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COVID-19 expected to kill up to 200,000 in US: White House Official

Apr 01, 2020, at 12:34 pm

Washington/UNI: The US authorities forecast that the coronavirus outbreak might kill 100,000-200,000 Americans but hope the actual figure will be much lower, the White House response coordinator Deborah Birx told reporters.

Brazil's Coronavirus death toll rises by 42 to 201: Health Ministry

Apr 01, 2020, at 12:32 pm

Rio de Janeiro/Sputnik/UNI: Brazil's death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has risen over the past 24 hours by 42 to 201, the Health Ministry said in a statement.

Shanghai reports seven new imported COVID-19 cases

Apr 01, 2020, at 12:29 pm

Shanghai/Xinhua/UNI:  Shanghai reported seven new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from overseas, the municipal health commission said on Wednesday.

US Coronavirus death toll may vary between a hundred thousand to 2.2 m, says White House

Apr 01, 2020, at 11:43 am

Washington/UNI: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll in the United States may range from 1,00,000 people in the good and up to 2.2 million people in the worst-case scenario, according to expert materials released on Tuesday by the White House.

Global coronavirus cases tops 754,000, alerts WHO

Apr 01, 2020, at 11:37 am

Moscow/UNI:  The World Health Organization estimates that 754,948 people worldwide have been infected with the new coronavirus, and 36,571 have died from it.

West Bengal reports eight fresh active Covid-19 cases amid two more deaths

Apr 01, 2020, at 02:09 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The total number of Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has mounted to 37 as swab samples of eight persons, who are currently undergoing treatment at different hospitals, were found Covid-19 positive, officials said on Tuesday late night. Two persons died during the day taking the death toll in the state to five.

Coronavirus necessitates global increase in protective equipment, medical supplies: UN health chief

Mar 31, 2020, at 04:40 pm

New York/IBNS: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for stepped-up production of medical equipment and supplies as health facilities and health workers in many countries struggle with increasing and urgent demands brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chances for Coronavirus to get to ISS zero, says NASA

Mar 31, 2020, at 12:12 pm

Washington/UNI:  Chances for the novel coronavirus to get into the International Space Station (ISS) are next to zero due to the enhanced security measures undertaken by the space agencies, NASA nurse Raksana Batsmanova said.

Number of COVID-19 cases in Canada tops 7,400, death toll stands at 89 - Health Ministry

Mar 31, 2020, at 12:10 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Canada’s total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen to 7,424, while the death toll stands at 89, the country's Health Ministry said.

US to send medical equipment worth $100Mln to Italy: Donald Trump

Mar 31, 2020, at 12:09 pm

Washington/uni:  US President Donald Trump has said that the United States is sending $100 million worth of protective medical equipment to Italy as the deal with the severe outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Five more from Delhi’s Nizamuddin prayer meet die in Telangana

Mar 31, 2020, at 12:07 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: Five more people from Telangana, who attended a religious prayer meeting at Markaz in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area from March 13-15, died of coronavirus on Monday alone to take the toll in the state to six in the last 48 hours.

South Korea reports 125 more COVID-19 cases, 9,786 in total

Mar 31, 2020, at 12:06 pm

Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea reported 125 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Tuesday local time, raising the total number of infections to 9,786.

West Bengal records third COVID 19 death

Mar 31, 2020, at 10:06 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A coronavirus-infected man has died in West Bengal's Howrah district, media reports said on Tuesday.

India needs 49-day lockdown to combat COVID-19: Cambridge study

Mar 31, 2020, at 12:32 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The three weeks lockdown in India may not be enough to combat the spread of novel Coronavirus, the country needs complete 49-day confinement, a new study from the University of Cambridge suggested.

India is witnessing only local transmission of COVID 19 at present: Luv Aggarwal

Mar 30, 2020, at 04:36 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Monday said the country is witnessing only 'local transmission' of the COVID 19 disease at present.

Four more test positive for Coronavirus taking toll to 45 in J&K

Mar 30, 2020, at 04:27 pm

Srinagar/UNI:  Four more persons tested positive for Coronavirus on Monday in the Kashmir valley, bringing the total number of infected people to 45 in Jammu and Kashmir.

Kashmir: Seven villages in Pulwama declared red zones to prevent spread of COVID-19

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:47 pm

Srinagar/UNI:  Seven villages in south Kashmir district of Pulwama were declared red zones to prevent spread of ferociously contagious coronavirus, an official said on Monday.

COVID-19: UN donates 250,000 face masks to NYC health workers

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:33 pm

New York/IBNS: On behalf of the city, the Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, was on hand to receive 250,000 face masks donated by the UN on Saturday, destined for health workers in the metropolis that is home to the Organization’s Headquarters.

Russia now has three drugs that can help treat COVID-19: Russian Academy of Sciences

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:32 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Three antiviral drugs that can be used to treat COVID-19 were developed in Russia in conjunction with scholars from the Russian Academy of Sciences; the academy's vice president and head of the biomedical sciences unit Vladimir Chekhonin told Sputnik.

COVID-19 death toll in Europe surpasses 21,000, Spain sees new daily high

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:29 pm

Brussels/Xinhua/UNI: The COVID-19 pandemic continued to ravage Europe, with the death toll in the region climbing to over 21,000 out of more than 360,000 confirmed cases.

COVID-19 pandemic kills over 30,000 people worldwide: WHO

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:23 pm

Genev/Xinhua/UNI The global death toll from COVID-19 has climbed to 30,105 as of 18:00 CET (1600 GMT) Sunday, according to the situation dashboard by the World Health Organization (WHO).

COVID-19 positive cases touches 15 in Bihar

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:21 pm

Patna/UNI:  The number of coronavirus infected people has swelled to 15 in Bihar on Sunday.

COVID-19 cases exceed 700,000 globally: Johns Hopkins University

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:20 pm

Washington/UNI: The number of COVID-19 cases has exceeded 700,000 globally, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE).

Israel's COVID-19 death toll rises to 15

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:17 pm

Jerusalem/Xinhua/UNI: Israel reported two new death cases from the novel coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 15, the Ministry of Health said Sunday.

Italy registers 97,689 coronavirus cases, death toll at 10,779

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:16 pm

Rome/Xinhua/UNI: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 10,779 lives in locked-down Italy by Sunday with the cumulative total infections reaching 97,689, according to new data released by the Civil Protection Department.

COVID-19 in Maharashtra: 30-yr-old tests positive in Nashik

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:14 pm

Nashik/UNI: A 30-year-old man from Niphad taluka in the Nashik district has been infected with corona.

Woman tests corona positive, total number touches two in Kolhapur

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:12 pm

Kolhapur/UNI: A woman, family member of corona positive youth, who came from Pune, tested positive of corona disease in the city.

COVID 19 claims 29 lives in India, West Bengal reports second death

Mar 30, 2020, at 11:01 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The COVID 19 outbreak in India has claimed 29 lives so far, officials said on Monday.

People who are overweight, have diabetes fall in COVID19 high risk group

Mar 30, 2020, at 10:46 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The coronavirus high risk group includes not only the elderly but also people who are overweight and those who have diabetes, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told Sputnik.

Over 990 COVID19 cases confirmed in Mexico, 4 new fatalities reported - Health Official

Mar 30, 2020, at 10:13 am

Mexico City/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Mexico is approaching 1,000 with four COVID-19 fatalities having been confirmed in the past 24 hours, Ricardo Cortes, Director General of Health Promotion, said.