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Afghanistan's COVID-19 cases rise to 6,664

May 18, 2020, at 11:24 am

Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: The number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 6,664 in Afghanistan as 262 new cases were registered over the past 24 hours, Public Health Ministry's Deputy Spokesman Tawhid Shakohmand said on Sunday.

1,632 new COVID-19 infections detected in Qatar, 32,604 in total

May 18, 2020, at 11:22 am

Doha/Xinhua/UNI:  Qatar's health ministry on Sunday announced 1,632 new infections of COVID-19, increasing the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 32,604.

China's Heilongjiang reports no new COVID-19 cases

May 18, 2020, at 11:08 am

Harbin/Xinhua/UNI:  No new confirmed COVID-19 cases and no new asymptomatic cases were reported in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Sunday, the provincial health commission said Monday.  

Maharashtra: Covid-19 infects over 1,000 in Aurangabad

May 18, 2020, at 10:35 am

Aurangabad/UNI: The Covid-19 tally in Aurangabad crossed the 1,000-mark with cases reaching 1,021, district administration officials said on Monday.

Maharashtra: Five test positive for Covid-19

May 18, 2020, at 09:56 am

Kolhapur/UNI:  Total five people, including two women, were tested positive for the COVID-19 disease on Monday.

India records over 5000 COVID-19 cases on a single day, death toll now stands at 3029

May 18, 2020, at 09:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Over 5000 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in India on Sunday as the total number of infected people in the country now stands at 96,169, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.

Coronavirus: Ship from Maldives arrives with 588 passengers

May 17, 2020, at 07:11 pm

Kochi/UNI: As many as 588 Indian nationals stranded in the Maldives due to COVID-19 induced international travel restrictions were brought home on Sunday on an Indian Navy warship.

Bihar reports 15 new COVID-19 cases

May 17, 2020, at 05:52 pm

Patna/UNI: With detection of 15 new cases, the number of Corona positive cases has increased to 1193 while death toll reached 8 in Bihar.

COVID-19: 13 more test positive in Nagpur

May 17, 2020, at 04:46 pm

Nagpur/UNI: Thirteen positive cases were reported while one person died of coronavirus on Sunday in Nagpur, a top health department official said.

Patients with heart failure, diabetes more vulnerable to Covid infection: Cardiologist Dr. Bikash Majumder

May 16, 2020, at 09:09 pm

Cardiologist Dr. Bikash Majumder, who is treating heart patients even in the times of Coronavirus, spoke at length over a range of issues which heart patients must pay attention to. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh in conversation with the doctor attached with Apollo Gleneagles Hospital

Bengal: Covid cases jump to 2,576 with 115 fresh cases, toll reaches 160

May 16, 2020, at 08:24 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: With 115 new cases were reported in last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has reached 2576, including 1452 active cases, 160 Covid fatalities, 72 comorbidity deaths and 892 discharges, officials said on Saturday.

Seven new Covid-19 positive cases reported in Kolhapur

May 16, 2020, at 03:57 pm

Kolhapur/UNI: With seven fresh cases being reported on Saturday, the total number of Covid-19 cases has shot up to 37 in this Maharashtra district, government authorities said.

Philippines reports 214 new COVID-19 cases, total at 12,305

May 16, 2020, at 03:56 pm

Manila/Xinhua/UNI:  The Philippines on Saturday reported that 214 more people have been stricken with the coronavirus disease, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 12,305.

Thailand records no new COVID-19 cases, deaths for 2nd time since onset of outbreak

May 16, 2020, at 03:25 pm

Bangkok/Sputnik/UNI:  Thailand has not recorded any new COVID-19 cases or death related to the coronavirus in the past 24 hours for the second time since the coronavirus epidemic broke out in the country, Taweesin Visanuyothin, a spokesman for the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration, said on Saturday.

COVID-19: Positive cases cross 1000-mark in Karnataka

May 16, 2020, at 03:09 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: With the reporting of the detection of 23 more fresh case of the COVID-19 virus, including 15 from Bengaluru Urban district, the total number of persons contracted for the disease in Karnataka was surged past 1,079 on Saturday.

Vietnam's reports 1 new COVID-19 case, no local transmission for 30 days

May 16, 2020, at 02:47 pm

Hanoi/Xinhua/UNI:  Vietnam on Saturday morning confirmed a new case of COVID-19 infection, bringing the total in the country to 314 with no deaths reported.

Chinese mainland reports 6 new imported COVID-19 cases

May 16, 2020, at 02:18 pm

Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported six new imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Friday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,698, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.

Donald Trump announces new COVID-19 vaccine efforts

May 16, 2020, at 01:35 pm

Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US President Donald Trump announced on Friday two men will lead his administration's new effort for COVID-19 vaccine development.

India's COVID-19 tally nears 86000-mark, death toll stands at 2752

May 16, 2020, at 10:05 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to the COVID-19 outbreak in India touched 2752, revealed data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.

India's Covid-19 tally reaches 81,790

May 15, 2020, at 05:00 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  India's Covid tally jumped 80,000-mark on Friday after recording 3,967 new cases, while the death toll reached 2,649 with 100 more fatalities.

Bangladesh wintesses highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases

May 15, 2020, at 04:58 pm

Dhaka: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Bangladesh crossed 20,000-mark as the country on Friday recorded 1,202 new cases, the highest single-day spike, the Directorate General of Health Services ADG prof Dr Nasima Sultana said.

UN rights chief warns against mishandling the lifting of COVID-19 lockdowns

May 15, 2020, at 04:36 pm

New York/IBNS: The UN Human Rights High Commissioner on Thursday warned of potential risks as more countries move to lift lockdown measures put in place to contain COVID-19 spread.

Pregnant women are not at greater risk of severe COVID-19 than other women: Study

May 15, 2020, at 04:33 pm

London/IBNS: Researchers from the University of Oxford, in collaboration with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Universities of Leeds and Birmingham, Kings and Imperial Colleges London, have published new research that suggests pregnant women are no more likely to become ill with severe COVID-19 than non-pregnant woman.

UN leads call to protect most vulnerable from mental health crisis during and after COVID-19

May 15, 2020, at 04:26 pm

New York/IBNS: Decades of neglect and underinvestment in addressing people’s mental health needs have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN said on Thursday, in a call for ambitious commitments from countries in the way they treat psychological illness, amid a potential global spike in suicides and drug abuse.

Odisha reports 48 fresh covid cases

May 15, 2020, at 02:49 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha reported fresh 48 covid positive cases today from nine districts, taking the total count in the state to 672.

Maharashtra: Thane reports highest single-day COVID-19 spike

May 15, 2020, at 02:48 pm

Thane/UNI: As many as 201 Covid-19 cases were detected on Thursday in this district, the highest single-day spike in the number of pandemic patients, an official report stated on Friday.

Covid-19: 57 fresh positive cases in Andhra Pradesh

May 15, 2020, at 02:34 pm

Vijayawada/UNI: As many as 57 fresh cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Andhra Pradesh during the last 24 hours taking the count of infected persons in the state to 2,157 of which 1,252 have recovered and discharged.

Pune based NovaLead Pharma to conduct Phase 3 trial for its discovery for COVID-19

May 15, 2020, at 10:41 am

Kolkata/UNI: NovaLead Pharma, the Pune based pioneer in the field of drug repurposing in India, has announced that it has received ‘in principal’ clinical trial permission with DCG(I) for its Repurposed Drug discovery to treat moderate COVID-19.

Germany records 913 new COVID-19 cases, total tops 1,73,000: Robert Koch Institute

May 15, 2020, at 10:36 am

Berlin/Sputnik/UNI:  Germany has confirmed 913 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with the total count reaching 173,152, the Robert Koch Institute said on Friday.

Three more test positive for COVID-19 in Puducherry

May 15, 2020, at 10:30 am

Puducherry/UNI: Three more people, including a nine-year-old girl, were tested positive for the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) here on Friday, taking the total number of positive cases in the union territory to seven.