Sudan imposes quarantine to fight COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 13, 2020, at 06:26 pm
Khartoum/Sputnik/UNI: Sudan has introduced a nationwide quarantine, banning its citizens from traveling across the country, as a move to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the press office of the cabinet of ministers said on Monday.
Hong Kong reports five newly confirmed COVID-19 cases
Apr 13, 2020, at 06:00 pm
Hong Kong/Xinhua/UNI: Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported on Monday five additional confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong to 1,009.
COVID-19: Positive cases rise to 523 in Uttar Pradesh
Apr 13, 2020, at 01:44 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The number of positive patients by Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh rose to 523 on Monday after 40 new cases were detected.
44 Indian evacuees from Iran released from quarantine facility in Mumbai
Apr 13, 2020, at 01:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: At least 44 Indians evacuated from Iran last month in the wake of Novel Coronavirus outbreak, completed their quarantine period at the Indian Navy's facility at Ghatkopar-based Material Organisation in Mumbai and returned back to their respective homes in Srinagar of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh.
COVID-19: 12 new positive cases reported in Andhra Pradesh, death toll rises to 7
Apr 13, 2020, at 01:12 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: Andhra Pradesh is witnessing a steady rise in Coronavirus positive cases with 12 new active cases reported during the last 12 hours taking the total number of cases to 432 in the state.
Chile sees 7,213 COVID-19 cases, 80 deaths
Apr 13, 2020, at 12:13 pm
Santiago/Xinhua/UNI: Chile's government on Sunday reported a total of 7,213 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and 80 have died of the disease since the start of the outbreak.
Chinese mainland reports 108 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Apr 13, 2020, at 12:11 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese health authority said Monday that it received reports of 108 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Sunday, of which 98 were imported.
88 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland
Apr 13, 2020, at 12:10 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 88 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospitals Sunday on the Chinese mainland, according to the National Health Commission.
South Africa sees rapid rise in COVID-19 cases
Apr 13, 2020, at 12:09 pm
Cape Town/Xinhua/UNI: The total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in South Africa has risen to 2,173, up 145 from the previously reported cases, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Sunday.
Italy marks locked-down Easter as COVID-19 claims almost 20,000 lives
Apr 13, 2020, at 12:01 pm
Rome/Xinhua/UNI: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 19,899 lives in locked-down Italy since the pandemic first broke out in the country on Feb. 21, according to the latest official data released on Easter Sunday.
Egypt's COVID-19 cases mount to 2,065 with 159 deaths: ministry
Apr 13, 2020, at 11:57 am
Cairo/Xinhua/UNI: Egypt's Health Ministry confirmed on Sunday 126 new cases and 13 new deaths of COVID-19, raising the total number of cases registered in the country to 2,065, including 159 deaths.
France's coronavirus deaths reach 14,393, ICU cases continue to decrease
Apr 13, 2020, at 11:49 am
Paris/Xinhua/UNI: As of Sunday, the number of people who have died from the coronavirus in France totalled 14,393, representing a one-day increase of 561, down from Saturday's 643, while serious cases decreased for the fourth straight day.
Nagaland reports its first COVID-19 case
Apr 13, 2020, at 12:17 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Nagaland reported its first COVID-19 positive case on Sunday.
As Covid danger looms, expert cautions against unsustainable lockdowns
Apr 12, 2020, at 10:52 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The stage of community transmission, when the source of infection for a large number of Covid-19 patients cannot be traced to a confirmed case, has already set in the country and it is estimated that a significant number of India’s population could be infected, an expert said today.
Three Kolkata doctors test positive for Covid-19, West Bengal's Coronavirus death toll touches seven
Apr 12, 2020, at 09:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Three doctors from Kolkata and its adjoining areas have tested positive for COVID-19 as death toll due to the disease touched seven on Sunday.
Belarus sees COVID-19 cases increase to over 2,500
Apr 12, 2020, at 09:07 pm
Minsk/Xinhua/UNI: The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Belarus has risen to 2,578, the health ministry said on Sunday.
Thirteen new COVID-19 cases reported in last 24 hrs in Chhattisgarh
Apr 12, 2020, at 08:23 pm
Raipur/UNI: Thirteen new cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection were reported from Katghora town of Korba district in Chhattisgarh during last 24 hours. With these new cases, the number of Coronavirus infected patients in the state has increased to 31.
Bangladesh: Four more die due to COVID-19
Apr 12, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government on Sunday said four more people have died due to COVID-19 infection in the country.
Indian recorded 909 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours: Officials
Apr 12, 2020, at 04:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Sunday confirmed that 909 cases of COVID-19 infected patients have emerged in the country in the past 24 hours.
Containment plus lockdown saved India from reaching 8.2 lakh cases by mid-April:Health Ministry
Apr 12, 2020, at 02:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday said COVID-19 cases in India would have touched 8.2 lakh if the country had not implemented either containment or nationwide lockdown, and the pre-emptive and proactive measures have restricted the cases to 7,447 cases on Apr 11.
ICMR says HCQ not to be used as COVID-19 cure
Apr 11, 2020, at 11:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR) on Saturday recommended hydroxychloroquine or HCQ as prophylaxis to prevent coronavirus infection instead of a treatment for COVID-19, said media reports.
Number of COVID-19 cases in Russia rises by 1,667 to 13,584
Apr 11, 2020, at 06:46 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Russia has risen by 1,667 in the last 24 hours to 13,584, the country’s coronavirus response center announced on Saturday.
COVID-19 cases rise to 10,505 in Israel
Apr 11, 2020, at 04:36 pm
Tel Aviv/Xinhua/UNI: The number of novel coronavirus cases in Israel has risen to 10,505, the Israeli Ministry of Health said Saturday.
US COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 18,000 - Johns Hopkins University
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:26 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The novel coronavirus related death toll in the United States surpassed 18,000, data from the Johns Hopkins University showed on Friday.
COVID-19 in Maharashtra: Woman tests positive in Kolhapur
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:08 pm
Kolhapur/UNI: A woman, relative of a man who partook in the religious congregation at Nizamuddin Mosque in national capital - Delhi, was tested positive for the novel coronavirus here on Saturday, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 5 in the district.
Covid-19 cases touch 50 in Odisha
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:05 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The number of coronavirus positive cases in Odisha went up to 50 as two more persons tested positive last night, state Health and Family Welfare department sources here today said.
Three new Coronavirus cases confirmed: total number increases to 17 in Jharkhand
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:02 pm
Ranchi/UNI: With three new confirmed cases of Coronavirus being detected in the state, the total number of positive Coronavirus patients has reached 17 in Jharkhand.
UN health agency working on strategies to gradually lift COVID-19 restrictions
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:00 pm
New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with countries on strategies to "gradually and safely" ease stay-at-home restrictions aimed at containing the spread of the new coronavirus, agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists on Friday, though he cautioned against any sudden action.
COVID-19: Death toll in India stands at 239
Apr 11, 2020, at 09:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 in India has touched 239, Ministry of Health said on Saturday.
COVID-19: Maharashtra govt identifies 15 'Hotspots' in Thane
Apr 10, 2020, at 04:16 pm
Thane/UNI: In the wake of 33 people testing positive for Novel Coronavirus in this Maharashtra city, the state government on Friday has declared 15 places as Quarantine Containment zones or hotspots, to control the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.