COVID-19: Nine fresh cases reported in Haryana
Apr 26, 2020, at 07:34 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Nine fresh cases of Novel Coronavirus were reported in Haryana on Sunday, taking the count to 282.
Thailand's new COVID-19 infections dip to 15
Apr 26, 2020, at 07:17 pm
Bangkok/Xinhua/UNI: Thailand's new COVID-19 infections on Sunday dipped to 15, compared to Saturday's 53 cases.
Pakistan reports highest 24-hour spike in COVID-19 cases
Apr 26, 2020, at 06:14 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan witnessed a major jump in the number of COVID-19 cases in a day as the country reported nearly 1000 instances on Saturday, media reports said.
27 COVID-19 patients discharged from Assam hospitals
Apr 26, 2020, at 05:03 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam has discharged 27 COVID-19 patients from different hospitals of the state so far.
Bangladesh: Doctor of Kurmitola Hospital tests Coronavirus positive
Apr 25, 2020, at 06:51 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A Bangladeshi doctor, who is working at Kurmitola General Hospital, has tested positive for COVID-19, media reports said.
COVID-19 cases in India: Death toll touches 779
Apr 25, 2020, at 06:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The number of deaths due to COVID-19 outbreak in the country touched 779 on Saturday, as per Indian government released data.
No evidence that virus recovery stops reinfection: WHO warns
Apr 25, 2020, at 05:24 pm
Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organization on Saturday said there was currently "no evidence" to show that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from the second round of being hit by the infection.
Germany registers 179 more coronavirus-related deaths taking toll to 5,500
Apr 25, 2020, at 03:34 pm
Berlin/Sputnik/UNI: Germany’s coronavirus death toll has reached 5,500 people after 179 more deaths were reported by Robert Koch Institut (RKI) on Saturday.
Malaysia adds 51 new COVID-19 cases, total at 5,742
Apr 25, 2020, at 03:23 pm
Kuala Lumpur/Xinhua/UNI: The number of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia totaled at 5,742 after 51 new cases were recorded, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
Maharashtra: Three members of family test positive for Coronavirus
Apr 25, 2020, at 03:03 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: Three members of a family have tested positive for the novel coronavirus here, Health officer of District General Hospital (DGH) Pradeep Kulkarni said on Saturday.
First Person: Finding new ways to save millions at risk during the coronavirus pandemic
Apr 25, 2020, at 12:55 pm
New York/IBNS: Millions of people are reliant on humanitarian supplies to survive, and the COVID-19 pandemic is making it even more difficult for aid workers to reach them. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), is having to rethink the way it operates in some of the most vulnerable places in the world.
Turkey confirms 3,122 new COVID-19 cases, 104,912 in total
Apr 25, 2020, at 11:43 am
Ankara/Xinhua: Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Friday confirmed 3,122 new COVID-19 cases and 109 more deaths in Turkey.
Italy records 192,994 coronavirus infections, death toll at 25,969
Apr 25, 2020, at 11:38 am
Rome/Xinhua/UNI: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 25,969 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries so far to 192,994, according to the latest data released by the country's Civil Protection Department on Fri
Germany reports over 150,000 COVID-19 cases
Apr 25, 2020, at 11:21 am
Berlin/Xinhua/UNI: Germany has reported 2,337 new infections of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, with total cases reaching 150,383, according to data from disease control agency Robert Koch Institute (RKI) released on Friday.
Apr 24, 2020, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Health Ministry on Friday said 1,684 new Coronavirus cases were reported in the last 24 hours while 15 districts across the country remained infection-free for the last 28 days.
Apr 24, 2020, at 02:59 pm
New York/IBNS: Secretary-General António Guterres issued a three-point global “Call to Action” on Thursday to cushion the colossal fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, pressing Governments to unify around a defining moment in history, as the new session of the UN’s Financing for Development Forum got underway.
Intensifying shelling and COVID-19 pandemic creates ‘perfect storm’ in Libya
Apr 24, 2020, at 02:07 pm
New York/IBNS: In Libya, ongoing heavy fighting has raised concerns yet further, about the likely devastating impact of the new coronavirus on people there, particularly those repeatedly forced to flee violence.
Apr 24, 2020, at 01:56 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The number of COVID-19 positive cases in Pakistan can rise to 200,000 by mid-July if "effective interventions" are not taken, the World Health Organization warned as it estimated the magnitude of the disease in the upcoming days.
Four-month-old Coronavirus positive girl dies in Kerala
Apr 24, 2020, at 12:03 pm
Kozhikode/UNI: A four-month-old Coronavirus positive girl died at the Medical College hospital here early on Friday morning.
Maharashtra: 30 people, who attend Covid-19 patient's funeral, test negative
Apr 24, 2020, at 11:54 am
Sangli/UNI: Thirty persons, who were placed in institutional quarantine after attending the funeral of an infected patient, have tested negative for the COVID-19, stated Collector Abhijeet Chaudhari on Friday.
Coronavirus cases in India cross 23,000 mark, toll 718
Apr 24, 2020, at 10:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: More than 23,000 of 1.3 billion people of India have been infected with the pandemic Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 while 718 people died of the contagion.
COVID-19 outbreak in India: Death toll touches 686
Apr 23, 2020, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 outbreak in India touched 686, as per Ministry of Health data released on Thursday.
Vitamin D could help fight off Covid-19: Study
Apr 23, 2020, at 06:22 pm
Dublin/IBNS: Researchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin have released a crucial report today in response to the COVID 19 pandemic.
After a week, Assam reports fresh COVID-19 positive case
Apr 23, 2020, at 04:50 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: After a week, a fresh COVID-19 positive case has emerged in Assam on Thursday.
Rajasthan reports 49 fresh coronavirus cases, count mounts to 1,937
Apr 23, 2020, at 04:47 pm
Jaipur/UNI: Rajasthan recorded 49 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the tally to 1937.
12 Indian districts did not report fresh COVID-19 cases in past 28 days: Govt
Apr 23, 2020, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Giving some ray of hope, the Indian government on Thursday said 12 districts in the country did not report any COVID-19 positive case for the past 28 days.
Karnataka: Positive COVID-19 cases touch 443
Apr 23, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: With 16 more cases of the COVID-19 infection surfacing, as many as nine from Bengaluru city, the total number of novel Coronavirus infected persons in Karnataka rose to 443 on Thursday.
COVID-19 in Maharashtra: Five new cases reported in Nashik
Apr 23, 2020, at 04:45 pm
Nashik/UNI: Five new COVID-19 cases were detected in the sealed city of Malegaon, which has become a hotspot of the contagion, stated authorities on Thursday.
Australian capital launches COVID-19 testing blitz
Apr 23, 2020, at 04:31 pm
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has launched a coronavirus testing blitz in an attempt to find every case of the virus in the region.
Worldwide number of COVID-19 cases surpasses 2.47Mln, over 169,000 people dead - WHO
Apr 23, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Geneva/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has increased to 2,471,136, with more than 169,000 people having died of the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.