: India enters fourth day of lockdown today
Mar 28, 2020, at 09:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India is observing its fourth day of lockdown on Saturday to fight the spread of COVID 19 as the virus has so far infected over 800 people in the country and left 19 people dead.
UK pledges £544 million to find Coronavirus Vaccine
Mar 27, 2020, at 08:28 pm
London/IBNS: The UK Government has pledged an additional £210 million of support to accelerate work to find a coronavirus vaccine, in an announcement following a virtual summit of G20 leaders.
Mar 27, 2020, at 07:09 pm
Washington/IBNS: Researchers at the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the Global Virus Network (GVN) predict that COVID-19 will follow a seasonal pattern similar to other respiratory viruses like seasonal flu. They base this on weather modeling data in countries where the virus has taken hold and spread within the community.
Four more test positive for Coronavirus in Kashmir
Mar 27, 2020, at 06:36 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Four more persons, including two with international travel history, on Friday, tested positive for Coronavirus in Kashmir valley, bringing the total number of infected people to 13.
Coronavirus pandemic could have caused 40 million deaths if left unchecked: Study
Mar 27, 2020, at 06:24 pm
London/IBNS: The outbreak of COVID-19 would likely have caused 40 million deaths this year in the absence of any preventative measures.
Corona positive cases moves up to 19 in Haryana
Mar 27, 2020, at 06:06 pm
Chandigarh/uni: Haryana on Friday reported a fresh case of coronavirus, taking the total number of cases to 19.
Low risk of Coronavirus spreading through tears: Study
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:36 pm
Washington/IBNS: While researchers are certain that coronavirus spreads through mucus and droplets expelled by coughing or sneezing, it is unclear if the virus is spread through other bodily fluids, such as tears.
Death toll of coronavirus cases touches 2,378 in Iran
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:32 pm
Tehra/UNI: Iran's Health Ministry on Friday announced 144 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the death toll to 2,378 across the country, according to IRNA news agency reported.
Senegal reports 14 more COVID-19 cases, total hitting 119
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Dakar, /Xinhua/UNI: Senegalese Minister of Health and Social Action Abdoulaye Sarr on Friday reported 14 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the country's total to 119.
Nigeria's COVID-19 cases hit 65
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:24 pm
Lagos/Xinhua/UNI: The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night confirmed 14 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the country's total to 65.
Low risk of Coronavirus spreading through tears: Study
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:22 pm
Washington/IBNS: While researchers are certain that coronavirus spreads through mucus and droplets expelled by coughing or sneezing, it is unclear if the virus is spread through other bodily fluids, such as tears.
Coronavirus Outbreak: All six positive patients stable in Chhattisgarh
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Raipur/UNI: Raipur AIIMS Director Dr NM Nagarkar on Friday apprised Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel that condition of all the six Coronavirus infected patients in Chhattisgarh is stable and the hospital management is taking good care of them.
Czech Health Ministry says coronavirus cases hit 2,000 mark
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Prague/Sputnik/UNI: The coronavirus infection toll in the Czech Republic has surpassed 2,000, Deputy Health Minister Roman Prymula said to a news conference on Friday.
COVID-19: Seven more tested positive in Karnataka, total at 62
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka on Friday confirmed seven more cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total number of positive patients to 62 in the state.
Oman registers new 22 coronavirus cases in 24 hours – Health Ministry
Mar 27, 2020, at 04:35 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Oman has registered other 22 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases that brings the total number of confirmed cases to 131 in the country, the country’s Health Ministry said on Friday, adding that 23 people have recovered.
Bangladesh confirms four more COVID 19 cases
Mar 27, 2020, at 04:11 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government on Friday confirmed that four more COVID 19 positive cases have emerged from the country, taking the number of patients in the nation to 48, media reports said.
Life-saving vaccinations must not ‘fall victim’ to COVID-19 pandemic – UNICEF chief
Mar 27, 2020, at 11:51 am
New York/IBNS: Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is overstretching health services, medical goods are in short supply, and transport disruptions have left supply chains facing “historic strain”, according to the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF.
Shanghai reports 17 new imported COVID-19 cases
Mar 27, 2020, at 11:18 am
Shanghai/Xinhua/UNI: Shanghai reported 17 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from other countries on Thursday, the municipal health commission said on Friday.
Mar 27, 2020, at 11:02 am
Guwahati/IBNS: To combat the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Assam government has started works of two large quarantine centres with capacity of 1000 persons each in Guwahati.
China registers 55 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, 5 people died: authorities
Mar 27, 2020, at 11:00 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: China has registered 54 new imported cases of COVID-19 and one case of internal transmission within the past 24 hours, with five people having died of the disease, the National Health Commission said on Friday.
COVID 19: US overtakes China with most cases
Mar 27, 2020, at 09:27 am
Washington/IBNS: The US has overtaken China and other countries as the nation with highest number of COVID 19 cases, media reports said.
Odisha to open 1000-bed hospital to treat COVID-19 patients
Mar 26, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Bhuvaneshwar/IBNS: The Eastern State of Odisha will open the biggest hospital with 1000 beds dedicated to Coronavirus infected patients within two weeks, media reports said on Thursday.
India shows a dip in COVID-19 cases, health ministry says nothing relaxing yet
Mar 26, 2020, at 08:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As India witnessed a dip in the number of infected cases after four consecutive days of tremendous rise in the number of positive ones, the health ministry said it is not taking things in a relaxed way.
COVID-19 could become a sesonal disease, says top scientist: Reports
Mar 26, 2020, at 06:30 pm
Washington/IBNS: The novel coronavirus could resurface in seasonal cycles and a vaccine and effective treatment would be key in overcoming the outbreaks in future, according to a senior US scientist, reported AFP.
Coronavirus cases in India rise to 650 as country enters day 2 of lockdown
Mar 26, 2020, at 10:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The total Novel Coronavirus cases in India increased to 650 as the South Asian country entered into the second day of three-week long lockdown imposed by the central government on Thursday.
West Bengal reports another positive case of Covid-19
Mar 26, 2020, at 03:23 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A 66-year-old man from Kolkata's Nayabad area has tested positive for Covid-19, taking the tally in West Bengal to 10, reports said on Wednesday midnight. Presently, eight Covid-19 infected patients are undergoing treatment at Beliaghata ID hospital.
Delhi doctor tests positive for Coronavirus, visitors sent on quarantine
Mar 25, 2020, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi doctor at a Mohalla Clinic in the northeast part of the city has tested positive for coronavirus, media reports said on Wednesday.
India registers 12th COVID 19 death
Mar 25, 2020, at 07:02 pm
Indore/IBNS: India registered its 12th COVID 19 death as an infected person died in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, media reports said.
Over 21,000 medical staff members leave Hubei as epidemic wanes
Mar 25, 2020, at 06:03 pm
WUHAN/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 21,046 medical personnel from across China aiding central China's Hubei Province had left the province as of Tuesday as the novel coronavirus outbreak is subdued, according to local authorities.