First coronavirus case registered in Poland
Mar 04, 2020, at 04:17 pm
Warsaw/Sputnik/UNI: The first case of coronavirus was registered in Poland, Health Minister Lukasz Szumowski said on Tuesday.
Cure rates of COVID-19 patients in China climb for 19th consecutive day
Mar 04, 2020, at 04:13 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: The proportion of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 in the virus-hit city of Wuhan, other places in Hubei Province, and other provincial-level regions in China outside Hubei, has increased for 19 consecutive days as of Tuesday, Mi Feng, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission (NHC), said Wednesday.
Two new coronavirus cases confirmed in Belarus, total number reaches 6: Health Ministry
Mar 04, 2020, at 03:51 pm
Minsk/Sputnik/UNI: Two new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Belarus, bringing the total in the country to six, the Belarusian health ministry said in a statement Wednesday.
Iraq confirms new case of COVID-19
Mar 04, 2020, at 03:50 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: The northeastern Iraqi province of Sulaimaniyah announced on Wednesday a new case of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Iraq to 32.
Second Coronavirus case confirmed in New York state - Governor
Mar 04, 2020, at 10:38 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The US state of New York has recorded its second case of the novel coronavirus in a patient who did not travel to any of the most affected areas, Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a press conference on Tuesday.
Iraq confirms 5 new cases of COVID-19
Mar 04, 2020, at 10:31 am
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: The Iraqi Health Ministry on Tuesday announced five more cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 31.
Number of people infected with novel coronavirus outside of China exceeds 10,000 - WHO
Mar 04, 2020, at 10:20 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered over 1,700 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside of China, whereas the total number of infected people exceeded 10,000.
New Zealand confirms second case of COVID-19
Mar 04, 2020, at 10:08 am
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: New Zealand on Wednesday confirmed the second case of COVID-19, which involved a woman who returned from Italy after the country's first case was confirmed last week.
Number of COVID-19 cases in Australia jumps to 41
Mar 04, 2020, at 10:05 am
Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: The number of COVID-19 cases in Australia on Wednesday jumped to 41, with a woman aged care worker in Sydney becoming the third person infected while on Australian soil.
‘We can’t stop COVID-19 without protecting health workers’: WHO chief
Mar 04, 2020, at 09:49 am
New York/IBNS: A shortage of protective equipment is endangering health workers worldwide, warned the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday, citing “severe and mounting disruption to the global supply” caused by “rising demand, panic buying, hoarding and misuse”.
World Bank Group announces up to $12 billion immediate support for COVID-19 country response
Mar 04, 2020, at 07:38 am
New York/IBNS: As COVID-19 reaches more than 60 countries, the World Bank Group is making available an initial package of up to $12 billion in immediate support to assist countries coping with the health and economic impacts of the global outbreak.
Malaysia reports 7 new cases of COVID-19, bringing total to 36
Mar 03, 2020, at 07:11 pm
Kuala Lumpur/Xinhua/UNI: Malaysia on Tuesday recorded seven new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 36, said the Health Ministry.
Coronavirus: Twitter asks its employees to work from home
Mar 03, 2020, at 05:45 pm
Washington/IBNS: In a bid to keep its employees safe at a time when the world is witnessing a major coronavirus outbreak, Twitter on Tuesday asked them to work from their homes.
Islamic organization announces 200,000 USD award for COVID-19 cure or vaccine
Mar 03, 2020, at 05:14 pm
Rabat/Xinhua/UNI: The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) announced on Tuesday it will award 200,000 US dollars for discoveries of COVID-19 cure or vaccine.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases remain at 100 in Hong Kong
Mar 03, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Hong Kong/Xinhua/uni: Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said on Tuesday afternoon that the number of the confirmed COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong remained at 100 as no new confirmed cases had been reported.
Novel coronavirus outbreak creates risks for Economic outlook - ECB President
Mar 03, 2020, at 10:23 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The spread of the novel coronavirus creates risks for the economic outlook and operation of financial markets, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said in a statement.
91 cases of COVID-19 reported in US
Mar 03, 2020, at 10:11 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Monday that there are currently 91 cases of COVID-19 in the country, up from just 60 cases a day ago.
COVID-19: ‘Top priority’ must be on containment, insists WHO’s Tedros
Mar 03, 2020, at 10:04 am
New York/IBNS: Containing the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic should still be everyone’s “top priority”, UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan confirms two new cases of coronavirus in India  Â
Mar 02, 2020, at 04:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Monday confirmed that with two more cases emerging from New Delhi and Telangana, one from each region, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India now stands at five.
First Coronavirus cases reported in New York state : Governor’s statement
Mar 02, 2020, at 09:12 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The first case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been confirmed in the state of New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement.
UK confirms 12 more COVID-19 cases
Mar 02, 2020, at 08:55 am
London/Xinhua/UNI: Britain has confirmed 12 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the country's total number of infections to 35, according to British health authorities.
South Korea now has over 3,500 confirmed Coronavirus cases : KCDC
Mar 01, 2020, at 10:27 pm
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: South Korea has registered 376 more coronavirus cases, which brings the total number of those infected with COVID-19 in the country to 3,526 according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
UN health agency warns against coronavirus COVID-19 criminal scams
Mar 01, 2020, at 07:31 pm
New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that criminals are taking advantage of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, to steal money or sensitive information.
Bill Gates says COVID-19 could be once-in-a-century pathogen
Feb 29, 2020, at 12:07 pm
New York/Xinhua/UNI: COVID-19 could be a once-in-a-century pathogen and the world should respond effectively, said Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in an article published Friday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Coronavirus COVID-19 risk increased to ‘very high’ but containment still possible
Feb 29, 2020, at 10:37 am
New York/IBNS: Countries must act quickly and robustly to contain the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic, the World Health Organization said on Friday, as it raised the global risk assessment of the infection to “very high”.
No country should make ‘fatal’ mistake of ignoring COVID-19: Tedros
Feb 28, 2020, at 10:57 am
New York/IBNS: All countries should do more to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus and none should make the “fatal” mistake of assuming that it won’t be affected, UN health agency chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Thursday.
Feb 27, 2020, at 02:34 pm
New York/IBNS: The number of new COVID-19, or coronavirus, infections outside China has outpaced those inside the country for the first time, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Number of COVID-19 cases rises to 32 in Taiwan
Feb 26, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Taipei/Xinhua/UNI: The total number of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases in Taiwan has increased by one to 32, according to the island's epidemic monitoring agency Wednesday.
Feb 26, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At a time when fresh cases of coronavirus outbreak are being reported from several other nations apart from China, Indians are advised to refrain from non-essential travel to Republic of Korea, Iran and Italy, the government advised people in its Travel advisory.
COVID-19 not yet a pandemic, says UN health agency chief
Feb 25, 2020, at 10:35 am
New York/IBNS: While a sudden increase in new cases of COVID-19 is of concern, the spread of coronavirus is not yet a pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.