Kolkata: Two more, including a doctor, test positive for COVID 19

Mar 29, 2020, at 08:19 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The total number of COVID 19 infected patients in Kolkata stands at 20 as two more people were tested positive for the disease on Sunday.

Israeli researchers develop cancer treatment without side effects

Mar 29, 2020, at 08:01 pm

Jerusalem/Xinhua/UNI: Israeli researchers have developed a chemotherapy drug to treat cancer that do not cause serious side effects, the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) in central Israel reported on Sunday.

Former France Minister dies of COVID-19

Mar 29, 2020, at 07:58 pm

Paris/UNI: France politician and former minister Patrick Devedjian passed away here on Sunday due to the novel coronavirus. He was 75.

Palestine reports 6 new COVID-19 cases, 104 in total

Mar 29, 2020, at 07:55 pm

Ramallah/Xinhua/UNI: Palestine on Sunday recorded six new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of the cases to 104.

Kuwait reports 20 new COVID-19 cases, 255 in total

Mar 29, 2020, at 07:51 pm

Kuwait City/Xinhua/UNI: Kuwait reported 20 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 255, the Health Ministry announced in a statement on Sunday.

Ukraine reports more than 100 new COVID-19 cases, total reaches 418 - Health Ministry

Mar 29, 2020, at 07:46 pm

Kiev/Sputnik/UNI: The total number of people infected with COVID-19 in Ukraine has increased to 418 after 109 new cases were confirmed over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Zambia reports 29 COVID-19 cases as one more confirmed

Mar 29, 2020, at 07:42 pm

Lusaka/Xinhua/UNI: Zambia on Sunday recorded one new COVID-19 case, bringing the total number of cases to 29.

Tunisia to start using new rapid COVID-19 testing kits

Mar 29, 2020, at 07:38 pm

Tuni/Xinhua/UNI: Tunisian Minister of Health Abdellatif Mekki, announced on Sunday that the ministry will soon start using new rapid COVID-19 testing kits, that provide test results for patients in just 10-minutes.

COVID19: WHO shamed again for backing China after official refuses to recognise Taiwan

Mar 29, 2020, at 07:23 pm

Geneva/Taipei/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO), which is under fire for its alleged efforts to protect China over the transmission of coronavirus, has been slammed again for its bias against Taiwan, which is officially known as the Republic of China (ROC) and has been governed independently despite the Chinese claim of the island nation as its province.

Kolkata's three Covid-19 patients on road to recovery: Sources

Mar 29, 2020, at 06:49 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Three of the COVID-19 infected patients, who are currently undergoing treatment in Kolkata, are recovering from the disease, sources said.

Six new COVID 19 related deaths reported in past 24 hours: Indian Govt

Mar 29, 2020, at 04:36 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Sunday said six new COVID 19 related deaths have been reported in the country in the past 24 hours.

Total COVID-19 cases in India jump to 959 on fourth day of nationwide lockdown

Mar 28, 2020, at 08:48 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India on Saturday registered a steep rise in positive Novel Coronavirus cases as 959 people have so far been infected with the deadly virus keeping the country of a huge population on the fourth day of three-week nationwide lockdown on an edge.

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada passes 4,600 : Health Ministry

Mar 28, 2020, at 06:05 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people who got infected with coronavirus in Canada has surpassed 4,600, and 53 of them have died from the disease, the Health Ministry said in a statement.

Brazil reports 3,417 confirmed cases of COVID-19

Mar 28, 2020, at 06:01 pm

Brasilia/Xinhua/UNI: The Brazilian Health Ministry reported on Saturday that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country has climbed from 2,915 to 3,417.

Australia registers 14th COVID-19 death amid surging cases

Mar 28, 2020, at 05:52 pm

Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: The 14th person has died in Australia after contracting COVID-19 as confirmed cases across the country surged to over 3,300.

UNFPA advocates for women, girls suffering unseen impacts of COVID-19 pandemic

Mar 28, 2020, at 04:38 pm

New York/IBNS: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is pledging support for those suffering from invisible impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including women and girls whose access to life-saving sexual and reproductive health care may be disrupted.

Protect ‘healthcare heroes’ from COVID-19, urges UN rights expert

Mar 28, 2020, at 04:35 pm

New York/IBNS: States and business leaders must step up efforts to ensure that the selfless doctors, nurses, first-responders and other medical professionals working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic receive adequate protective equipment, a UN rights expert said on Friday.

COVID-19 death toll in India reaches 21

Mar 28, 2020, at 01:15 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi/IBNS: The COVID-19 death toll in India reached 21 as a 69-year old man, who had tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus, died at Kochi Medical College on Saturday.

COVID-19: 17 people test negative in Himachal Pradesh

Mar 28, 2020, at 11:34 am

Shimla/UNI:  Giving information about the status of Covid-19 in the state, Additional Chief Secretary (Health) RD Dhiman said that on Friday samples of 17 people were tested negative against covid-19 in the state.

Tamil Nadu: Revenue officials quarantine 12 Indonesians in mosque

Mar 28, 2020, at 11:32 am

Thanjavur/UNI:  The revenue officials have quarantined 12 Indonesian nationals at a mosque at Adhiramapattinam in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu.

Seventy-eight new cases of COVID-19 reported in New Zealand

Mar 28, 2020, at 11:26 am

Wellington, Mar 28 (Xinhua) New Zealand reported 78 new confirmed and five probable cases of COVID-19 on Saturday morning, bringing the total number of infections to 451 in the country.

COVID-19: Five injured over clashes of suspected infection in Maharashtra

Mar 28, 2020, at 11:21 am

Aurangabad,Maharashtra/UNI: Five people were injuired at Sonwadi Budruk village in Paithan Taluka of district after clashes erupted between villagers and a youth over the issue of suspected infection of COVID-19 to his family as he returned recently from Pune, sources said on Saturday.

First patient dies of COVID-19 in Brunei: reports

Mar 28, 2020, at 11:16 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI:  The first patient has died of the coronavirus disease in Brunei, media reported on Saturday, citing the national Ministry of Health.

Vietnam's COVID-19 cases rise to 169

Mar 28, 2020, at 11:15 am

Hanoi/Xinhua/UNI:  Vietnam's Ministry of Health on Saturday morning confirmed six new cases of novel coronavirus infection, one Danish and five Vietnamese, bringing the total cases in the country to 169.

Kanyakumari: Elderly man admitted in isolation ward of KGMCH, dies

Mar 28, 2020, at 11:02 am

Kanyakumari/UNI: A sexagenarian, who was admitted to the Kanyakumari Government Medical College Hospital (KGMCH) here in the isolation ward for COVID-19, died on Saturday morning.

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.

Researchers predict potential spread and seasonality for COVID 19 based on climate where virus appears to thrive

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.