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-upÂ
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.
Cabinet Secretary holds review meeting on Novel Coronavirus
Feb 03, 2020, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At a time when third case of coronavirus outbreak was reported in India, the Cabinet Secretary held a high level review meeting on the preparedness for Novel Coronavirus with Secretaries of Health and Family Welfare,External Affairs, Home Affairs, Civil Aviation, Dept of Health Research, and representatives fromITBP, AFMS and NDMA, here on Monday.
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.
Free online medical services help curb coronavirus outbreak
Feb 02, 2020, at 09:03 pm
Hefei/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese hospitals and companies have launched free online medical consultation services in an effort to avoid cross-infections and ease pressure on hospitals amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Eighth coronavirus case in US confirmed in Boston, Massachusetts - health officials
Feb 02, 2020, at 09:00 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: An eighth case of coronavirus infection has been confirmed in the United States in a man in his 20’s returning to Boston from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak, state health officials said Saturday.
North Korea sends aid to China to help fight against coronavirus
Feb 02, 2020, at 08:52 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Pyongyang has sent aid to China to help it in battling the deadly coronavirus outbreak, while North Korean leader Kim Jong Un extended words of support in a letter to President Xi Jinping, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday.
Mother-to-child transmission of novel coronavirus possible: expert
Feb 02, 2020, at 08:47 pm
Hangzhou/Xinhua/UNI: There is a potential risk of mother-to-child transmission of the novel coronavirus infection, according to Chen Zhimin, an expert from the respiratory medicine department of the Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University.
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.
Coronavirus death toll in China rises to 304 with 13,983 confirmed cases: Reports
Feb 02, 2020, at 09:34 am
Beijing/Sputnik: The death toll from the Novel Coronavirus in China has reached 304 with 45 new fatalities recorded by close of Saturday, Chinese state media reported.
Eighth coronavirus case in US: Boston Health officials
Feb 02, 2020, at 08:42 am
Washington/Sputnik: The eighth case of coronavirus infection has been confirmed in the United States as a man in his 20’s got infected with it after he returned to Boston from Wuhan city, China, the epicenter of the outbreak, state health officials said Saturday.
Chinese central bank promises support for coronavirus-affected companies
Feb 01, 2020, at 05:51 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The People's Bank of China on Saturday promised to help companies that have suffered losses from the coronavirus outbreak by lowering the interest rate on loans and increasing financial support for them.
Tests show 4 Chinese patients hospitalized in Moscow do not have coronavirus
Feb 01, 2020, at 09:42 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Four Chinese citizens were checked out of a hospital in Moscow after tests showed the absence of coronavirus among them, the deputy mayor of the Moscow Region, Anastasia Rakova, said on Friday.
Italy suspects coronavirus in 12 hospitalized Chinese nationals
Feb 01, 2020, at 09:32 am
Rome/Sputnik/UNI: A dozen Chinese citizens who have been hospitalized with the primary symptoms of coronavirus are being tested for the infection by experts of Italy's Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Emanuele Nicastri, an infectious disease specialist from the Institute, said on Friday.
First case of new coronavirus confirmed in Spain – Ministry of Health
Feb 01, 2020, at 09:26 am
Madrid/Sputnik/UNI: The first case of a new coronavirus has been confirmed in Spain, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.
Death toll from new coronavirus in China rises to 259 - authorities
Feb 01, 2020, at 07:33 am
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people, who have been infected with a new coronavirus across China, has reached 11,791, with 259 patients having died of the disease, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.
Odisha: Suspected Coronavirus student referred to SCB Medical College and Hospital
Jan 31, 2020, at 04:27 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: A student from Phulbani, pursuing his MBBS degree in China, was referred to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, on Friday after he developed symptoms of the Coronavirus disease .
UK: Two Coronavirus cases confirmed
Jan 31, 2020, at 04:00 pm
London/IBNS: The UK on Friday announced that two people have tested positive for Coronavirus in the UK, media reports said.
Vietnam suspends visas to tourists from coronavirus-hit areas
Jan 31, 2020, at 10:25 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Vietnam’s Public Security Agency asked immigration authorities to suspend visas to tourists from areas affected by the Chinese coronavirus, the government said on its news website on Thursday.
Coronavirus spread now a global emergency, declares World Health Organization
Jan 31, 2020, at 08:57 am
New York/IBNS: The rise in new coronavirus cases outside China, now constitutes a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee declared on Thursday, calling on all countries to take urgent measures to contain the respiratory disease.
China: Coronavirus now claims 170 lives
Jan 30, 2020, at 10:56 am
Beijing/IBNS: The outbreak of Coronavirus in China has now left 170 people dead in the country, triggering panic across the globe.
Coronavirus: First case confirmed in Gulf region, more than 6,000 worldwide
Jan 30, 2020, at 09:02 am
New York/IBNS: On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the coronavirus outbreak has now spread to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The vast majority of cases continue to be declared in China, with more than 6,000 confirmed, 68 of them outside of the country.
Coronavirus: Haryana health dept put on alert
Jan 29, 2020, at 11:26 pm
Ambala/UNI: Following detection of six suspected cases of Coronavirus in Haryana, the Health department has been put on alert to take every possible measure to control the disease.
Manipur : Screening of Novel Coronavirus stepped up along Indo-Myanmar border
Jan 29, 2020, at 07:00 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In view of the recent outbreak of Coronavirus in China, which may result in infiltration of the virus through the border, the Manipur government and Myanmar government have stepped up screening of Coronavirus in the all bordering entrance and check posts.
Manipur: Health alert sounded fearing spread of Coronavirus
Jan 29, 2020, at 05:58 pm
Imphal/UNI: Manipur government has started taking up precautionary measures to stop the deadly Coronovirus from reaching Manipur.
China prepared to assist countries that insist on evacuating citizens from Wuhan
Jan 29, 2020, at 03:42 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China is prepared to provide all necessary assistance to countries that insist on evacuating their citizens out of Wuhan, the epicenter of the new deadly coronavirus, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying told Sputnik.
South Korea, UK, France offer China assistance in tackling coronavirus outbreak
Jan 29, 2020, at 03:26 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: South Korea, the United Kingdom and France have expressed their readiness to provide China with medical goods to fight the new coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
UAE Health Ministry reports first case of coronavirus
Jan 29, 2020, at 02:41 pm
Doha/(Sputnik/UNI): The UAE Health Ministry said on Wednesday that the first case of the novel coronavirus, originating in China's Wuhan, was registered in the country.
China: Coronavirus outbreak leaves 132 dead
Jan 29, 2020, at 01:55 pm
Beijing/IBNS: The death toll in the deadly coronavirus outbreak which has hit life in China has touched 132, media reports said on Wednesday.