Spain sees further falls in new COVID-19 cases, deaths
Apr 28, 2020, at 07:24 pm
Madrid/Xinhua/UNI: Spain's Health Ministry on Tuesday said there have been further falls in the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths in the country.
COVID-19 cases near 30,000-mark in India, death toll stands at 937
Apr 28, 2020, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The number of COVID-19 cases in the country is now standing at 29,974, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Tuesday.
Apr 28, 2020, at 05:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Tuesday said using plasma therapy for COVID-19 treatment is currently in an experimental stage and there is 'no evidence to support that it can be used in treatment'.
Assam reports two fresh COVID-19 positive cases
Apr 28, 2020, at 05:18 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Tuesday reported two fresh COVID-19 positive cases and the state tally increased to 37.
Italy registers 199,414 coronavirus infections, death toll at 26,977
Apr 28, 2020, at 12:32 pm
Rome/Xinhua/UNI: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 26,977 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries so far to 199,414. The past 24 hours saw a total of 333 new fatalities, compared to 260 a day earlier, Civil Protection Department chief Angelo Borrelli, who serves as extraordinary commissioner for the coronavirus emergency, told a televised press conference on late Monday afternoon.
Singapore reports 799 new coronavirus cases
Apr 28, 2020, at 12:30 pm
Singapore/Xinhua/UNI: Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 799 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 14,423.
Chinese mainland reports 6 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Apr 28, 2020, at 12:24 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese health authority said Tuesday that it received reports of six new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Monday, of which three were imported.
New Zealand reports two new COVID-19 cases with alert level lowered
Apr 28, 2020, at 12:08 pm
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: New Zealand reported two new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one probable case over the past 24 hours, with the total number of infections being 1,472 in the country, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
Mainland China registers 6 new COVID-19 cases over past day, no deaths - health committee
Apr 28, 2020, at 11:50 am
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: Mainland China has registered, over the past 24 hours, six new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, 81 patients have recovered, no deaths have been recorded, the state health committee said in a statement.
India's Covid-19 death toll touches 934
Apr 28, 2020, at 11:47 am
New Delhi/UNI: The death toll due to novel coronavirus is inching towards the 1000-mark as 48 people have lost their lives in just past 12 hours, taking the total number of fatalities to 934.
Unfair' to label COVID-19 test kits as faulty', says China
Apr 28, 2020, at 11:42 am
New Delhi/UNI: Stating that China not only sincerely supports India in its fight against Covid-19 but is also taking concrete actions to help it, Chinese Embassy in India on Tuesday expressed concern after the Chinese products were labelled as “faulty”.
China's Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases
Apr 28, 2020, at 11:38 am
Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province Monday, the provincial health commission said on Tuesday.
Centre cancels Chinese COVID-19 test kit orders, says no payments made
Apr 27, 2020, at 11:58 pm
New Delhi.IBNS: The Centre on Monday informed that not a single money has been spent on the faulty COVID-19 test kits after cancelling the order for the same, which were provided to India by Chinese firms.
Sewage water can help detect asymptomatic cases of COVID-19: Reports
Apr 27, 2020, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi/ IBNS: A group of scientists in the United States is testing sewage water to detect hidden cases of novel coronavirus, a CNN report said.
Community spread of Covid-19 feared in Kerala as 25 cases can't be traced to source
Apr 27, 2020, at 03:46 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Even as Kerala boasts of flattening the COVID-19 curve and relaxed lockdown in most of its parts while other states are treading the path to normalcy with caution, concerns are being raised of community spread of the deadly contagion with people being infected from unknown sources in the state, said media reports.
Netherlands sees lowest daily COVID-19 deaths in over one month
Apr 27, 2020, at 03:24 pm
The Hague/Xinhua/UNI: The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus in The Netherlands rose by 66 since Saturday, the lowest in over a month, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) announced on Sunday.
Global COVID-19 tally surpasses 2.8Mln cases: WHO
Apr 27, 2020, at 03:16 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The global number of those infected with the coronavirus has increased by almost 85,000 in the past 24 hours, climbing to 2,804,796 COVID-19 cases, the World Health Organization showed on Sunday.
Sudan's COVID-19 cases rise to 237
Apr 27, 2020, at 03:13 pm
Khartoum/Xinhua/UNI: Sudan has announced 24 new infections with COVID-19, bringing the total number of the confirmed cases in the country to 237.
Oman reports 93 new COVID-19 cases, 1,998 in total
Apr 27, 2020, at 03:09 pm
Muscat/Xinhua/UNI: The Omani Ministry of Health has announced 93 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1,998.
Over 3Mln COVID-19 tests conducted in Russia : Watchdog
Apr 27, 2020, at 01:58 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Over 3 million tests to detect COVID-19 have been conducted in Russia, and 183,000 people across the country remain under medical monitoring due to suspicions of being infected, the national public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Monday.
Maharashtra: One more tested positive in Nanded
Apr 27, 2020, at 01:57 pm
Nanded/UNI: One more person has been tested positive for COVID-19 at Abchal Nagar area of the city, on Sunday.
S.Korea reports 10 more COVID-19 cases, 10,738 in total
Apr 27, 2020, at 12:32 pm
Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea reported 10 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Monday local time, raising the total number of infections to 10,738.
Only three new coronavirus cases reported in China in past 24 hours - Health Commission
Apr 27, 2020, at 12:28 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China has registered only 3 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, 80 COVID-19 patients recovered in that period, the country’s National Health Commission said on Monday.
Uttar Pradesh: Woman journalist tests positive for Covid-19Â
Apr 27, 2020, at 12:17 pm
Unnao/UNI: A woman journalist is reported to be tested positive of Covid 19 here on Sunday night.
India registers 27892 COVID-19 cases, death toll touches 872
Apr 27, 2020, at 09:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The number of COVID-19 infection cases in India stands at 27,892, as per Indian government data released on Monday.
Spain's daily coronavirus death toll drops to 288
Apr 26, 2020, at 10:17 pm
Madrid/Xinhua/UNI: Spanish health authorities confirmed on Sunday that 23,190 people in the country have lost their lives because of the coronavirus, after reporting 288 new deaths in the 24-hour period until 2100 hours local time on Saturday.
Iran to be divided into 3 risk zones over COVID-19 impacts
Apr 26, 2020, at 09:14 pm
Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that the country will be divided into three risk zones based on the number of COVID-19 infections and fatalities, state TV reported.
Eighty per cent patients are asymptomatic in state: Maha CMUddhav Thackeray
Apr 26, 2020, at 09:07 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said that 80 per cent patients in the state are asymptomatic and 20 per have mild, serious, or critical symptoms.
Covid-19 outbreak: West Bengal confirms 38 new cases, 2 more fatalities
Apr 26, 2020, at 08:09 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With 38 fresh cases reported in last 24 hours, the number of active Covid-19 positive cases in West Bengal touched 461, officials said on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir reports fresh 29 COVID-19 cases
Apr 26, 2020, at 07:51 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday informed that 29 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), (all from Kashmir division), have been reported thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 523.