Apr 08, 2020, at 06:45 pm
Wuhan/IBNS: Even as the lockdown in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province and the epicentre of coronavirus pandemic, has been lifted, China has been forced to shut down other places due to the rising coronavirus cases, a media report said.
UAE central bank adopts $70Bln worth program to support economy amid COVID-19 crisis
Apr 05, 2020, at 03:29 pm
Moscow/Sputnik:The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) said on Sunday it had rolled out a set of capital and liquidity relief measures worth a total of 256 billion UAE dirham ($69.7 billion) to support the country's economy and banking sector throughout the COVID-19 crisis.
Daniel murder:HC ruling on quashing of death sentence to be challenged in SC, says Qureshi
Apr 05, 2020, at 03:19 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has assured the United States that his government would challenge the Sindh High Court's ruling of quashing the death sentence of the main accused in the Daniel Pearl murder case.
COVID-19 cases come down in Italy despite rising death count: Report
Mar 31, 2020, at 03:50 pm
Rome/IBNS: Amid a growing death rate, the coronavirus spread in Italy is slowing as the country has started recording fewer COVID-19 cases, a media report said.
Thailand reports 109 new COVID-19 cases, one more fatality
Mar 28, 2020, at 08:26 pm
Bangok/Xinhua: Thailand on Saturday reported 109 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 1,245.
UK Chancellor to unveil financial package for freelancers affected by COVID-19 : reports
Mar 26, 2020, at 04:45 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will provide details of a financial support package for self-employed people and freelancers affected by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak during a joint press briefing with Prime Minister Boris Johnson later on Thursday, according to the Sky News broadcaster.
Coronavirus: Man dies, his wife critical after taking chloroquine phosphate
Mar 25, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Phoenix/IBNS: An Arizona man died and his wife is under critical condition after they took chloroquine phosphate apparently to protect themselves from COVID-19, said a Times Now report.
Chinese authorities to lift lockdown in Hubei province
Mar 24, 2020, at 04:13 pm
Wuhan/IBNS: Chinese authorities on Tuesday announced that they would lift the lockdown in most of the Hubei province, which had been the epicentre of coronavirus outbreak, an AP report said.
Coronavirus fatalities cross 15000 worldwide
Mar 23, 2020, at 06:38 pm
Paris/IBNS: Total deaths from coronavirus pandemic crossed 15000, according to an AFP report.
COVID-19: Pakistan PM calls for national unity
Mar 18, 2020, at 03:35 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for 'unity with responsibility' to win the war against Novel Coronavirus, which has claimed around than 8,000 lives and infected close to two lakh people worldwide, while leading to one death in Pakistan.
Thailand sees biggest daily increase with 35 new COVID-19 cases, 212 in total
Mar 18, 2020, at 03:04 pm
Bangkok/Xinhua: Thailand's Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 35 new COVID-19 cases, its largest one-day increase so far, bringing the total number to 212.
COVID-19: Vietnam registers 67th positive case, says report
Mar 18, 2020, at 01:31 pm
Bangkok/Sputnik: Vietnam's Health Ministry has registered another case of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which makes the overall number 67, the state-run Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported on Wednesday.
Iran screens over 10 million people for COVID-19 symptoms: Health Ministry
Mar 16, 2020, at 03:27 pm
Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education said that over 10 million Iranians have been screened for COVID-19 symptoms, Press TV reported on Monday.
COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 804
Mar 16, 2020, at 01:05 pm
Tokyo/Xinhua: Japan's health ministry and local governments said Monday the number of COVID-19 infections stood at 804 in Japan as of 10:30 a.m. local time.
COVID-19: Spain becomes latest country to declare state of emergency
Mar 15, 2020, at 12:44 am
Madrid/UNI: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday announced that his government has decided to declare a state of emergency for the next 15 days in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak which has engulfed Spain and large parts of mainland Europe.
71 Chinese workers who returned to Nepal quarantined at Pokhara Airport construction site
Mar 11, 2020, at 01:49 pm
Pokhara/IBNS: Instead of showing health consciousness over the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus, China has sent 71 workers to the Pokhara Airport construction site in Nepal. All the workers have been quarantined.
COVID-19 death toll: Over 3300 dead, says WHO
Mar 07, 2020, at 03:23 pm
Geneva/UNI: The World Health Organisation on Saturday confirmed that a total of 3380 people have so far lost their lives, worldwide, due to the deadly novel coronavirus which was first detected in China's Wuhan in late December and later spread across the world.
Coronavirus outbreak: Iran's deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi tests positive
Feb 25, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Tehran/IBNS: A day after claiming that his government was getting the novel Coronavirus under its control, Iran deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi tested positive for the disease worsening the situation in the country, media reports said.
South Korea registers first Coronavirus death
Feb 20, 2020, at 08:25 pm
Seoul/UNI: South Korea confirmed the country's first fatality from the new Coronavirus on Thursday, while the total number of people infected by the deadly disease, recently named Covid-19, rose to 104.
Ten-fold increase in confirmed Coronavirus cases
Feb 13, 2020, at 10:41 am
Beijing/UNI: Health authorities in China’s Hubei province – the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic– reported on Thursday 14,840 new confirmed cases, almost 10 times the number reported a day earlier, and new deaths attributable to the contagion rose to 242, more than double on the day.
Death toll from Coronavirus in China rises to 811, over 2,640 people recovered: Authorities
Feb 09, 2020, at 08:51 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The death toll from the new coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, has gone up to 811 in China, with the total number of registered cases standing at 37,198 according to the country’s National Health Commission.
Death toll from Coronavirus outbreak in China rises to 563
Feb 06, 2020, at 11:34 am
Moscow/UNI: The death toll from the novel Coronavirus outbreak in China has risen to 563, the number of confirmed cases has reached 28,018 people, China's state health committee said on Thursday.
Death toll from Coronavirus outbreak in China rises to 563
Feb 06, 2020, at 10:54 am
Moscow/UNI: The death toll from the novel Coronavirus outbreak in China has risen to 563, the number of confirmed cases has reached 28,018 people, China's state health committee said on Thursday.
China: First batch of Coronavirus-affected patients received at Wuhan hospital built in 10 days
Feb 04, 2020, at 03:26 pm
Wuhan/IBNS: A hospital built in 10 days in Chinese city Wuhan received its first batch of patients affected by novel Coronavirus, which claimed more than 360 lives in the country, on Monday, media reports said.
Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 106 in China
Jan 28, 2020, at 10:19 am
Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: As many as 106 people died by the pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) here, Chinese health authorities announced on Tuesday.