New Zealand confirms 82 new COVID-19 cases
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:35 pm
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: The New Zealand government on Saturday afternoon reported 82 new COVID-19 cases, making the total infections to 950 in the country.
Young people discharged after being treated for COVID-19 may retest positive: Study
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:34 pm
Beijing/UNI: A study conducted by scientists from China and the United States have found that 14.5 per cent of people discharged from hospital after being treated for Covid-19 later retested positive for infection.
First COVID-19 case confirmed in Falkland Islands- Government
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The government of the Falkland Islands has confirmed the first case of COVID-19 on the archipelago.
Iraq's COVID-19 cases rise to 820
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:02 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Iraqi Health Ministry on Friday confirmed a total of 820 COVID-19 cases and up to 54 deaths across the country.
Thane: Medical professionals seek insurance cover from state government
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:02 pm
Thane/UNI: Medical professionals from Thane have sought insurance cover from the state government.
COVID-19 death toll reaches 284, total cases climb to 7,028 in Africa: Africa CDC
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:00 pm
Addis Ababa/Xinhua/UNI: The death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the African continent has reached 284 as confirmed positive cases surpassed 7,028, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) revealed on Friday.
COVID-19: Mob attacks policemen in Karnataka for not allowing Friday prayers in Mosque
Apr 04, 2020, at 11:52 am
Hubli/UNI: Three policemen were injured at Aralikatti Oni in the city after a mob attacked them with stones for not allowing them to offer Friday Namaz in a local Mosque.
Ramaiah Medical College Hospital keeps 200 beds for Coronavirus cases
Apr 04, 2020, at 11:50 am
Bengaluru, Apr 3 (UNI) In a major initiative to combat COVID-19 spread, Super Speciality Ramaiah Medical College Hospital here has earmarked 200 beds ready to face any surge.
COVID-19 hits India : Six more CISF personnel test positive
Apr 04, 2020, at 09:36 am
Thane/UNI: With six more members of the CISF stationed at Kharghar testing positive the total of positive cases of the jawans of the BSF has now now gone up to 11, a health report said here.
Kalimpong: Six new COVID-19 patients admitted to North Bengal Hospital
Apr 03, 2020, at 05:40 pm
Kalimpong/UNI: Six people, four of them females, have been admitted to the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) with COVID-19, according to the chief medical officer of health and family welfare of Kalimpong district.
BEST staffer tests positive for Covid-19 in Mumbai
Apr 03, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Pune/UNI: A Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) employee tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday.
COVID19: WHO calls for stronger whole of society approach in South-East Asia Region
Apr 03, 2020, at 05:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amidst rapid spread of COVID19 and continuing challenges, the World Health Organization today emphasized on a stronger whole of society and whole of government effort in South-East Asia Region to prevent a long-haul with the pandemic and avert further loss of precious human and other resources.
Twelve COVID-19 related deaths reported in India since yesterday: Govt
Apr 03, 2020, at 05:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Friday said 12 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported in India since Thursday.
S.Korea's reported COVID-19 cases top 10,000
Apr 03, 2020, at 05:23 pm
Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea's reported cases of the COVID-19 topped 10,000 as of midnight Friday local time as 86 more cases were confirmed for the past 24 hours.
COVID-19: Third patient tests positive in Dharavi
Apr 03, 2020, at 03:07 pm
Pune/UNI: Third positive case was reported on Friday in Asia's largest slum area in Mumbai's Dharavi in as many days.
COVID-19: India's tally crosses 2,300 with 56 deaths; 156 cured
Apr 03, 2020, at 03:03 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The total number of COVID-19 infections in India reached to 2,301 on Friday morning, with three fresh casualties and 228 new Coronavirus cases reported across the country till Thursday evening.
COVID-19 should not herald rollback in rights for people with autism: UN chief
Apr 03, 2020, at 12:00 pm
New York/IBNS: The rights of persons with autism must be taken into account in efforts to address the COVID-19 coronavirus: “a public health crisis unlike any other in our lifetimes”, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday.
S.Korea's reported COVID-19 cases top 10,000
Apr 03, 2020, at 11:08 am
Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea's reported cases of the COVID-19 topped 10,000 as of midnight Friday local time as 86 more cases were confirmed for the past 24 hours.
WHO says worldwide number of COVID-19 cases reaches 900,306, with over 45,000 fatalities
Apr 03, 2020, at 11:02 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The worldwide number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease has reached 900,306, with 45,693 having died of COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on late Thursday.
COVID-19: Confirmed global cases crosses one million mark
Apr 03, 2020, at 10:54 am
Washington/UNI: The worldwide number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease have surged passed one million, said Johns Hopkins University in its latest report.
World Bank fast-tracks $1 billion Coronavirus support for India
Apr 03, 2020, at 09:26 am
Washington/IBNS: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a fast-track $1 billion India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project to help India prevent, detect, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen its public health preparedness. This is the largest ever health sector support from the Bank to India.
New video helps Asian rheumatology patients stay safe from COVID-19
Apr 02, 2020, at 08:27 pm
Birmingham (UK)/IBNS: Experts from the Universities of Birmingham and Oxford have joined the UK-based National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) in reaching out to Asian people living with inflammatory forms of arthritis (IA) - in particular, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) - with information on how to keep themselves and their families safe from coronavirus.
Apr 02, 2020, at 06:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: According to health practitioners, people with underlying conditions are often critically vulnerable to Covid-19 attack.
Suspected Coronavirus patient commits suicide in UP
Apr 02, 2020, at 03:14 pm
Shamli/UNI: A suspected Novel Coronavirus patient committed suicide at a hospital in this Uttar Pradesh district on Thursday.
Coronavirus cases continue to jump in India amid hunt for Delhi mosque attendees
Apr 01, 2020, at 01:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India continued to witness a huge jump in positive Novel Coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the eighth day of the nationwide lockdown, while various state governments are toiling to track the attendees of a Delhi mosque event which has triggered a fear of further surge in the pandemic virus.
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal reviews preparedness of Covid -19 in Dhubri and Kokrajhar
Apr 01, 2020, at 12:59 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday visited Dhubri district to take stock of the measures taken by the district administration and health department to prevent coronavirus outbreak in the region.
Coronavirus poses latest threat to battered health system in DR Congo
Apr 01, 2020, at 12:51 pm
New York/IBNS: The looming threat of the new coronavirus disease COVID-19 is just the latest challenge to the beleaguered health care system in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is struggling with deadly measles and cholera epidemics that have killed thousands of children over the past year, the UN children’s fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Germany registers over 4,600 new COVID-19 cases, 128 fatalities over past 24 hours
Apr 01, 2020, at 12:48 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus infection has increased by 4,615 to 61,913 in Germany while the death toll has risen by 128 to 583 in the past 24 hours, the Robert Koch Institute said on Tuesday.
New Zealand extends emergency state over COVID-19 by 7 days until April 8
Apr 01, 2020, at 12:43 pm
Wellington/Sputnik/UNI: New Zealand has extended the state of the national emergency giving the authorities extra powers to combat the spread of coronavirus by another seven days as the number of cases neared 650, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday.
Sweden to expand coronavirus testing as death toll rises to 180
Apr 01, 2020, at 12:39 pm
Stockholm/Xinhua/UNI: The number of COVID-19 fatalities continues to rise in Sweden, where the government introduced on Tuesday a ban on visits to elderly homes and vowed to expand testing.