COVID-19: Death toll in India touches 640
Apr 22, 2020, at 10:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Wednesday said the number of deaths in the country due to COVID-19 now stands at 640.
International Day of Mother Earth: PM Narendra Modi gives a big shout out to Covid-19 warriors
Apr 22, 2020, at 10:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished the nation on International Day of Mother Earth and appreciated those people working at the forefront to defeat COVID-19.
HP: 251 COVID-19 samples found negative in Hamirpur
Apr 21, 2020, at 08:13 pm
Hamirpur/UNI: Out of 370 samples sent from Hamirpur to IGMC, Shimla and Tanda Medical College for testing against COVID-19, as many as 251 have been found negative, District Magistrate Harikesh Meena said here on Tuesday.
Covid-19 outbreak: West Bengal reports 29 fresh cases, 3 more deaths
Apr 21, 2020, at 05:48 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With 29 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, the number of active Covid-19 positive cases in West Bengal has reached 274 while state's death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic has mounted to 15, officials said on Tuesday.
After West Bengal, Rajasthan govt declares Chinese rapid testing kits 'faulty'
Apr 21, 2020, at 04:56 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: After West Bengal, Rajasthan has declared the Chinese rapid testing kits for COVID-19 'faulty' and wants to return them back to ICMR, said media reports.
Amid complaints, ICMR directs states not to use COVID-19 rapid testing kits for 2 days
Apr 21, 2020, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After complaints of faulty kits, the Indian Council of Medical Research on Tuesday directed states not to use the rapid testing kits for two days.
Bangladesh: COVID-19 death toll touches 110
Apr 21, 2020, at 04:17 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Taking the death toll to 110, Bangladesh on Tuesday recorded the death of nine more people due to COVID-19, media reports said.
Turkey confirms 4,674 new COVID-19 cases, 90,980 in total
Apr 21, 2020, at 01:47 pm
Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkey's total confirmed cases of COVID-19 have climbed to 90,980 with 4,674 new ones reported in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said Monday.
Kuwait extends curfew time to curb spread of COVID-19
Apr 21, 2020, at 01:41 pm
Kuwait City/Xinhua/UNI: The Kuwaiti government has decided to extend the curfew time by three hours as part of the efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, the government spokesman said Monday.
Pakistan witnesses jump in COVID-19 deaths at 192 as it buckles on allowing Ramadan mosques prayers
Apr 21, 2020, at 12:15 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan has witnessed the biggest jump in the number of death cases in a day as the toll due to COVID-19 touched 192, media reports said.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.