Death toll from Coronavirus in Mainland China surpasses 2,440 : Health Commission

Feb 23, 2020, at 08:35 am

Beijing/Sputnik: The death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has gone up to 2,442 in mainland China, with the total number of registered cases standing at 76,936 according to the country’s National Health Commission.

Indian advises citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Singapore

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:20 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Cabinet Secretary chaired a high-level meeting to review the status, actions taken and preparedness of States/UTs regarding management of Novel Coronavirus (COVID19), here on Saturday.

Coronavirus death toll in mainland China reaches 2,236, over 75,000 infected – Authorities

Feb 21, 2020, at 04:41 pm

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI:  The number of people, who have been infected with a new coronavirus across mainland China, has reached 75,465, with 2,236 patients having died, the National Health Commission said on Friday.

Mainland China's death toll from coronavirus outbreak rises to 1,868

Feb 18, 2020, at 10:33 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The death toll in mainland China from the novel coronavirus outbreak has increased by 98 over the past 24 hours and has reached 1,868, the Chinese state health committee said on Tuesday.

Death toll from coronavirus in China’s Hubei province approaching 1,700

Feb 17, 2020, at 09:16 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people who have died from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Chinese province of Hubei has gone up to 1,696, regional health authorities report, with 100 new deaths having occurred in the past 24 hours.

India to send medical supplies to China as death toll crosses 1,600

Feb 16, 2020, at 07:01 pm

Beijing/UNI: India will send a consignment of medical supplies to China to deal with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), India's Ambassador Vikram Misri said, as the death toll from the epidemic jumped past 1,600 on Sunday.

Chinese hospitals discharge 9,419 coronavirus patients after recovery

Feb 16, 2020, at 09:14 am

Beijing/Xinhua: As many as 9,419 patients infected with the novel coronavirus have been discharged from hospital after they recovered by the end of Saturday, Chinese health authorities announced on Sunday.

Over 25,000 doctors from all parts of China arrive in Hubei to fight coronavirus –Official

Feb 15, 2020, at 09:04 am

Beijing/Sputnik: More than 25,000 doctors from all parts of China have arrived in the province of Hubei to help their colleagues fight the outbreak of a new coronavirus, Deputy Director of the National Health Commission Wang Hesheng said on Saturday.

China reports 2,641 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, 143 new deaths

Feb 15, 2020, at 08:46 am

Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese health authority Saturday said it received reports of 2,641 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 143 deaths on Friday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

Over 30 countries assisting China to combat novel coronavirus – Foreign Ministry

Feb 14, 2020, at 06:37 pm

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China is grateful to more than 30 countries and four international organizations for sending necessary medical supplies to aid the country contain the spread of the new strain of coronavirus, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Friday.

Full team of WHO experts to arrive in China over weekend

Feb 14, 2020, at 06:30 pm

Geneva/Xinhua/UNI: The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that all members of a WHO team of international experts are expected to arrive in China over the weekend to work with their Chinese colleagues against the novel coronavirus pneumonia.

Coronavirus death toll in China reaches 1,380

Feb 14, 2020, at 09:46 am

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people, who have been infected with a new coronavirus across China, has reached 63,851, with 1,380 patients having died, the National Health Commission said on Friday.

Outside China, Coronavirus transmission ‘iceberg’ may not be as big as feared

Feb 14, 2020, at 08:57 am

New York/IBNS: As infections from COVID-19 coronavirus continue to rise, a senior UN health expert on Thursday said that there were some indications that disease transmission outside China might not be the tip of the “iceberg” that had been feared.

UN health agency developing COVID-19 virus treatment master plan

Feb 13, 2020, at 01:05 pm

New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) is developing a master plan for coordinating clinical trials that could lead to potential therapies for patients infected with the COVID-19 virus, the agency’s chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced on Wednesday.

Meeting of top scientists underway to slow coronavirus spread

Feb 12, 2020, at 10:12 am

New York/IBNS: Deaths from the coronavirus epidemic have surpassed 1,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Tuesday, as hundreds of health experts began meeting at its headquarters in Geneva to help halt the spread of the disease, now officially known as COVID-19.

106 coronavirus patients discharged from hospital in Wenzhou

Feb 11, 2020, at 06:33 pm

Wenzhou/Xinhua/UNI: The eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou on Tuesday discharged seven more patients infected with the novel coronavirus from hospital, local authorities said.

Coronavirus outbreak in China: Death toll touches 1000

Feb 11, 2020, at 09:32 am

Beijing/IBNS: The coronavirus outbreak in China has claimed over 1000 lives in the country so far, media reports said on Tuesday.

China's Hubei reports 2,618 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection

Feb 10, 2020, at 09:16 am

Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: Central China's Hubei Province, center of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 2,618 new confirmed cases and 91 new deaths local health authorities said Monday.

Coronavirus outbreak in China: 97 patients die in a day

Feb 10, 2020, at 08:49 am

Beijing/IBNS: China recorded nearly 97 new Coronavirus deaths in a day taking the toll to 908, media reports said on Monday.

Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Singapore rises to 40 - Health Ministry

Feb 08, 2020, at 10:34 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Seven new coronavirus cases were registered in Singapore by Saturday, bringing the total number of people infected with the virus in the country to 40, the country's health ministry said in a press release.

Makeshift hospital in Wuhan receives coronavirus-infected patients

Feb 08, 2020, at 09:45 pm

Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: The newly-built Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan, epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, received the first batch of patients infected with the virus Saturday, according to local authorities.

Coronavirus outbreak continues to disrupt normal life in China

Feb 08, 2020, at 04:50 pm

Wuhan/IBNS: It seems there is no break from the coronavirus outbreak which has disrupted normal life in China as 3,399 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 86 deaths were reported from the country on Saturday, media reports said.

Slight fall in coronavirus infections ‘nothing to celebrate’, says UN health agency

Feb 07, 2020, at 09:48 am

New York/IBNS: A slight drop overnight in the number of people infected by the new coronavirus is welcome but “nothing to celebrate”, a top UN health official said on Thursday.

$675 million appeal to stop coronavirus in its tracks, as deaths rise

Feb 06, 2020, at 08:52 am

New York/IBNS: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed on Wednesday for $675 million to boost international measures to counter the new coronavirus epidemic, as deaths from the outbreak neared 500.

China: Coronavirus death toll touches 490

Feb 05, 2020, at 08:45 am

Beijing/IBNS: The death toll due to the outbreak of coronavirus in China touched 490 on Wednesday, media reports said.

WHO official praises China's "proactive" response to coronavirus outbreak

Feb 03, 2020, at 10:17 pm

Manila/Xinhua: A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday praised China for its "proactive" effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Uttar Pradesh: Coronavirus: 132 Chinese tourists undergo check-up 

Feb 03, 2020, at 06:05 pm

Kushinagar/UNI: In view of the Coronavirus in China, 132 Chinese tourists were checked up by a team of the health department in this district of Uttar Pradesh.

French Health Minister says 20 evacuees from China showing signs of coronavirus infection

Feb 03, 2020, at 10:10 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: About 20 passenger of France’s evacuation flight from virus-stricken Wuhan, China have displayed symptoms of infection with coronavirus and are currently under medical supervision in the very plane they arrived, said Minister of Health Agnes Buzyn.

Coronavirus: Death toll touches 361, China set to open new hospital in Wuhan

Feb 03, 2020, at 09:41 am

Beijing/IBNS: China is all set to open a new hospital in Wuhan city of the country where the deadly Coronavirus outbreak took place.

First Coronavirus death outside China: Man dies in the Philippines

Feb 02, 2020, at 06:00 pm

Manila/IBNS: In the first case of death reported outside China, a person died from the disease in the Philippines, media reports said on Sunday.