Saudi authorities impose curfew in Jeddah amid coronavirus pandemic - Interior Ministry

Mar 29, 2020, at 08:06 pm

Beirut/Sputnik/UNI: Saudi Arabia has imposed a curfew in the western Jeddah province starting from Sunday at 15:00 local time (12:00 PM GMT) due to the spread of COVID-19, the Interior Ministry said.

Iran plans to use plasma of recovered people for new COVID-19 patients

Mar 29, 2020, at 07:33 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Masih Daneshvari Hospital in Iran's capital Tehran is considering the use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma in the newly affected patients, Press TV reported on Sunday.

Pakistan: Five docs, one cop test positive for COVID 19 in Karachi

Mar 29, 2020, at 06:04 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan, which is seeing a spike in the number of COVID 19 patients, now reported that five doctors and one policeman have tested positive for the virus in Karachi city of the country, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Suspected COVID 19 patient dies in Barisal

Mar 29, 2020, at 05:51 pm

Barisal/IBNS: A suspected COVID 19 patient, who was undergoing treatment at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, has died, media reports said on Sunday.

Canada: PM Justin Trudeau's wife Sophie recovers from COVID 19

Mar 29, 2020, at 05:30 pm

Ottawa/IBNS: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's wife  Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, who was one of the earliest celebrities since the outbreak occurred to have tested positive for the COVID 19, on Sunday said she has recovered from it.

Baloch leader claims Pakistan Army using COVID 19 outbreak as a ground to expand occupation in Balochistan

Mar 29, 2020, at 03:20 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: A Baloch leader has claimed that the Pakistani military is using the Coronavirus outbreak in the nation to expand its occupation and grip in Balochistan, media reports said.

Peacekeeping radio stations provide COVID-19 information to vulnerable communities in conflict-affected countries

Mar 28, 2020, at 04:57 pm

New York/IBNS: UN Peacekeeping radio stations have in recent decades helped build support for peace process in a dozen countries around the world including Cambodia, Croatia, Namibia and Timor-Leste.

Pakistan: Five imams arrested for violating prayer codes

Mar 28, 2020, at 04:53 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Police in Pakistan's Gakhar Mandi city arrested four imams (prayer leaders) for allegedly violating prayer codes which have been enforced by authorities in the region at a time when the country is witnessing a major spike in the number of COVID 19 infected cases.

OneWeb blames COVID 19 for collapse

Mar 28, 2020, at 04:42 pm

New York/IBNS: Blaming Coronavirus for the collapse, OneWeb, the global communications company, on Saturday announced that the company and certain of its controlled affiliates have voluntarily filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Bangladesh reports no COVID 19 case in 24 hours

Mar 28, 2020, at 04:32 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh did not report any new COVID 19 case in the past 24 hours.

Violence erupts in China as people attempt to leave COVID19-hit Hubei province

Mar 28, 2020, at 03:34 pm

Beijing/IBNS: The Chinese government's decision to relax an epidemic lockdown, which was triggered following the spread of Coronavirus in Wuhan region seems to have backfired as violent protests occurred on a bridge between China’s virus-stricken Hubei province and neighbouring Jiangxi province recently, media reports said.

US COVID-19 relief bill includes $10Bln in funding for native American tribes

Mar 28, 2020, at 12:23 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The coronavirus relief stimulus bill just signed into law contains significant provisions for Native American tribal governments and communities across the United States, the National Congress of American Indians said in a news release on Saturday.

UAE records 72 new COVID-19 cases, 405 in total

Mar 28, 2020, at 11:35 am

Dubai/Xinhua/UNI:  The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday reported 72 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 405, the Ministry of Health and Prevention said in a statement.

US: Number of COVID 19 confirmed cases touch 100,000

Mar 28, 2020, at 11:23 am

Washington/UNI: There are now more than 100,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, Johns Hopkins University announced on Saturday.

Pakistan: Punjab to let go 20,000 prisoners amid COVID 19 scare

Mar 28, 2020, at 10:25 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Amid Covid 19 spread fear, authorities in Pakistan's Punjab region has decided to let go almost 20,000 of its 46,000 prisoners, media reports said.

Global economy has clearly entered recession: IMF chief

Mar 28, 2020, at 10:12 am

Washington/IBNS:  International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva on Friday said the growing COVID 19 outbreak across the globe has led the world to enter the state of financial recession.

USD 20 Trillion lawsuit filed in US against China over COVID 19 outbreak

Mar 27, 2020, at 07:43 pm

Washington/IBNS:  American lawyer Larry Klayman and his advocacy group Freedom Watch has recently filed $20 Trillion lawsuit against Chinese authorities in the US over the Coronavirus outbreak which has hit nearly all the nations across the globe.

Pakistan: COVID 19 cases rises to 1257, Army allegedly move positive patients to PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan

Mar 27, 2020, at 05:45 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan seems to slip in its efforts to tackle the COVID 19 menace as the number of infected patients in the country has now touched 1257 and reports are even emerging that Pakistan Army has started to move coronavirus positive patients from Punjab province to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan.

Malaysia unveils new stimulus package to counter COVID-19 impact

Mar 27, 2020, at 05:34 pm

Kuala Lumpur/Xinhua/UNI: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced an economic stimulus package worth 250 billion ringgit (about 57.54 billion U.S. dollars) on Friday to fight the economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Uganda registers four new cases of COVID-19, 18 in total

Mar 27, 2020, at 05:23 pm

Kampala/Xinhua/UNI: Uganda has registered four new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 18, according to the ministry of health.

After Prince Charles, now British PM Boris Johnson tests positive for COVID 19

Mar 27, 2020, at 05:05 pm

London/IBNS: British PM Boris Johnson on Friday tested positive for COVID 19.

After accusing WHO of siding with China over COVID-19, Donald Trump talks to Xi Jinping

Mar 27, 2020, at 12:21 pm

Washington/IBNS: After accusing the World Health Organisation (WHO) of siding with China over COVID-19, US President Donald Trump on Friday held a conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping and stated the two countries were working closely to fight the deadly Novel Coronavirus.

A sustainable global economy must arise once COVID-19 pandemic is reversed, UN chief tells G-20 summit

Mar 27, 2020, at 11:58 am

New York/IBNS: World leaders at the G-20 virtual summit held on Thursday committed to inject over $5 trillion into the global economy to counteract the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Iraq: Top UN official calls on political leaders to confront COVID-19 pandemic and unite

Mar 27, 2020, at 11:55 am

New York/IBNS: While the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the political, security, social and economic crises roiling Iraq, the top UN official in the country hopes it will spur leaders to put aside their differences and unite for the common good.

‘Rapid deterioration’ in global investment flows as Coronavirus spreads: UN trade body

Mar 27, 2020, at 11:54 am

New York/IBNS: Foreign direct investment flows are liable to drop by 30 to 40 per cent during 2020, into next year, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, reflecting a far more severe economic blow that initially projected, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Thursday in its latest Investment Trends Monitor report.

Human rights must be maintained in beating back the COVID-19 pandemic, ‘without exception’ – UN experts

Mar 27, 2020, at 11:49 am

New York/IBNS: Dozens of independent UN human rights experts stressed on Thursday that in addition to public health and emergency measures, battling the COVID-19 pandemic, must respect the fundamental human rights of every individual.

Trump approves disaster declarations of Maryland, Illinois, Missouri over COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020, at 11:25 am

Wasington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump approved disaster declarations of the states of Maryland, Illinois and Missouri over the pandemic of COVID-19, the White House said.

Amid propaganda to shift blame, China blocks draft to discuss COVID 19 pandemic issue at UNSC

Mar 26, 2020, at 09:50 pm

New York/IBNS: China, which is believed to be the epicentre of the outbreak of COVID 19, has been opposing discussion of the issue in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) even as the Asian giant launched a massive propaganda to wash its hand of the origin of its outbreak, media reports said.

UN chief calls for ceasefire as Yemen braces for possible COVID-19 outbreak

Mar 26, 2020, at 01:40 pm

New York/IBNS: Echoing his 23 March appeal to warring parties across the globe for an immediate ceasefire, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on those fighting in Yemen to end hostilities and ramp up efforts to counter a potential outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Debt relief milestone in Somalia, as World Bank, IMF, call for global payment suspension in light of COVID-19

Mar 26, 2020, at 01:39 pm

New York/IBNS: The top United Nations official in Somalia congratulated the Horn of Africa nation on Wednesday for achieving the benchmark set by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), confirming its eligibility for debt relief.