Bringing Nollywood star power to Nigeria’s fight against COVID-19: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
Apr 21, 2020, at 11:57 am
New York/IBNS:All of the UN bodies in Nigeria are working closely together, to ensure that the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is effective, and saves as many lives as possible. By the UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon.
Apr 21, 2020, at 11:46 am
New York/IBNS: The heads of major UN humanitarian agencies and offices have launched an urgent appeal for $350 million to support global aid hubs to help those most at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.
India fights COVID-19: Death toll climbs to 590
Apr 21, 2020, at 09:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to the highly infectious COVID-19 now stands at 590, as per Indian government data released on Tuesday.
IIT Kharagpur to fund healthcare technology development for COVID-19
Apr 20, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Kharagpur (West Bengal)/IBNS: One of the premier educational institutes of India, IIT Kharagpur, has set up research funding for R&D work related to COVID-19.
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Study finds when does back pain become chronic?
Apr 20, 2020, at 07:31 pm
New York/IBNS: The psyche plays a crucial role in acute pain becoming chronic. In about 35 to 40 per cent of all patients, with back pain the complaints are chronic. However, the way they feel the pain and how much it affects their life can vary greatly from person to person.
WHO-recommended disinfectants are effective against novel coronavirus
Apr 20, 2020, at 07:25 pm
Geneva/IBNS: When used correctly, both alcohol-based hand disinfectants recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) are effective against the novel coronavirus Sars-Cov-2, as confirmed by an international research team headed by Professor Stephanie Pfänder from the Department of Molecular and Medical Virology at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB). The journal Emerging Infectious Diseases published the relevant article in its online edition on 13 April 2020.
Malaysia records lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in a month
Apr 20, 2020, at 06:59 pm
Kuala Lumpur/Xinhua/UNI: Malaysia recorded the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in over a month and zero deaths in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Monday.
Bangladesh: Coronavirus death toll exceeds 100
Apr 20, 2020, at 06:52 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The number of novel coronavirus deaths in Bangladesh exceeded 100 on Monday after 10 more people died due to the virus in the past 24 hours.
COVID-19: Death toll touches 559 in India
Apr 20, 2020, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 in India touched 559 on Monday, as per the latest government figures released.
Assam: 19 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals
Apr 20, 2020, at 05:54 pm
Guwahati, April 20 : Assam has discharged 19 COVID-19 patients from different hospitals of the state so far, officials confirmed on Monday.
Israeli scientist claims COVID-19 vaccine is two-third ready
Apr 20, 2020, at 05:44 pm
Jerusalem/IBNS: Giving a ray of hope to the world, an Israeli scientist has claimed that he is two-thirds into developing a vaccine for COVID-19.
India registered 36 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours: Ministry
Apr 20, 2020, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Health Ministry on Monday said 36 new deaths have been reported due to COVID-19 outbreak in the country in the past 24 hours.
Bangladesh: 23 doctors in Dhaka hospital test positive for COVID-19
Apr 20, 2020, at 04:14 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Twenty-three doctors have tested positive for COVID-19 in Bangladesh's Sir Salimullah Medical College or Mitford Hospital, media reports said on Monday.
EXPERTSPEAK: Immune Boosters: The Fight Against Covid-19
Apr 20, 2020, at 12:43 pm
It is an all-out war against an invisible enemy that strikes with impunity. With no strategic weapon in sight yet, the dependence is thus heavily on our tactical weapons- read immunity- to fight Covid-19.
Space tourists will get unique chance to celebrate new year 2022 in orbit
Apr 20, 2020, at 12:35 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Two space tourists who will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on board the Russian Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft in late 2021 will have a unique opportunity to celebrate New Year in orbit, officials said on Monday.
Over 2mln COVID-19 tests conducted in Russia - health watchdog
Apr 20, 2020, at 11:47 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Over 2 million tests for COVID-19 have been conducted in Russia, with 135,000 people across the country remaining under medical monitoring as they are suspected of being infected, the national public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Monday.
COVID-19: Death toll in India touches 543
Apr 20, 2020, at 09:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 outbreak in India touched 543, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
West Bengal: COVID-19 positive cases touch 198 as situation worsens
Apr 19, 2020, at 09:00 pm
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: With 24 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus recorded in last 24 hours, the number of active COVID-19 positive cases in West Bengal has reached 198 as CM Mamata Banerjee urged people in the districts and in Kolkata to follow lockdown measures strictly.
COVID-19 in India: Death toll touches 519, number of cases cross 16,000-mark
Apr 19, 2020, at 07:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 in India touched 519 on Sunday, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
Earth-size, habitable zone planet found hidden in early NASA Kepler data
Apr 19, 2020, at 06:47 pm
Washington/IBNS: A team of transatlantic scientists, using reanalyzed data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, has discovered an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting in its star's habitable zone, the area around a star where a rocky planet could support liquid water.
Death toll due to COVID-19 now stands at 507: Indian Health Ministry
Apr 19, 2020, at 04:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Sunday said with 27 COVID-19 related deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, the death toll in the country now stands at 507.
Three more COVID-19 positive cases detected at Mumbai Mizoram House
Apr 19, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Aizawl/IBNS: Three more COVID-19 positive cases have been detected among those residing at Mizoram House dormitory in Mumbai on Saturday.
Nobel Prize-winning virologist Luc Montagnier believes COVID-19 was developed in Wuhan laboratory
Apr 19, 2020, at 04:27 pm
Paris/IBNS: A Nobel Prize-winning French virologist has said he believes that the COVID-19 was developed in a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
COVID-19 in India: Death toll touches 488
Apr 18, 2020, at 06:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Health Ministry on Saturday announced that 488 people have died due to COVID-19 infection in India so far.
Bangladesh: Nine more COVID-19 deaths reported
Apr 18, 2020, at 05:59 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Nine more people have dead due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh, taking the toll to 84, media reports said on Saturday.
West Bengal confirms 23 fresh Covid-19 cases, death toll touches 12
Apr 18, 2020, at 05:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With 23 new confirmed Covid-19 cases reported in past 24 hours, the number of active Covid-19 positive cases in West Bengal has reached 178 while the death count in the state has mounted to 12, state Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha said on Saturday.
Apr 18, 2020, at 05:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Health Ministry on Saturday confirmed that 4291 COVID-19 cases in the country are connected to the Nizamuddin Markaz cluster.
12 COVID-19 patients discharged from Assam hospitals
Apr 18, 2020, at 05:20 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Three more COVID-19 patients were discharged from two hospitals in Assam on Saturday.
Punjab ACP dies of Novel Coronavirus
Apr 18, 2020, at 04:33 pm
Ludhiana/UNI: Ludhiana (North) Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Anil Kohli passed away here on Saturday due to Novel Coronavirus.
Coronavirus tests using rapid test kits commences in Tamil Nadu
Apr 18, 2020, at 04:22 pm
Chennai/UNI: With the arrival of rapid test kits, health officials in Tamil Nadu has put the kits to use with the first tests begin done at Salem, the home district of Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, today.