Social distancing is the key to corner Covid-19, says expert

Mar 17, 2020, at 01:51 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Social distancing will be the key phrase in the days and weeks to come as COVID-19 assumes frightening proportion.

‘You cannot fight a fire blindfolded’: WHO chief blasts slow virus testing response

Mar 17, 2020, at 10:29 am

New York/IBNS: “The most effective way to prevent infections and save lives, is breaking the chains of transmission. And to do that, you must test and isolate”, said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, at Monday’s COVID-19 press briefing, held at the UN health agency’s headquarters in Geneva: “Once again, our message is: test, test, test.”

COVID-19: Mental health in the age of coronavirus

Mar 17, 2020, at 10:26 am

New York/IBNS: Since January when the World Health Organization (WHO) determined the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, to be a “public health emergency of international concern”, stress levels everywhere have continued to mount.

PM Modi lauds India's response towards Coronavirus outbreak

Mar 16, 2020, at 02:15 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday came out with all praises for his country over its response towards the deadly Coronavirus outbreak.

Almost 11,000 new COVID-19 cases, 343 fatalities registered worldwide over past day - WHO

Mar 16, 2020, at 10:29 am

Geneva/Sputnik/UNI: The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had registered 10,982 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) worldwide within the past 24 hours, with 343 people having died, which brought the total death toll to 5,375.

COVID-19 cases rise to 18 in Sri Lanka

Mar 16, 2020, at 10:26 am

Colombo/Xinhua/UNI: Seven Sri Lankan nationals who recently arrived in Sri Lanka from Italy tested positive for the COVID-19 virus on Sunday, raising the total number of positive cases to 18, the Health Ministry said.

Coronavirus scare in India: Second batch of 53 evacuees from Iran quarantined at Jaisalmer

Mar 16, 2020, at 10:08 am

Jaisalmer/UNI: In the wake of rapid spread of coronavirus globally, a second batch of 53 Indian nationals have been evacuated from Iran and are being quarantined at Indian Army Wellness facility here in Rajasthan on Monday.

Punjab: Just one confirmed case of COVID-19

Mar 15, 2020, at 09:40 pm

Chandigarh/UNI:  Till date, only one confirmed case of Novel Coronavirus has been reported from Punjab.

COVID-19: Positive cases rise to 21 in Kerala

Mar 15, 2020, at 08:10 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: With two more people testing positive to coronavirus on Sunday, total affected cases rose to 21 in Kerala, Health Minister KK Shailaja Teacher said here this evening.

COVID-19: More than 2100 persons put under surveillance in J&K

Mar 15, 2020, at 07:57 pm

Jammu/UNI:  Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday informed that 2157 number of travellers and persons in contact with the suspected Coronavirus cases have been put under surveillance in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory.

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Israel rise to 200

Mar 15, 2020, at 07:40 pm

Jerusalem/Xinhua/UNI:  Seven more people have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the total number of Israeli cases to 200 on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health.

Iran's COVID-19 cases near 14,000

Mar 15, 2020, at 07:19 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Sunday announced the infection of 13,938 people with novel coronavirus.

Older people more vulnerable to coronavirus, warns DAK

Mar 15, 2020, at 05:36 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Sunday said that older people are more vulnerable to develop severe illness and death from the novel coronavirus that has so far killed at least 5,839 people and infected 156,885 worldwide.

Bengal Govt to set up two more isolation wards at Kolkata's Rajarhat for COVID-19

Mar 14, 2020, at 10:30 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today announced two more isolation wards  at Rajarhat in the eastern part of the city in view of COVID-19 threat.

Seven persons died of dengue fever this year in Hyderabad: Telangana Minister

Mar 14, 2020, at 08:47 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: Telangana Minister for Medical and Health, Etala Rajender admitted on Saturday in the state Assembly that seven people have died of dengue fever during this year in Hyderabad city.

India treating Coronavirus outbreak as 'notified disaster'

Mar 14, 2020, at 05:38 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Saturday said it is treating Coronavirus outbreak in the country as a 'notified disaster'.

Breathing dirty air increases risk of obesity: Study

Mar 14, 2020, at 05:26 pm

New York/IBNS: Breathing dirty air takes a heavy toll on gut bacteria, boosting risk of obesity, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders and other chronic illnesses, new CU Boulder research suggests.

COVID-19 confirmed cases in Japan rise to 720

Mar 14, 2020, at 04:55 pm

Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI:  The number of COVID-19 infections in Japan increased by 23 to reach 720 on Saturday, according to Japan's health ministry.

Indonesia's capital city closes schools for 2 weeks amid COVID-19 outbreak

Mar 14, 2020, at 04:54 pm

Jakarta/Xinhua/UNI:  Governor of the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta Anies Baswedan on Saturday said schools in the capital city will be closed for two weeks beginning on March 16, amid the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.

Lebanon's confirmed cases of COVID-19 rise to 93

Mar 14, 2020, at 04:49 pm

Beirut/Xinhua/UNI:  Lebanon's Health Ministry on Saturday said that the country's total confirmed cases of COVID-19 ha increased to 93, a local channel reported.

Indonesia reports 27 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 96

Mar 14, 2020, at 04:47 pm

Jakarta/Xinhua/UNI: Twenty-seven new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Indonesia, bringing the total in the country to 96, the government said on Saturday.

Namibia confirms first two cases of COVID-19

Mar 14, 2020, at 04:35 pm

Windhoek/Xinhua/UNI:  Namibia has reported the country's first two cases of COVID-19, the government said on Saturday.

Rwanda reports first case of COVID-19

Mar 14, 2020, at 04:34 pm

Kigali/Xinhua/UNI: Rwanda on Saturday registered its first case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the ministry of health said here.

Coronavirus in India: 80 testing centres in Mangaluru

Mar 14, 2020, at 04:19 pm

Mangaluru/UNI: About 80 centres to check people for fever, cold, cough and other symptoms related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been set up in the city, health officials said here on Saturday.

Telangana reports second positive case for dreaded COVID-19

Mar 14, 2020, at 04:03 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: One more person has tested positive for the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in Telangana on Saturday.

Maharashtra: Two persons test positive for coronavirus

Mar 14, 2020, at 03:53 pm

Mumbai/UNI:  The number of COVID-19 patients in Maharashtra has gone up to 19 after two more persons tested positive for the pandemic, State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said here on Saturday.

Death toll from COVID-19 in mainland China rises by 13 to 3,189 – Health Commission

Mar 14, 2020, at 09:29 am

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in mainland China has increased by 11 to 80,824, with the death toll having risen by 13 to 3,189, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in UK jump to 798

Mar 14, 2020, at 08:54 am

London/Xinhua/UNI: The confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Britain reached 798 on Friday, an increase of 208 over 24 hours, according to the British Department of Health and Social Care.

Coronavirus update: new WHO fund, Guterres calls for ‘prudence, not panic’

Mar 14, 2020, at 08:33 am

New York/IBNS: In a video message recorded on Friday afternoon, UN chief António Guterres assured the world that the COVID-19 virus will peak, and the global economy will recover but, until then, “we must act together to slow the spread of the virus and look after each other”.

Australian home affairs minister tests positive for COVID-19

Mar 13, 2020, at 07:43 pm

Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has tested positive for COVID-19, and the result was confirmed on Friday afternoon.