Low risk of Coronavirus spreading through tears: Study
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:36 pm
Washington/IBNS: While researchers are certain that coronavirus spreads through mucus and droplets expelled by coughing or sneezing, it is unclear if the virus is spread through other bodily fluids, such as tears.
Senegal reports 14 more COVID-19 cases, total hitting 119
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Dakar, /Xinhua/UNI: Senegalese Minister of Health and Social Action Abdoulaye Sarr on Friday reported 14 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the country's total to 119.
Nigeria's COVID-19 cases hit 65
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:24 pm
Lagos/Xinhua/UNI: The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night confirmed 14 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the country's total to 65.
Coronavirus Outbreak: All six positive patients stable in Chhattisgarh
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Raipur/UNI: Raipur AIIMS Director Dr NM Nagarkar on Friday apprised Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel that condition of all the six Coronavirus infected patients in Chhattisgarh is stable and the hospital management is taking good care of them.
Czech Health Ministry says coronavirus cases hit 2,000 mark
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Prague/Sputnik/UNI: The coronavirus infection toll in the Czech Republic has surpassed 2,000, Deputy Health Minister Roman Prymula said to a news conference on Friday.
Oman registers new 22 coronavirus cases in 24 hours – Health Ministry
Mar 27, 2020, at 04:35 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Oman has registered other 22 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases that brings the total number of confirmed cases to 131 in the country, the country’s Health Ministry said on Friday, adding that 23 people have recovered.
Bangladesh confirms four more COVID 19 cases
Mar 27, 2020, at 04:11 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government on Friday confirmed that four more COVID 19 positive cases have emerged from the country, taking the number of patients in the nation to 48, media reports said.
Shanghai reports 17 new imported COVID-19 cases
Mar 27, 2020, at 11:18 am
Shanghai/Xinhua/UNI: Shanghai reported 17 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from other countries on Thursday, the municipal health commission said on Friday.
Mar 27, 2020, at 11:02 am
Guwahati/IBNS: To combat the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Assam government has started works of two large quarantine centres with capacity of 1000 persons each in Guwahati.
China registers 55 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, 5 people died: authorities
Mar 27, 2020, at 11:00 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: China has registered 54 new imported cases of COVID-19 and one case of internal transmission within the past 24 hours, with five people having died of the disease, the National Health Commission said on Friday.
COVID 19: US overtakes China with most cases
Mar 27, 2020, at 09:27 am
Washington/IBNS: The US has overtaken China and other countries as the nation with highest number of COVID 19 cases, media reports said.
Coronavirus cases in India rise to 650 as country enters day 2 of lockdown
Mar 26, 2020, at 10:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The total Novel Coronavirus cases in India increased to 650 as the South Asian country entered into the second day of three-week long lockdown imposed by the central government on Thursday.
West Bengal reports another positive case of Covid-19
Mar 26, 2020, at 03:23 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A 66-year-old man from Kolkata's Nayabad area has tested positive for Covid-19, taking the tally in West Bengal to 10, reports said on Wednesday midnight. Presently, eight Covid-19 infected patients are undergoing treatment at Beliaghata ID hospital.
Bangladesh registers its fifth COVID 19 death
Mar 25, 2020, at 04:48 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh on Wednesday registered its fifth death due to COVID 19 infection as the country continued to fight against the disease which has extended its killer hands to more than 160 nations across the world.
COVID-19 Outbreak: 38 infected in UP, PM to interact with Varanasi electorate
Mar 25, 2020, at 12:57 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The number of Novel Coronavirus-infected patients reached 38 in the state on Wednesday, when a 33-year-old resident of Pilibhit tested positive for the deadly virus.
COVID 19: 562 confirmed cases across India
Mar 25, 2020, at 12:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 562 in India on Wednesday morning, the Health Ministry said.
COVID-19 Outbreak: 277 evacuees from Iran shifted at Army Wellness facility in Jodhpur
Mar 25, 2020, at 12:51 pm
New Delhi/Jodhpur/UNI: A group of 277 Indian nationals evacuated from coronavirus-hit Iran were shifted to Jodhpur-based Army Wellness Facility on Wednesday.
India under lockdown as total Coronavirus cases rise to 562
Mar 25, 2020, at 12:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the country of 1.3 billion people, on Wednesday began the 21-day long lockdown called by its Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop the spread of Novel Coronavirus which has so far infected 562 people across the nation.
Coronavirus: Mizoram person tests positive at Guwahati Hospital
Mar 25, 2020, at 11:59 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A person from Mizoram was on Wednesday tested positive for Novel Coronavirus at Guwahati Medical College Hospital, Assam Health department Principal Secretary Samir Sinha confirmed.
Amidst pandemic, now is the time for action to also beat tuberculosis, urges WHO
Mar 25, 2020, at 11:03 am
New York/IBNS: As countries across the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Health agency reminded everyone on Tuesday, World Tuberculosis Day 2020, that TB remains the world’s most deadly infectious disease.
Death toll of COVID-19 in Indonesia surpasses 50
Mar 24, 2020, at 05:31 pm
Jakarta/ Xinhua/UNI: The total number of deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia surpassed 50 by 1200 hrs local time on Tuesday, according to the Indonesian government.
Laos confirms first 2 COVID-19 cases
Mar 24, 2020, at 05:30 pm
Vientiane/Xinhua/UNI: Laos has detected the first two confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, Lao Health Ministry officials told a press conference on Tuesday.
COVID-19 death toll rises to 4 in Bangladesh
Mar 24, 2020, at 05:28 pm
Dhaka/Xinhua/UNI: The Bangladeshi government said on Tuesday that there has been one more death from COVID-19 in the country in addition to six more confirmed cases.
Indigenously developed COVID-19 test kit receives CDSCO approval
Mar 24, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Pune/IBNS: A Pune-based diagnostic company has received commercial approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for its COVID-19 test kit, said media reports.
Rwanda's COVID-19 cases jump to 36
Mar 24, 2020, at 01:13 pm
Kigali/Xinhua/UNI: Rwanda's COVID-19 cases jumped to 36 on Monday from 19 cases on Sunday, the health ministry said in a statement.
Suspected Covid-19 case found negative in Nagaland, Manipur records first incident
Mar 24, 2020, at 01:03 pm
Kohima/UNI: One suspected case of Corona Virus in Nagaland was found negative after all types of tests at Dibrugarh in Assam.
COVID-19:Maharashtra records 101 cases as 3 new tests positive
Mar 24, 2020, at 12:52 pm
Pune/UNI: The total number of positive Coronavirus cases in Maharashtra rises to 101 including three new cases in Pune and one in Satara.
Brazil reports 1,891 cumulative cases of COVID-19, 34 deaths
Mar 24, 2020, at 12:49 pm
Rio de Janeiro/Xinhua/UNI: Brazil has registered 1,891 COVID-19 cases, with 34 deaths, its Health Ministry said Monday.
Total positive Coronavirus cases in India rise to 491
Mar 24, 2020, at 11:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The total positive Novel Coronavirus cases in the country rose to 491 on Tuesday with the state of Kerala reporting the most of them.
Two more Kolkata people test positive for Covid-19, tally in West Bengal reaches 9
Mar 24, 2020, at 10:56 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Two persons, who are currently under surveillance in Kolkata's Beliaghata ID hospital, have tested positive for novel coronavirus, taking the total number of Covid-19 confirmed cases to nine in West Bengal, officials said on Tuesday.