Amid tightened lockdown, Italy records over 4825 deaths from COVID-19
Mar 22, 2020, at 09:30 am
Rome/IBNS: Even as Italy ordered a complete lockdown, the number of deaths in the country from the spread of novel Coronavirus took a gigantic leap on Saturday to reach 4,825, a number which surpassed China's death toll from where the virus outbreak commenced.
Israel reports 178 new coronavirus cases, 883 in total
Mar 21, 2020, at 07:33 pm
Tel Aviv/Xinhua/UNI: 178 more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Israel, bringing the total number of the cases to 883 in the country on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health.
Malaysia reports 4th death due to COVID-19, 153 new cases
Mar 21, 2020, at 06:32 pm
Kuala Lumpur/Xinhua/UNI: Malaysia on Saturday announced the fourth death due to COVID-19, besides 153 newly confirmed cases to bring the total in the country to 1,183, according to the Health Ministry.
Bangkok orders malls, markets closure as COVID-19 cases total 411
Mar 21, 2020, at 06:23 pm
Bangkok/Xinhua/UNI: Bangkok's governor Asawin Kwanmuang on Saturday announced a 22-day closure of shopping malls, markets and beauty salons in the capital from March 22 to April 12 amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
US Firms' revenue to fall by $4Trln over COVID-19, global losses to reach $12Trln – Report
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:38 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: US companies may lose up to $4 trillion in revenue over the pandemic of COVID-19, while the global losses may reach $12 trillion, Bridgewater Associates, the world's biggest hedge fund, said in a report.
UN chief congratulates Uzbekistan on decision to end statelessness for 50,000 people
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:19 am
New York/IBNS: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated Uzbekistan on the passage this week of legislation set to end statelessness for some 50,000 people in the Central Asian country.
UN campaign to tap into personal connections in bid to protect religious sites
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:16 am
New York/IBNS: The United Nations will soon launch a campaign highlighting the personal connections of individuals with religious sites as part of its efforts to protect places of worship around the world.
UNHCR delivers much-needed aid to Sudanese refugees in Chad
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:10 am
New York/IBNS: Nearly 94 tonnes of emergency aid has been airlifted into Chad to support thousands of people who have fled ongoing violence in Sudan’s West Darfur state, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Friday.
UN aid teams work round the clock amid COVID-19 pandemic to ensure humanitarian support to millions
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:05 am
New York/IBNS: As the global humanitarian response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues at breakneck speed, UN assistance remains critical for some 100 hundred million people living in emergency situations, and life-saving food aid is essential for 87 million people across the world.
UN rights chief urges South Sudan authorities to address inter-communal violence
Mar 21, 2020, at 09:59 am
New York/IBNS: Authorities in South Sudan must address intercommunal violence if the nation is to achieve lasting peace, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday, in response to a recent escalation in fighting in the east and central parts of the country.
New Zealand's COVID-19 cases climb to 39
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:24 pm
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: Eleven new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand were confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 39 on Friday.
Number of COVID-19 Infections in Bulgaria Increases to 112
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:12 pm
Sofia/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria has reached 112, the country's Health Ministry said on Friday.
Hong Kong reports 48 new COVID-19 cases, biggest increase for single day
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Honk Kong/Xinhua/UNI: Hong Kong's Centre of Health Protection (CHP) reported 48 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest number for a single day since the outbreak of the virus.
Londoners raiding stores as UK capital awaiting total shutdown amid COVID-19
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:07 pm
London/Sputnik/UNI: A group of six people smashed Sainsbury shopfronts in southern London to steal alcohol as supermarkets are coming under huge pressure amid a possible shutdown of the UK capital due to the spread of COVID-19, media reported on Friday.
Beijing reports 6 imported COVID-19 cases between 12 am-12 pm on March 20
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:03 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Beijing reported six newly confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday imported from other countries from 12 a.m.-12 p.m. March 20, the municipal health commission said.
COVID-19 cases in Kuwait rise to 159
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:02 pm
Kuwait City/Xinhua/UNI: Kuwait reported 11 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 159, Kuwaiti Health Ministry announced on Friday.
UN official applauds move by Central African Republic to prevent child recruitment
Mar 20, 2020, at 08:30 am
New York/IBNS: A senior United Nations official has welcomed the move by lawmakers in the Central African Republic (CAR) to criminalize child recruitment.
'Solidarity, hope' and coordinated global response needed to tackle COVID-19 pandemic, says UN chief
Mar 20, 2020, at 07:06 am
New York/IBNS: As public fear and uncertainty grow around the COVID-19 pandemic, “more than ever before, we need solidarity, hope and the political will to see this crisis through together,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday in his first virtual press conference.
Libya's eastern-based government shuts border to ward off coronavirus
Mar 19, 2020, at 06:51 pm
Tripoli/Sputnik: Libya’s Tobruk-based interim government ordered the shutting down of all land, air and sea border crossings on Thursday to prevent the risk of the coronavirus pandemic reaching the country, an Interior Ministry statement said.
Women plough the way to peace in South Sudan resettlement project
Mar 19, 2020, at 01:08 pm
New York/IBNS: Women who had been displaced by fighting in South Sudan are sowing seeds of peace, with support from the UN mission in the country, UNMISS.
Treat migrants with dignity and respect during pandemic: UN migration agency
Mar 19, 2020, at 01:05 pm
New York/IBNS: The importance of treating migrants with dignity and respect has not changed, UN migration agency (IOM), spokesperson Joel Millman has told UN News, adding that the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on migrants, highly represented in the food industry, which is now seeing widespread shutdowns, is ‘a huge concern’ to the agency.
UN agriculture agency staff continue to strive for a better world amid Italy COVID-19 lockdown
Mar 19, 2020, at 01:03 pm
New York/IBNS: Italy has been hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak, with nearly 28,000 confirmed cases of the disease and 2,503 deaths, according to latest statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO). While a national quarantine has the country in lockdown, it has not halted the work of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), based in the capital, Rome.
Six al-Shabab militants killed in operation in southern Somalia
Mar 18, 2020, at 06:43 pm
Mogadishu/Xinhua/UNI: Somali National Army (SNA) killed six al-Shabab militants in an operation in the Lower Shabelle of southern Somalia on Wednesday, the military said.
COVID-19 cases in Kuwait rise to 142
Mar 18, 2020, at 04:48 pm
Kuwait City/Xinhua/UNI: Kuwait reported 12 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 142, the Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.
Kenya comfrims 3 more conoravirus cases, bringing total to 7
Mar 18, 2020, at 04:45 pm
Nairobi/Xinhua/UNI: Kenya on Wednesday confirmed three more COVID-19 cases, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to seven.
COVID-19: Vietnam registers 67th positive case, says report
Mar 18, 2020, at 01:31 pm
Bangkok/Sputnik: Vietnam's Health Ministry has registered another case of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which makes the overall number 67, the state-run Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported on Wednesday.
COVID-19: Tech giants come together to combat misinformation
Mar 17, 2020, at 04:50 pm
Washington, Mar 17 (UNI) The world's major tech companies Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter and YouTube have joined hand to fight against the fake news and misinformation about the coronavirus on their platforms, the tech giants said in a joint statement said.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Israel rise to 304
Mar 17, 2020, at 04:47 pm
Tel Aviv, Mar 17 (Xinhua) The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Israel has risen to 304, the Israeli Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
MH17 crash hearing to take place on March 23 in Netherlands
Mar 17, 2020, at 04:46 pm
The Hague/Sputnik/UNI: The hearing on the 2014 MH17 crash will be held on March 23 in the Netherlands, with a livestream available, the district court in The Hague said Tuesday.
Number of COVID-19 cases in Austria rises to 1,132
Mar 17, 2020, at 04:35 pm
Vienna/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Austria has increased to 1,132, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.