Kuwait reports 161 new COVID-19 cases, 1,154 in total
Apr 11, 2020, at 05:29 pm
Kuwait City/Xinhua/UNI: Kuwait reported 161 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 1,154, the Health Ministry said in a statement.
COVID-19 cases rise to 10,505 in Israel
Apr 11, 2020, at 04:36 pm
Tel Aviv/Xinhua/UNI: The number of novel coronavirus cases in Israel has risen to 10,505, the Israeli Ministry of Health said Saturday.
Maharashtra hit by COVID-19: Two more test positive in Aurangabad
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:10 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: Two fresh cases of deadly novel coronavirus were reported here late Friday, taking the total number of cases to 20 in the district, health department official said on Saturday.
Puducherry: Man, who tested positive for COVID-19, dies
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:06 pm
Puducherry/UNI: A 71-year-old Septuagenarian man, tested positive for Coronavirus and hails from Chalakkara of Mahe in Union Territory of Puducherry, died at the Pariyaram Medical College Hospital in Kannur of Kerala on Saturday.
Covid-19 cases touch 50 in Odisha
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:05 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The number of coronavirus positive cases in Odisha went up to 50 as two more persons tested positive last night, state Health and Family Welfare department sources here today said.
Three new Coronavirus cases confirmed: total number increases to 17 in Jharkhand
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:02 pm
Ranchi/UNI: With three new confirmed cases of Coronavirus being detected in the state, the total number of positive Coronavirus patients has reached 17 in Jharkhand.
UN health agency working on strategies to gradually lift COVID-19 restrictions
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:00 pm
New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with countries on strategies to "gradually and safely" ease stay-at-home restrictions aimed at containing the spread of the new coronavirus, agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists on Friday, though he cautioned against any sudden action.
Assam to procure 1 lakh rapid testing kits for COVID-19
Apr 11, 2020, at 11:54 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam government has decided to procure 1 lakh rapid testing kits for COVID-19.
COVID-19: Death toll in India stands at 239
Apr 11, 2020, at 09:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 in India has touched 239, Ministry of Health said on Saturday.
Thailand authorities register 50 new COVID-19 cases, 1 fatality over past 24 hours
Apr 10, 2020, at 03:43 pm
Bangkok/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Thailand increased by 50 over the past 24 hours, which brings the total toll of those infected to 2,473, while the death toll rose by one, Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman of the national coronavirus response center, said on Friday.
Yemen registers first COVID-19 case
Apr 10, 2020, at 03:03 pm
Sanaa/UNI: Yemen registered on Friday its first COVID-19 case in a southern province under the control of the government, the supreme national emergency committee said.
Death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 95,000 worldwide: Johns Hopkins University
Apr 10, 2020, at 12:28 pm
New York/UNI: The death toll from COVID-19 exceeded 95,000 worldwide on Friday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
St. Petersburg int'l legal forum opens in online format, to focus on COVID-19 crisis
Apr 10, 2020, at 12:07 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The annual St. Petersburg International Legal Forum will open on Friday in a virtual format to bring together the world’s leading legal and health professionals discussing legal aspects of life amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19: US death toll touches to 16,672
Apr 10, 2020, at 12:02 pm
Washington/UNI: As many as 1904 people have lost their lives to coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 16,672, Johns Hopkins University said on Friday.
Another man tests positive for Coronavirus in Bokaro
Apr 10, 2020, at 11:55 am
Bokaro/UNI: A 35-year old man has tested positive for Coronavirus in this district, taking the total number of confirmed cases in Jharhand to 14.
Fight against desert locust swarms goes on in East Africa despite coronavirus crisis measures
Apr 10, 2020, at 11:45 am
New York/IBNS: Sustained efforts to contain East Africa’s worst invasion of desert locusts in decades are forging ahead, despite limits on the flow of personnel and equipment stemming from the global COVID-19 pandemic, the UN food agency said Friday.
100 days on from advent of COVID-19, more action is needed: Tedros
Apr 10, 2020, at 11:34 am
New York/IBNS: With Thursday marking 100 days since the World Health Organization (WHO) was first notified about what is now officially known as COVID-19, the agency’s chief said the virus has already infected more than 1.3 million people worldwide, and without action now, poor countries could suffer massive devastation.
Apr 09, 2020, at 03:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Deputy Super of North Bengal Medical College and the Super of Howrah District Hospital have tested positive for Covid-19, sources in the state health department said on Thursday.
World Health Organization ‘absolutely critical’ to neutralizing coronavirus threat – UN chief
Apr 09, 2020, at 12:15 pm
New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) must be supported across the world, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, describing the UN health agency, which has led the multilateral response since the beginning, as “absolutely critical” in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic.
Over 10,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa; Zimbabwe and South Sudan among most vulnerable
Apr 09, 2020, at 12:12 pm
New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that the number of COVID-19 cases in Africa has now risen to more than 10,000, claiming more than 500 lives.
COVID-19: Cases rise to 5734 in India, 17 deaths recorded in 24 hours
Apr 09, 2020, at 10:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The number of COVID-19 cases in India stands at 5734 on Thursday, as per the Ministry of Health data.
COVID-19: 5274 positive cases confirmed in India
Apr 08, 2020, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The number of COVID-19 cases in India has touched 5274, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday.
71 COVID-19 patients are undergoing treatment in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
Apr 08, 2020, at 04:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Cheif Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said 71 active COVID-19 patients are currently undergoing treatment in the state.
India reported 773 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours: Govt
Apr 08, 2020, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Wednesday said 773 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the country in the past 24 hours.
Apr 08, 2020, at 01:28 pm
Imphal/IBNS: At a time when many people across the country are facing lot of problems, difficulties, due to the Coronavirus lockdown, a small village in Manipur has set an example by distributing free vegetables to nearby villages.
Nagaland converts all districts hospitals to combat COVID-19
Apr 08, 2020, at 01:09 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Nagaland government has converted all districts hospitals in the state into COVID-19 hospitals.
Hong Kong to close beauty, massage parlors amid COVID-19 epidemic
Apr 08, 2020, at 12:28 pm
Hong Kong/Xinhua/UNI: Hong Kong will close beauty salons and massage parlors for 14 days since Friday, an official statement said Wednesday, adding to a string of social distancing measures to fight the COVID-19 epidemic.
China reports 62 new cases of covid19 cases
Apr 08, 2020, at 12:26 pm
Beijing/UNI: China on Wednesday said that it has received reports of 62 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country as of Tuesday, of which 59 were imported.
Bihar: Corona positive cases rise to 38
Apr 08, 2020, at 12:16 pm
Patna/UNI: The total number of Corona positive cases has risen to 38 in Bihar so far with the detection of four new cases.
Apr 08, 2020, at 11:25 am
Bangkok/ESCAP/IBNS: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having far-reaching economic and social consequences for the Asia-Pacific region, with strong cross-border spillover effects through trade, tourism and financial linkages, according to a new report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) released today.