Islamic organization announces 200,000 USD award for COVID-19 cure or vaccine

Mar 03, 2020, at 05:14 pm

Rabat/Xinhua/UNI:  The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) announced on Tuesday it will award 200,000 US dollars for discoveries of COVID-19 cure or vaccine.

Confirmed COVID-19 cases remain at 100 in Hong Kong

Mar 03, 2020, at 05:07 pm

Hong Kong/Xinhua/uni:  Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said on Tuesday afternoon that the number of the confirmed COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong remained at 100 as no new confirmed cases had been reported.

World Wildlife Day: UN chief urges ‘more caring’ relationship with nature

Mar 03, 2020, at 04:32 pm

New York/IBNS: People everywhere need to remember that we depend on Mother Earth to survive, the UN chief said in his message for World Wildlife Day marked on Tuesday, advocating for “a more caring, thoughtful and sustainable relationship with nature”.

Warmer months ahead for many parts of the planet: UN weather agency

Mar 03, 2020, at 04:25 pm

New York/IBNS:  Many parts of the world can expect above average temperatures in the coming months even without the presence of an El Niño event to drive warming, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.

Novel coronavirus outbreak creates risks for Economic outlook - ECB President

Mar 03, 2020, at 10:23 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The spread of the novel coronavirus creates risks for the economic outlook and operation of financial markets, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said in a statement.

91 cases of COVID-19 reported in US

Mar 03, 2020, at 10:11 am

Washington/Xinhua/UNI: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Monday that there are currently 91 cases of COVID-19 in the country, up from just 60 cases a day ago.

COVID-19: ‘Top priority’ must be on containment, insists WHO’s Tedros

Mar 03, 2020, at 10:04 am

New York/IBNS: Containing the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic should still be everyone’s “top priority”, UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.

Death toll from Novel Coronavirus disease in mainland China rises to 2,943 - Authorities

Mar 03, 2020, at 08:10 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in China has risen by 31 to 2,943, the number of confirmed cases has increased by 125 to 80,151, the state health committee said.

Sixty Six die in Iran over new coronavirus infection

Mar 02, 2020, at 05:21 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI:  Death toll over infection of the new coronavirus, officially named as COVID-19, has risen to 66 in Iran, said the latest report by Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Monday.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan confirms two new cases of coronavirus in India    

Mar 02, 2020, at 04:05 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Monday confirmed that with two more cases emerging from New Delhi and Telangana, one from each region, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India now stands at five.

India confirms two more cases of coronavirus

Mar 02, 2020, at 03:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Monday confirmed two more cases of novel coronavirus in the country.

First Coronavirus cases reported in New York state : Governor’s statement

Mar 02, 2020, at 09:12 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The first case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been confirmed in the state of New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement.

Single-use plastic bag ban goes into effect in New York

Mar 02, 2020, at 09:09 am

New York/Xinhua/UNI: A ban on single-use plastic bags officially took effect in the U.S. state of New York on Sunday, though the state will wait until April 1 to penalize stores that violate the ban.

UK confirms 12 more COVID-19 cases

Mar 02, 2020, at 08:55 am

London/Xinhua/UNI: Britain has confirmed 12 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the country's total number of infections to 35, according to British health authorities.

Astronomers detect biggest explosion ever seen in the universe

Mar 02, 2020, at 08:42 am

Washington/Xinhua/UNI: Astronomers detected the biggest explosion ever seen in the universe, coming from a black hole in a distant galaxy cluster hundreds of millions of light years away.

Italy’s Coronavirus infection tally reaches 1,577 with 34 deaths : official

Mar 02, 2020, at 08:36 am

Rome/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in Italy has reached 1,577 and five more died, bringing the death toll to 34, the civil protection chief said Sunday.

Number of Coronavirus cases in Spain reaches 58 : reports

Mar 01, 2020, at 10:30 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people infected with the coronavirus disease, officially named COVID-19, has reached 58 in Spain, media reported on Saturday.

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.