Total Coronavirus positive cases in India rise to 415; Centre acts tough to ensure lockdown

Mar 23, 2020, at 12:00 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The central government has intended to deal with the violators of lockdown strictly as the total positive Novel Coronavirus cases across the country rose to 415 on Monday.

5.3 magnitude earthquake hits Croatia's Zagreb city 

Mar 22, 2020, at 11:29 pm

Zagreb/IBNS: An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit  Croatia's capital Zagreb area and left several buildings damaged, media reports sai don Sunday.

Turn around deforestation in 2020, the ‘Nature Super Year’, says Guterres

Mar 22, 2020, at 03:56 pm

New York/IBNS: On the International Day of Forests, which falls on Saturday, UN chief António Guterres is calling for 2020, which has been referred to as a “nature super year”, to be the year that the world turns the tide on deforestation and forestry loss.

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Armenia reaches 160

Mar 21, 2020, at 06:39 pm

Yerevan/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 24 in Armenia over the past 24 hours, which brings the total toll of those infected in the country to 160, the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday.

Panchkula confirms first Coronavirus case

Mar 21, 2020, at 05:29 pm

Panchkula/UNI: A 38-year-old woman was tested positive of the deadly Novel Coronavirus here on Saturday, taking the total number of infected patients to 10 in the tricity of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali.

Odisha: Mild tremor rocks parts of Malkangiri 

Mar 21, 2020, at 03:46 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI: A mild tremor measuring 4.2 in the Richter scale was felt in some parts of Malkangiri district in Odisha at 11.14 hours today.

Ladakh: Three more people tested positive for Coronavirus, toll mounts to 13

Mar 21, 2020, at 03:06 pm

Leh/UNI: Three more people have been tested positive for coronavirus in the newly created Union Territory of Ladakh, taking the total number of cases to 13.

Total positive Novel Coronavirus cases in India rise to 271

Mar 21, 2020, at 12:57 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The total number of positive deadly Novel Coronavirus cases in the country increased to 271 a day ahead of the "Janata Curfew" which will be in place on Sunday.

Turn around deforestation in 2020, the ‘Nature Super Year’, says Guterres

Mar 21, 2020, at 10:53 am

New York/IBNS: On the International Day of Forests, which falls on Saturday, UN chief António Guterres is calling for 2020, which has been referred to as a “nature super year”, to be the year that the world turns the tide on deforestation and forestry loss.

Total Coronavirus positive cases rise to 258, 39 foreigners included

Mar 21, 2020, at 10:50 am

New Delhi/IBNS: A day ahead of the Janata Curfew called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the total Novel Coronavirus positive cases rose to 258 including 39 foreign nationals on Saturday.

WHO Chief Says Young People Not Safe From COVID-19

Mar 21, 2020, at 10:49 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus on Friday urged younger people not to take the coronavirus pandemic lightly, saying that data shows patients under 50 frequently require hospitalization.

Death toll in Brazil from COVID-19 rises to 11

Mar 21, 2020, at 10:45 am

Sao Paulo, Brazil/Xinhua/UNI: Four people aged over 70 died on Friday from COVID-19 in Brazil, raising the country's death toll from the disease to 11.

Another ‘tragic milestone’: Reported cases of COVID-19 pass 200,000, says UN health chief

Mar 21, 2020, at 10:29 am

New York/IBNS: It took three months to reach the first 100,000 cases of COVID-19 but only 12 days to double that, to reach over 200,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

West Bengal reports its third COVID 19 case

Mar 21, 2020, at 09:39 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal has reported its third positive Coronavirus infection case on Saturday.

Govt sets up MyGov Corona Helpdesk on WhatsApp

Mar 20, 2020, at 08:50 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a bid to alley the coronavirus fears, Centre has launched an official chatbot on WhatsApp called MyGov Corona Helpdesk.

Three Chinese fencers test positive of COVID-19

Mar 20, 2020, at 04:26 pm

Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Three Chinese fencers had tested positive of COVID-19, Chinese Fencing Association announced on Friday.

5.9-magnitude quake hits Tibet: CENC

Mar 20, 2020, at 04:20 pm

Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Xigaze City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, at 9:33 a.m. Friday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

5.8-magnitude quake hits western Mongolia

Mar 20, 2020, at 04:13 pm

Ulan Bator/Xinhua/UNI: A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the western Mongolian province of Govi-Altai on Friday morning, the country's Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics said.

NASA closes 2 facilities after employee tests positive for coronavirus

Mar 20, 2020, at 04:09 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: NASA has decided to close the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and the Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana after one of the employee was found to be infected with COVID-19, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said on Friday.

Three more tested positive for coronavirus in Gujarat

Mar 20, 2020, at 03:56 pm

Gandhinagar/UNI: With three more people testing positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Gujarat, the total number of such cases in the state on Friday reached five.

COVID-19: Bengal reports second positive case, patient has travel history to London

Mar 20, 2020, at 11:01 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The eastern state of West Bengal on Friday reported the second positive Novel Coronavirus case as a 22-year old man has been infected with the deadly virus, media reports said.

COVID-19: WHO working on supply pipeline for protective equipment and tests

Mar 20, 2020, at 09:09 am

New York/IBNS: For the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak began last December, China has reported no domestic cases of the disease, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday, calling it “an amazing achievement”.

UN, an ‘ally’ in Kenya in fight against COVID-19: a UN Resident Coordinator blog

Mar 20, 2020, at 08:51 am

New York/IBNS: The United Nations is working closely with the Kenyan Government to help prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus or COVID-19. By Siddharth Chatterjee, United Nations Resident Coordinator to Kenya.

UN body underscores priority of health, safety during ‘unprecedented’ COVID-19 challenges

Mar 20, 2020, at 08:35 am

New York/IBNS: Confronted with widespread human, social, and economic ramifications surrounding COVID-19, the President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) stressed the priority of ensuring “the health and safety of people”.

Preventing discrimination against people with disabilities in COVID-19 response

Mar 20, 2020, at 07:14 am

New York/IBNS: Unless Governments and communities take action, discrimination against people with disabilities could increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, an expert with the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

COVID-19: First positive case reported in Chhattisgarh

Mar 19, 2020, at 02:20 pm

Raipur/UNI: Chhattisgarh which has so far remained safe zone with regards to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) infection, reported first positive case of Coronavirus as a young woman who returned from London tested positive.

Coronavirus scare : Assam government shuts down all liquor bars, beauty parlors, salon night club

Mar 19, 2020, at 01:54 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Amid Coronavirus (COVID-19) scare, the Assam government has ordered closure of all liquor bar, country liquor bar, night club, beauty parlors, salon (unisex) in the state with immediate effect.

Still ‘early days’ to assess COVID-19 impact on women, children – UNICEF official

Mar 19, 2020, at 01:24 pm

New York/IBNS: Shortly after the outbreak of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), UNICEF was among the first United Nations agencies to step up and deliver much-needed medical supplies including masks to China. 

UN health chief announces global ‘solidarity trial’ to jumpstart search for COVID-19 treatment

Mar 19, 2020, at 01:20 pm

New York/IBNS: Just 60 days after the genetic sequence of COVID-19 was shared by China, the first vaccine trial has begun, the UN health chief said on Wednesday, calling it “an incredible achievement” and urging the world to maintain “the same spirit of solidarity” that has helped fight Ebola.

Blueprint launched to manage Earth’s fragile peatland carbon sinks

Mar 19, 2020, at 12:59 pm

New York/IBNS: A blueprint for how countries can keep carbon in fragile land-based carbon sinks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been unveiled by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).