Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan reaches 1,000 - reports

Mar 25, 2020, at 06:03 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Pakistan confirmed on Wednesday that the number of COVID-19 cases in the country had reached 1,000, media reported, citing official statistics data.

China confirms man died of hantavirus amid fears of new outbreak

Mar 25, 2020, at 05:54 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI:  Chinese authorities in Shaanxi province have confirmed that a man who died on a bus in southwestern Yunnan region this week had been infected with a hantavirus.

Bangladesh registers its fifth COVID 19 death

Mar 25, 2020, at 04:48 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh on Wednesday registered its fifth death due to COVID 19 infection as the country continued to fight against the disease which has extended its killer hands to more than 160 nations across the world.

COVID-19 Outbreak: 38 infected in UP, PM to interact with Varanasi electorate

Mar 25, 2020, at 12:57 pm

Lucknow/UNI:  The number of Novel Coronavirus-infected patients reached 38 in the state on Wednesday, when a 33-year-old resident of Pilibhit tested positive for the deadly virus.

COVID 19: 562 confirmed cases across India

Mar 25, 2020, at 12:54 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 562 in India on Wednesday morning, the Health Ministry said.

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil exceeds 2,000, death toll at 46 - Ministry

Mar 25, 2020, at 12:53 pm

Buenos Aires/Sputnik/UNI:  The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brazil has exceeded 2,200 people, 46 people have died, the country's Health Ministry said on Twitter.

COVID-19 Outbreak: 277 evacuees from Iran shifted at Army Wellness facility in Jodhpur

Mar 25, 2020, at 12:51 pm

New Delhi/Jodhpur/UNI: A group of 277 Indian nationals evacuated from coronavirus-hit Iran were shifted to Jodhpur-based Army Wellness Facility on Wednesday.

India under lockdown as total Coronavirus cases rise to 562

Mar 25, 2020, at 12:49 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India, the country of 1.3 billion people, on Wednesday began the 21-day long lockdown called by its Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop the spread of Novel Coronavirus which has so far infected 562 people across the nation.

Coronavirus: Mizoram person tests positive at Guwahati Hospital

Mar 25, 2020, at 11:59 am

Guwahati/IBNS: A person from Mizoram was on Wednesday tested positive for Novel Coronavirus at Guwahati Medical College Hospital, Assam Health department Principal Secretary Samir Sinha confirmed.

Amidst pandemic, now is the time for action to also beat tuberculosis, urges WHO

Mar 25, 2020, at 11:03 am

New York/IBNS: As countries across the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Health agency reminded everyone on Tuesday, World Tuberculosis Day 2020, that TB remains the world’s most deadly infectious disease.

Fight against COVID19: India under lockdown for 21 days

Mar 25, 2020, at 10:16 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The 21-day lockdown in India started from Tuesday midnight, one of the major measures announced by the Centre in its fight against the spread of deadly COVID 19 that has claimed 11 deaths so far.

One person dies of Hantavirus infection in China, 32 people under observation

Mar 24, 2020, at 07:10 pm

Beijing/IBNS: Even as the world grapples to contain the novel coronavirus menace, China has reported a death from Hantavirus.

Death toll of COVID-19 in Indonesia surpasses 50

Mar 24, 2020, at 05:31 pm

Jakarta/ Xinhua/UNI:  The total number of deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia surpassed 50 by 1200 hrs local time on Tuesday, according to the Indonesian government.

Laos confirms first 2 COVID-19 cases

Mar 24, 2020, at 05:30 pm

Vientiane/Xinhua/UNI:  Laos has detected the first two confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, Lao Health Ministry officials told a press conference on Tuesday.

COVID-19 death toll rises to 4 in Bangladesh

Mar 24, 2020, at 05:28 pm

Dhaka/Xinhua/UNI:  The Bangladeshi government said on Tuesday that there has been one more death from COVID-19 in the country in addition to six more confirmed cases.

Indian Govt asks manufacturers to increase mask production

Mar 24, 2020, at 05:24 pm

New Delhi/UNI: To tackle the Coronavirus pandemic and curb its spread, the government has asked manufacturers to increase production of masks, sanitisers and related items.

Covid-19: Two Bhatkal men arrived from Dubai test positive

Mar 24, 2020, at 05:22 pm

Bhatkal, Karnataka/UNI: Two people, who arrived from Dubai at Mangaluru International Airport on March 21, were tested positive for coronavirus.

Indigenously developed COVID-19 test kit receives CDSCO approval

Mar 24, 2020, at 05:10 pm

Pune/IBNS: A Pune-based diagnostic company has received commercial approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for its COVID-19 test kit, said media reports.

Rwanda's COVID-19 cases jump to 36

Mar 24, 2020, at 01:13 pm

Kigali/Xinhua/UNI:  Rwanda's COVID-19 cases jumped to 36 on Monday from 19 cases on Sunday, the health ministry said in a statement.

Suspected Covid-19 case found negative in Nagaland, Manipur records first incident

Mar 24, 2020, at 01:03 pm

Kohima/UNI: One suspected case of Corona Virus in Nagaland was found negative after all types of tests at Dibrugarh in Assam.

COVID-19:Maharashtra records 101 cases as 3 new tests positive

Mar 24, 2020, at 12:52 pm

Pune/UNI: The total number of positive Coronavirus cases in Maharashtra rises to 101 including three new cases in Pune and one in Satara.

Brazil reports 1,891 cumulative cases of COVID-19, 34 deaths

Mar 24, 2020, at 12:49 pm

Rio de Janeiro/Xinhua/UNI: Brazil has registered 1,891 COVID-19 cases, with 34 deaths, its Health Ministry said Monday.

Total positive Coronavirus cases in India rise to 491

Mar 24, 2020, at 11:57 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The total positive Novel Coronavirus cases in the country rose to 491 on Tuesday with the state of Kerala reporting the most of them.

Two more Kolkata people test positive for Covid-19, tally in West Bengal reaches 9

Mar 24, 2020, at 10:56 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Two persons, who are currently under surveillance in Kolkata's Beliaghata ID hospital, have tested positive for novel coronavirus, taking the total number of Covid-19 confirmed cases to nine in West Bengal, officials said on Tuesday.

Manipur: Girl, who returned from UK, tests positive for COVID 19

Mar 24, 2020, at 10:27 am

Imphal/IBNS: North-East region in India has reported the first COVID 19 positive case on Tuesday.

China says 90 percent of coronavirus-positive patients now recovered

Mar 23, 2020, at 05:23 pm

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI:  The COVID-19 toll in China is diminishing day upon day, with almost 90 percent of all infected individuals now having recovered and discharged from hospitals, the Chinese National Health Commission said on Monday.

Number of COVID-19 cases in Thailand increases by 122 to 721 – Health Ministry

Mar 23, 2020, at 05:20 pm

Bangkok/Sputnik/UNI:  The Public Health Ministry of Thailand said on Monday it had registered 122 new cases of coronavirus infection in the country, bringing the total to 721.

China's Wuhan reports no new infections for five consecutive days: official

Mar 23, 2020, at 05:14 pm

Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19 epidemic, Monday marked its fifth day in a row of zero new confirmed cases, a Chinese health official said Monday.

Death toll from COVID-19 in Indonesia jumps to 49, total cases at 579

Mar 23, 2020, at 05:14 pm

Jakarta/Xinhua/UNI: The COVID-19 outbreak has claimed 49 lives in Indonesia, while 65 new cases were confirmed on Monday, bringing the total to 579 in the country, the Indonesian government said on Monday.

COVID-19 cases in Taiwan soar to 195

Mar 23, 2020, at 05:12 pm

Taipei/Xinhua/UNI: The total number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Taiwan has increased by 26 to 195, the island's epidemic monitoring agency said on Monday.