‘If we invest in health systems, we can bring this virus under control’: WHO chief
New York: Health systems and global preparedness are not only an investment in the future but “the foundation of our response” to today’s COVID-19 health crisis, the head of the UN’s health agency said on Monday.
Covid-19: Bangladesh records 28 new deaths
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh saw a further rise in Coronavirus cases with the detection of 1764 fresh cases in the last 24 hours taking the tally to 44,608 in the .
Bangladesh: Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 13
Dhaka/IBNS: Recording four new deaths, Bangladesh has now registered 13 COVID-10 related deaths, media reports said on Monday.
Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Latvia approaches 400
Riga/Sputnik/UNI: The number of cases of the coronavirus in Latvia has increased by 22 over the past 24 hours, which brings the total toll of those infected to 398, the Latvian Center for Disease Prevention and Control said on Tuesday.
Iraq: Top UN official calls on political leaders to confront COVID-19 pandemic and unite
New York/IBNS: While the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the political, security, social and economic crises roiling Iraq, the top UN official in the country hopes it will spur leaders to put aside their differences and unite for the common good.
NYC schools to close over COVID-19 concerns
New York/Xinhua/UNI: Due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the city's public schools will close starting on Monday.
China's Hubei reports 4 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19
Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: Central China's Hubei Province reported four new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 14 deaths Sunday, the provincial health commission said Monday.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Queen Elizabeth moves out of Buckingham Palace
London/UNI: UK's monarch Queen Elizabeth II has shifted from her residence Buckingham Palace and moved to the Windsor Castle, she is likely to be quarantined along with Prince Philip at Sandringham in case the coronavirus outbreak worsens in the UK.