$683 million appeal to deliver reproductive health services, where they’re most needed
Feb 12, 2020, at 10:30 am
New York/IBNS: With more than half of all maternal deaths occurring in countries affected by humanitarian crises and fragility, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) is calling for greater international support to provide life-saving reproductive health and protection services in these locations.
Meeting of top scientists underway to slow coronavirus spread
Feb 12, 2020, at 10:12 am
New York/IBNS: Deaths from the coronavirus epidemic have surpassed 1,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Tuesday, as hundreds of health experts began meeting at its headquarters in Geneva to help halt the spread of the disease, now officially known as COVID-19.
Singapore: Bangladeshi worker infected with coronavirus
Feb 12, 2020, at 09:52 am
Singapore City/IBNS: Singapore has confirmed that a Bangladeshi national has been infected by coronavirus.
106 coronavirus patients discharged from hospital in Wenzhou
Feb 11, 2020, at 06:33 pm
Wenzhou/Xinhua/UNI: The eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou on Tuesday discharged seven more patients infected with the novel coronavirus from hospital, local authorities said.
Coronavirus outbreak in China: Death toll touches 1000
Feb 11, 2020, at 09:32 am
Beijing/IBNS: The coronavirus outbreak in China has claimed over 1000 lives in the country so far, media reports said on Tuesday.
Over 60 more test positive for novel coronavirus on cruise ship in Japan
Feb 10, 2020, at 06:50 pm
Tokyo/Xinhua: Test results showed that more than 60 additional people on a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama are infected with the novel coronavirus, the Japanese Health Ministry said Monday.
First novel coronavirus patient in the Philippines discharged from hospital
Feb 10, 2020, at 05:47 pm
Manila/Xinhua/UNI: The first novel coronavirus patient in the Philippines has been discharged from the hospital after testing negative for the virus, the country's Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo said Monday.
Skin cancer diagnosis apps are unreliable and poorly regulated: Study
Feb 10, 2020, at 04:40 pm
London/IBNS: Smartphone apps used as ‘early warning systems’ for skin cancer are poorly regulated and frequently cannot be relied upon to produce accurate results, according to new analysis by experts at the University of Birmingham.
China's Hubei reports 2,618 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection
Feb 10, 2020, at 09:16 am
Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: Central China's Hubei Province, center of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 2,618 new confirmed cases and 91 new deaths local health authorities said Monday.
Coronavirus outbreak in China: 97 patients die in a day
Feb 10, 2020, at 08:49 am
Beijing/IBNS: China recorded nearly 97 new Coronavirus deaths in a day taking the toll to 908, media reports said on Monday.
Spain confirms second coronavirus case in country - Health Ministry
Feb 09, 2020, at 10:52 pm
Madrid/Sputnik/UNI: The Spanish Health Ministry said on Sunday that the second coronavirus case was confirmed in the country after a tourist from the United Kingdom, who was living in Spain’s Majorca island, got infected.
Taiwan reports first novel coronavirus infection without symptom
Feb 09, 2020, at 09:49 pm
Taipei/Xinhua/UNI: Taiwan confirmed the 18th novel coronavirus pneumonia case, also the first without symptoms, the island's epidemic monitoring agency said Sunday.
1st and only coronavirus patient in Cambodia fully recovers
Feb 09, 2020, at 05:50 pm
Phnom Penh/Xinhua/UNI: The first and only novel coronavirus patient in Cambodia has fully recovered and will be discharged from the hospital on Monday, said a news release from the Health Ministry's Communicable Disease Control Department (CDCD) on Sunday.
Coronavirus in India: No new case reported
Feb 09, 2020, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As death toll due to coronavirus outbreak crossed 800 in China, India stepped up monitoring of the virus outbreak, putting 9,452 people under community surveillance in 32 states or UTs.
Number of coronavirus cases in South Korea rises to 27 - Health Authorities
Feb 09, 2020, at 04:33 pm
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: Two more people have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus in South Korea, which has brought the number of confirmed cases in the country to 27, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Sunday.
Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Singapore rises to 40 - Health Ministry
Feb 08, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Seven new coronavirus cases were registered in Singapore by Saturday, bringing the total number of people infected with the virus in the country to 40, the country's health ministry said in a press release.
Makeshift hospital in Wuhan receives coronavirus-infected patients
Feb 08, 2020, at 09:45 pm
Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: The newly-built Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan, epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, received the first batch of patients infected with the virus Saturday, according to local authorities.
Coronavirus outbreak continues to disrupt normal life in China
Feb 08, 2020, at 04:50 pm
Wuhan/IBNS: It seems there is no break from the coronavirus outbreak which has disrupted normal life in China as 3,399 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 86 deaths were reported from the country on Saturday, media reports said.
Death Toll From New Coronavirus in Mainland China Rises to 722 – Authorities
Feb 08, 2020, at 08:59 am
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people, who have been infected with a new coronavirus across mainland China, has reached 34,546, with 722 patients having died, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.
Coronavirus: demand for face masks creates shortfall for those in real need
Feb 08, 2020, at 08:20 am
New York/IBNS: Unprecedented global demand for face masks and other protective equipment fuelled by the coronavirus epidemic, has created potentially dangerous shortages for those who need them most, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday.
Coronavirus threat: Kerala govt withdraws 'State Calamity' status
Feb 07, 2020, at 11:22 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala Government on Friday withdrew the "State Calamity" status, which was declared on Monday after the students from China tested positive with Novel Coronavirus.
Coronavirus: DAK seeks testing facility in Kashmir
Feb 07, 2020, at 06:33 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Seeking testing facility for coronavirus in Kashmir, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said it would help in detecting positive cases faster and speed up the diagnosis.
Singaporean Health Ministry confirms 3 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 33
Feb 07, 2020, at 06:20 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Three new coronavirus cases were registered in Singapore on Friday, bringing the total number of people infected with the virus in the country to 33, the Health Ministry said in a press release.
41 more test positive for novel coronavirus on quarantined cruise ship in Japan
Feb 07, 2020, at 06:15 pm
Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: Test results showed that 41 more people on a cruise ship quarantined off the coast in Japan are infected with the novel coronavirus, the Japanese Health Ministry said Friday.
Slight fall in coronavirus infections ‘nothing to celebrate’, says UN health agency
Feb 07, 2020, at 09:48 am
New York/IBNS: A slight drop overnight in the number of people infected by the new coronavirus is welcome but “nothing to celebrate”, a top UN health official said on Thursday.
Chinese doctor who first tried to warn about coronavirus dies
Feb 07, 2020, at 08:39 am
Wuhan/IBNS: A Chinese doctor, who first tried to warn about the deadly coronavirus outbreak, died due to the infection on Friday, media reports said.
Coronavirus: 2,826 people under observation in Kerala
Feb 06, 2020, at 10:55 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: As many as 2,826 people were placed under surveillance in the state, of which 83 were in the isolation wards in different hospitals, the Health Department said in a statement here on Thursday.
Female Genital Mutilation costs $1.4 billion annually: UN health agency
Feb 06, 2020, at 09:12 am
New York/IBNS: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) poses serious risks to the health and well-being of women and girls, but it also exacts a crippling economic toll, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
$675 million appeal to stop coronavirus in its tracks, as deaths rise
Feb 06, 2020, at 08:52 am
New York/IBNS: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed on Wednesday for $675 million to boost international measures to counter the new coronavirus epidemic, as deaths from the outbreak neared 500.
Coronavirus: 2,528 people under observation in Kerala
Feb 05, 2020, at 09:40 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Though no new positive case of Coronavirus was reported in Kerala on Wednesday, 2,528 people are placed under surveillance in the State, of which 93 are in the isolation wards in different hospitals across the State, Health Minister KK Shailaja said.