May 02, 2020, at 09:28 am
Kolkata/Siliguri/IBNS: All members of a special medical team, which was deployed to North Bengal to support health facilities there to combat Covid-19, have been quarantined after a doctor tested positive for novel coronavirus, officials said on Saturday.
Jalandhar reports 16 new Covid positive patients, tally touches 105
May 01, 2020, at 09:47 pm
Jalandhar/UNI: Sixteen new positive cases have emerged in Jalandhar taking the tally to 105 in the district of which seven have been discharged and four had died whereas the number of active cases stood at 94.
Covid19: Thirty-two patients recover in Moradabad
May 01, 2020, at 04:57 pm
Moradabad/UNI: As a matter of relief, 32 patients recovered and returned to their homes after their coronavirus reports arrived negative in this Uttar Pradesh district on Friday.
UN chief calls for ‘solidarity, unity and hope’ in battling COVID-19 pandemic
May 01, 2020, at 04:44 pm
New York/IBNS: Amidst the destruction of the of COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations chief expressed concern over a lack of “sufficient solidarity” with the world’s developing countries, that need support in responding to the worst economic and social crisis in generations.
Coronavirus and human rights: New guidance highlights support for persons with disabilities
May 01, 2020, at 04:34 pm
New guidance issued on Thursday sets out key actions, to counter what the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called the “double risk” faced by persons with disabilities in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Uzbekistan gets additional 200 mln USD to fight COVID-19
May 01, 2020, at 04:29 pm
Tashkent/Xinhua/UNI: The World Bank has approved 200 million U.S. dollars in additional development policy financing to support Uzbekistan's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it said Friday.
COVID-19 crisis: 439, mostly pilgrims from Hazursahib, test negative in Moga
May 01, 2020, at 02:57 pm
Moga/UNI: A total of 439 persons, mostly pilgrims who had returned from Hazursahib and Nanded, tested negative for Covid-19, sources in Moga Health Department said on Friday.
COVID-19 positive cases in Karnataka touches 576
May 01, 2020, at 02:14 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: With 11 more fresh cases of the COVID-19 infection, the total number of people to have contracted the disease in Karnataka surged to 576 on Friday.
COVID-19: 14 fresh cases in Chandigarh
May 01, 2020, at 01:24 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: The tally of confirmed cases for the novel Coronavirus rose to 88 in the city with fourteen more Chandigarhians tested positive for the deadly virus on Friday.
Breast milk is a nutritional supplement for new borns in fight against Covid-19
May 01, 2020, at 01:12 pm
"God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers." Nothing better sums up this Rudyard Kipling quote than the stories of motherhood in Covid-19 times.
West Bengal: Corona condition improving in East Midnapore District
May 01, 2020, at 12:40 pm
Panskura (East Midnapore)/UNI: With no news of fresh corona attack in this district, the number of Covid19 cases have gone down to only 8 from a peak of 21.
China reports 12 new nCoV cases
May 01, 2020, at 12:03 pm
Beijing/UNI: A total of 12 fresh cases of novel coronavirus were reported from the Chinese mainland out of which six were imported, country's health authorities said on Friday.
nCoV: Bihar reports 13 new cases
May 01, 2020, at 11:27 am
Patna/UNI: With 13 fresh cases of novel coronavirus coming to the fore, the total number of cases increased from 409 to 422 in Bihar on Thursday.
India records biggest jump in COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, death toll touches 1147
May 01, 2020, at 09:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India witnessed the biggest jump in the number of COVID-19 positive cases in the past 24 hours as the figures now stand at 35,043.
Glenmark to conduct clinical trials in India for potential COVID-19 drug
Apr 30, 2020, at 04:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, a research-led, integrated global pharmaceutical company, on Thursday announced that it has received approval from the DCGI (Drug Controller General of India), the regulator in India to conduct clinical trials on Favipiravir Antiviral tablets on COVID-19 patients.
Pakistan: COVID-19 death toll heading 350-mark
Apr 30, 2020, at 01:46 pm
Islamabad: The death toll from COVID-19 outbreak in Pakistan is now nearing 350-mark as the current figure shows the country has seen 343 deaths so far.
Supreme Court bench admits PIL on use of Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 patients
Apr 30, 2020, at 12:25 pm
New Delhi/Columbus, Ohio/IBNS: The Supreme Court has admitted a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by US-based Indian American doctor and patients' rights activist Kunal Saha on the use of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and Azithromycin (AZM) in acutely ill COVID-19 patients.
Covid tally in India crosses 33,000 as country nears lockdown exit
Apr 30, 2020, at 12:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The total Coronavirus cases in India on Thursday crossed 33,000 as the country of 1.3 billion people is heading towards the end of the second phase of nationwide lockdown.
Azerbaijan extends ban on country entry, exit to May 31 due to COVID-19 : Response center
Apr 29, 2020, at 04:26 pm
Baku/Sputnik/UNI: Azerbaijan has extended the ban on entry to and exit from the country to May 31 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the national coronavirus response center said on Wednesday.
Germany: Covid-19 cases reach 157,641
Apr 29, 2020, at 04:16 pm
Berlin/UNI: Number of Covid-19 cases in Germany has reached 157,641 while the death toll due to disease mounted to 6,115 disclosed the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Wednesday.
Nineteen fresh cases take Coronavirus tally to 2,383 in Rajasthan
Apr 29, 2020, at 04:04 pm
Jaipur/UNI: With 19 more people testing positive in the past 24 hours, the tally of confirmed coronavirus infections rose to 2,383 in Rajasthan on Wednesday morning.
Three more Covid-19 cases surface in Hoshiarpur, tally now 11
Apr 29, 2020, at 03:21 pm
Hoshiarpur/UNI: Three more positive cases of Covid-19 disease were detected in the district on Wednesday.
UN leads bid to help 135 countries get vital COVID-19 medical kit, amid severe global shortages
Apr 29, 2020, at 03:02 pm
New York/IBNS: A major UN-led initiative is under way to secure supplies of key medical equipment for 135 low to medium-income countries facing down the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
IIT-G collaborates with Hester Biosciences Limited to develop vaccine against COVID-19
Apr 29, 2020, at 02:57 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G) is collaborating with Hester Biosciences Limited – a pharmaceutical company based in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, to work on the vaccine development against COVID-19.
COVID-19 could lead to millions of unintended pregnancies, new UN-backed data reveals
Apr 29, 2020, at 02:42 pm
New York/IBNS: Ongoing lockdowns and major disruptions to health services during the COVID-19 pandemic could result in seven million unintended pregnancies in the coming months, according to data released on Tuesday by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and partners.
US COVID-19 cases top 1 mln -- Johns Hopkins University
Apr 29, 2020, at 02:11 pm
New York/Xinhua/UNI: The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 1 million Tuesday afternoon, reaching 1,002,498 as of 1:55 p.m. (1755 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
Coronavirus: Mainland China reports 22 new cases
Apr 29, 2020, at 12:52 pm
Beijing/UNI: Mainland China has registered, over the past 24 hours, 22 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, , of which 21 were imported.
World risks up to 1 billion cases and 3.2 million deaths from COVID-19 across fragile countries: IRC
Apr 29, 2020, at 11:26 am
New York/IBNS: Alarming new analysis by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) reveals that without swift action in coming weeks to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, the world could see up to 1 billion infections and 3.2 million deaths due to COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic in 34 crisis-affected countries served by the IRC, including warzones like Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen.
COVID-19 death toll crosses 1000-mark in India
Apr 29, 2020, at 09:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Wednesday said the death toll due to COVID-19 in India crossed 1000-mark.
Iran reports 1,112 new COVID-19 cases, 71 more deaths
Apr 28, 2020, at 07:31 pm
Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Tuesday reported 1,112 new cases from COVID-19, bringing the total number to 92,584, the state TV reported.