South Korea now has over 3,500 confirmed Coronavirus cases : KCDC

Mar 01, 2020, at 10:27 pm

Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: South Korea has registered 376 more coronavirus cases, which brings the total number of those infected with COVID-19 in the country to 3,526 according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).

Kolkata ranks third in poor air quality, Dhaka stands in fourth place

Mar 01, 2020, at 10:20 pm

Dhaka/Kolkata/UNI: Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka has ranked fourth for poor air in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Sunday.

UN health agency warns against coronavirus COVID-19 criminal scams

Mar 01, 2020, at 07:31 pm

New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that criminals are taking advantage of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, to steal money or sensitive information.

Qatar confirms first case of coronavirus

Feb 29, 2020, at 06:27 pm

Doha/IBNS: Qatar on Saturday confirmed the first case of coronavirus infection in the country.

Himachal Pradesh: Mild quake hits Chamba district

Feb 29, 2020, at 05:22 pm

Shimla/UNI:  An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale hit Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district on early Saturday.

S Korea confirms 813 more cases of COVID-19, 3,150 in total

Feb 29, 2020, at 04:35 pm

Seoul/Xinhua/UNI:  South Korea confirmed 813 more cases of the COVID-19 on Saturday, raising the total number of infections to 3,150.

Turkey suspends flights to Italy due to coronavirus

Feb 29, 2020, at 04:34 pm

Ankara/UNI: The Turkish Airlines on Saturday announced the suspension of its flights to Italy due to coronavirus outbreak that has so far claimed 14 lives in the European country.

Kochi: Man admitted in Medical College Hospital for suspected coronavirus infection dies

Feb 29, 2020, at 04:28 pm

Kochi/UNI:  A 36-year-old man, who was admitted to the government Medical College Hospital, at Kalamassery here with suspected coronavirus infection, died on Saturday, though he was tested negative for the disease.

China's Hubei reports 423 new coronavirus cases

Feb 29, 2020, at 12:10 pm

Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 423 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 45 new deaths on Friday, the provincial health commission said Saturday.

Bill Gates says COVID-19 could be once-in-a-century pathogen

Feb 29, 2020, at 12:07 pm

New York/Xinhua/UNI: COVID-19 could be a once-in-a-century pathogen and the world should respond effectively, said Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in an article published Friday in The New England Journal of Medicine.

New US coronavirus case confirmed in Santa Clara, California - Reports

Feb 29, 2020, at 12:04 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: A new case of the coronavirus has been confirmed in Santa Clara County in northern California, the Washington Post reported.

Chinese ambassador calls for China-US cooperation amid coronavirus epidemic

Feb 29, 2020, at 12:03 pm

Washington/Xinhua: UNI: Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai called on Beijing and Washington to cooperate to address global challenges, warning against "political virus" disseminated by politically-motivated people.

Five people who contacted coronavirus-infected Iranian hospitalised in Moscow

Feb 29, 2020, at 11:42 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Five people who contacted a coronavirus-infected citizen of Iran during his transit stay in Moscow have been hospitalized to the Russian capital’s infectious diseases hospital, the virus was not found in them, the center for monitoring and control of the coronavirus situation reported.

Coronavirus COVID-19 risk increased to ‘very high’ but containment still possible

Feb 29, 2020, at 10:37 am

New York/IBNS: Countries must act quickly and robustly to contain the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic, the World Health Organization said on Friday, as it raised the global risk assessment of the infection to “very high”.

Coronavirus cases in France double to 38 : Health Ministry

Feb 28, 2020, at 12:43 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in France has risen to 38, Minister of Social Affairs and Health Olivier Veran said Thursday.

650 coronavirus cases confirmed in Italy, recoveries rise

Feb 28, 2020, at 12:37 pm

Rome/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 650 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Italy, an increase by 122 cases compared to the previous count provided by authorities at midday Thursday.

Apple CEO optimistic about China putting coronavirus under control

Feb 28, 2020, at 12:33 pm

San Fransisco/Xinhua/UNI:  Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook is optimistic that the coronavirus epidemic is getting under control in China as the number of infections continues to fall, the FOX Business Network reported Thursday.

S.Korea confirms 256 more cases of COVID-19, 2,022 in total

Feb 28, 2020, at 12:32 pm

Seoul/Xinhua: South Korea confirmed 256 more cases of the COVID-19 on Friday, raising the total number of infections to 2,022.

Novel Coronavirus death toll in mainland China rises to 2,788 : Health authorities

Feb 28, 2020, at 12:29 pm

Bejing, Feb 28 (Sputnik) - The death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in mainland China has risen by 44 to 2,788, the number of confirmed cases has increased by 327 to 78,824, the state health committee said Friday.

Number of Coronavirus Disease Cases in Spain Rises From 14 to 23 : Reports

Feb 28, 2020, at 12:27 pm

Moscow/Sputni/UNI: The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Spain has risen to 23, El Pais newspaper reported.

Kerala: Two mild earthquakes hit Idukki district

Feb 28, 2020, at 12:20 pm

Idukki/UNI: Two mild earthquakes occurred near Idukki reservoir in this district of Kerala.

No country should make ‘fatal’ mistake of ignoring COVID-19: Tedros

Feb 28, 2020, at 10:57 am

New York/IBNS: All countries should do more to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus and none should make the “fatal” mistake of assuming that it won’t be affected,  UN health agency chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Thursday.

Smoking and drinking link to recreational drug use by young people: UN-backed report

Feb 28, 2020, at 10:36 am

New York/IBNS: The use of alcohol and tobacco by young people and children is closely linked to the use of illicit drugs, a UN-backed narcotics control body warned on Thursday.

As many as 112 Wuhan evacuees including 36 foreigners taken to ITBP quarantine facility

Feb 27, 2020, at 11:11 pm

New Delhi/UNI: As many as 112 evacuees including 36 foreigners, who arrived from the Coronavirus epicenter Wuhan in China, were taken to makeshift quarantine facility of Indo Tibetan Border Police’s (ITBP) at Chhawla here on Thursday.

NATCONPH 2020 to focus on ‘Emerging Trends in Modern Health Sciences’

Feb 27, 2020, at 08:06 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The two-day 10th National Conference on Pharmacy & Healthcare (NATCONPH 2020) would be hosted by School of Health Sciences, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata, at the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata, from  Feb 28.

COVID-19: More new virus cases outside China than in, ‘no time for complacency’, says UN health agency

Feb 27, 2020, at 02:34 pm

New York/IBNS:  The number of new COVID-19, or coronavirus, infections outside China has outpaced those inside the country for the first time, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Himachal Pradesh: 3.6 magnitude earthquake hits Chamba 

Feb 26, 2020, at 06:14 pm

Shimla/UNI: Moderate intensity earthquake of 3.6 magnitude jolted parts of Chamba district of the hilly state on Wednesday.

First coronavirus case confirmed in Greece

Feb 26, 2020, at 06:08 pm

Athens/UNI: Greece on Wednesday announced the country's first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus, local media reported.

Number of COVID-19 cases rises to 32 in Taiwan

Feb 26, 2020, at 05:17 pm

Taipei/Xinhua/UNI: The total number of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases in Taiwan has increased by one to 32, according to the island's epidemic monitoring agency Wednesday.

Refrain from non-essential travel to Republic of Korea, Iran and Italy: India advises people on COVID19 outbreak

Feb 26, 2020, at 03:31 pm

New Delhi/IBNS:  At a time when fresh cases of coronavirus outbreak are being reported from several other nations apart from China, Indians are advised to refrain from non-essential travel to Republic of Korea, Iran and Italy, the government advised people in its Travel advisory.