Singapore: Bangladeshi worker infected with coronavirus
Feb 12, 2020, at 09:52 am
Singapore City/IBNS: Singapore has confirmed that a Bangladeshi national has been infected by coronavirus.
106 coronavirus patients discharged from hospital in Wenzhou
Feb 11, 2020, at 06:33 pm
Wenzhou/Xinhua/UNI: The eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou on Tuesday discharged seven more patients infected with the novel coronavirus from hospital, local authorities said.
Coronavirus outbreak in China: Death toll touches 1000
Feb 11, 2020, at 09:32 am
Beijing/IBNS: The coronavirus outbreak in China has claimed over 1000 lives in the country so far, media reports said on Tuesday.
Over 60 more test positive for novel coronavirus on cruise ship in Japan
Feb 10, 2020, at 06:50 pm
Tokyo/Xinhua: Test results showed that more than 60 additional people on a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama are infected with the novel coronavirus, the Japanese Health Ministry said Monday.
First novel coronavirus patient in the Philippines discharged from hospital
Feb 10, 2020, at 05:47 pm
Manila/Xinhua/UNI: The first novel coronavirus patient in the Philippines has been discharged from the hospital after testing negative for the virus, the country's Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo said Monday.
China's Hubei reports 2,618 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection
Feb 10, 2020, at 09:16 am
Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: Central China's Hubei Province, center of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 2,618 new confirmed cases and 91 new deaths local health authorities said Monday.
Coronavirus outbreak in China: 97 patients die in a day
Feb 10, 2020, at 08:49 am
Beijing/IBNS: China recorded nearly 97 new Coronavirus deaths in a day taking the toll to 908, media reports said on Monday.
Spain confirms second coronavirus case in country - Health Ministry
Feb 09, 2020, at 10:52 pm
Madrid/Sputnik/UNI: The Spanish Health Ministry said on Sunday that the second coronavirus case was confirmed in the country after a tourist from the United Kingdom, who was living in Spain’s Majorca island, got infected.
Taiwan reports first novel coronavirus infection without symptom
Feb 09, 2020, at 09:49 pm
Taipei/Xinhua/UNI: Taiwan confirmed the 18th novel coronavirus pneumonia case, also the first without symptoms, the island's epidemic monitoring agency said Sunday.
1st and only coronavirus patient in Cambodia fully recovers
Feb 09, 2020, at 05:50 pm
Phnom Penh/Xinhua/UNI: The first and only novel coronavirus patient in Cambodia has fully recovered and will be discharged from the hospital on Monday, said a news release from the Health Ministry's Communicable Disease Control Department (CDCD) on Sunday.
Coronavirus in India: No new case reported
Feb 09, 2020, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As death toll due to coronavirus outbreak crossed 800 in China, India stepped up monitoring of the virus outbreak, putting 9,452 people under community surveillance in 32 states or UTs.
Number of coronavirus cases in South Korea rises to 27 - Health Authorities
Feb 09, 2020, at 04:33 pm
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: Two more people have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus in South Korea, which has brought the number of confirmed cases in the country to 27, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Sunday.
Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Singapore rises to 40 - Health Ministry
Feb 08, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Seven new coronavirus cases were registered in Singapore by Saturday, bringing the total number of people infected with the virus in the country to 40, the country's health ministry said in a press release.
Coronavirus outbreak continues to disrupt normal life in China
Feb 08, 2020, at 04:50 pm
Wuhan/IBNS: It seems there is no break from the coronavirus outbreak which has disrupted normal life in China as 3,399 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 86 deaths were reported from the country on Saturday, media reports said.
Death Toll From New Coronavirus in Mainland China Rises to 722 – Authorities
Feb 08, 2020, at 08:59 am
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people, who have been infected with a new coronavirus across mainland China, has reached 34,546, with 722 patients having died, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.
Coronavirus: demand for face masks creates shortfall for those in real need
Feb 08, 2020, at 08:20 am
New York/IBNS: Unprecedented global demand for face masks and other protective equipment fuelled by the coronavirus epidemic, has created potentially dangerous shortages for those who need them most, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday.
Coronavirus: DAK seeks testing facility in Kashmir
Feb 07, 2020, at 06:33 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Seeking testing facility for coronavirus in Kashmir, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said it would help in detecting positive cases faster and speed up the diagnosis.
Singaporean Health Ministry confirms 3 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 33
Feb 07, 2020, at 06:20 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Three new coronavirus cases were registered in Singapore on Friday, bringing the total number of people infected with the virus in the country to 33, the Health Ministry said in a press release.
41 more test positive for novel coronavirus on quarantined cruise ship in Japan
Feb 07, 2020, at 06:15 pm
Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: Test results showed that 41 more people on a cruise ship quarantined off the coast in Japan are infected with the novel coronavirus, the Japanese Health Ministry said Friday.
Slight fall in coronavirus infections ‘nothing to celebrate’, says UN health agency
Feb 07, 2020, at 09:48 am
New York/IBNS: A slight drop overnight in the number of people infected by the new coronavirus is welcome but “nothing to celebrate”, a top UN health official said on Thursday.
Chinese doctor who first tried to warn about coronavirus dies
Feb 07, 2020, at 08:39 am
Wuhan/IBNS: A Chinese doctor, who first tried to warn about the deadly coronavirus outbreak, died due to the infection on Friday, media reports said.
Coronavirus: 2,826 people under observation in Kerala
Feb 06, 2020, at 10:55 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: As many as 2,826 people were placed under surveillance in the state, of which 83 were in the isolation wards in different hospitals, the Health Department said in a statement here on Thursday.
Coronavirus: 2,528 people under observation in Kerala
Feb 05, 2020, at 09:40 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Though no new positive case of Coronavirus was reported in Kerala on Wednesday, 2,528 people are placed under surveillance in the State, of which 93 are in the isolation wards in different hospitals across the State, Health Minister KK Shailaja said.
Malaysia announces 2 coronavirus cases among Wuhan evacuees
Feb 05, 2020, at 05:56 pm
Bangkok/Sputnik/UNI: Malaysia confirmed two cases of the coronavirus among its nationals who had been evacuated from Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, according to the country's health authorities say media reports.
Malaysia reports first recovered case from novel coronavirus
Feb 05, 2020, at 10:29 am
Kualalumpur/Xinhua/UNI: A four-year-old Chinese national who had previously diagnosed with the novel coronavirus has fully recovered and will be allowed to return home to China, the Malaysian Health Ministry said late Tuesday.
China: Coronavirus death toll touches 490
Feb 05, 2020, at 08:45 am
Beijing/IBNS: The death toll due to the outbreak of coronavirus in China touched 490 on Wednesday, media reports said.
Coronavirus in India: Kerala on high alert after third citizen confirmed infected
Feb 04, 2020, at 04:27 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: After declaring Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as state calamity, the Kerala government has put all its health machineries on high alert as all three confirmed cases in India so far were reported from this southernmost state, senior health officials said.
Hong Kong reports first Coronavirus death
Feb 04, 2020, at 04:13 pm
Hong Kong/IBNS: Hong Kong City reported its first case of death from the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday.
Coronavirus emergency: here's what we know so far
Feb 04, 2020, at 10:14 am
New York/IBNS: A new strain of coronavirus (officially named 2019-nCoV), which has caused respiratory diseases in China, and spread to at least 23 other countries, has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO). Here are the basic facts you need to know about the virus (figures correct as of February 3 2020).
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.