COVID 19 outbreak in Pakistan: Doctor dies in Gilgit, death toll now stands at 6
Mar 23, 2020, at 03:39 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Balochistan reported its first COVID 19 death on Sunday as the death toll, which includes a doctor as well, due to the disease reached six in the nation, media reports said.
COVID 19: Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein tests positive
Mar 23, 2020, at 10:15 am
Washington/IBNS: Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein has tested positive with COVID 19 and has been kept in isolation, media reports said.
Fight against COVID 19: Bangladesh to contribute $1.5 million to proposed Saarc fund
Mar 22, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the country will contribute $1.5 million to the proposed fund to combat Covid-19 in eight countries belonging to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc).
Mar 22, 2020, at 09:52 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan seems to be failing to provide the necessary steps and arrangements required to combat the coronavirus outbreak in the country. With reports of a doctor getting effected by COVID 19 in Gilgit, it seems there is slow break-down of medical setup of the nation.
Bangladesh reports three more COVID 19 infected cases
Mar 22, 2020, at 07:40 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh on Sunday confirmed three more COVID 19 positive cases in the country, taking the number of infected people to 27.
COVID 19 scare: Chinese students escaping UK amid racist attacks
Mar 22, 2020, at 05:45 pm
Beijing/London/IBNS: Amid reports of racist attacks triggered by so-called 'maskaphobia', several Chinese students are attempting to 'flee' the United Kingdom to reach their home country, media reports said.
US has 3rd largest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases: Johns Hopkins
Mar 22, 2020, at 11:07 am
Washington/Sputnik: The United States is now third in the world in terms of the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, it is surpassed by Italy and China, the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center count shows.
Coronavirus infects 22000 people in Germany, death toll reaches 76: Reports
Mar 22, 2020, at 10:24 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in Germany has increased beyond 22,100 cases and the number of fatalities has reached 76, German media reported.
Amid tightened lockdown, Italy records over 4825 deaths from COVID-19
Mar 22, 2020, at 09:30 am
Rome/IBNS: Even as Italy ordered a complete lockdown, the number of deaths in the country from the spread of novel Coronavirus took a gigantic leap on Saturday to reach 4,825, a number which surpassed China's death toll from where the virus outbreak commenced.
COVID19 Impact: Experts believe Pakistan's economy might witness bloodbath
Mar 22, 2020, at 03:27 am
Islamabad/ IBNS: The Coronavirus outbreak may hit Pakistan's economy, which is already bleeding hard with experts assuming that the nation's exports may dip by 25 percent in March.
Israel reports 178 new coronavirus cases, 883 in total
Mar 21, 2020, at 07:33 pm
Tel Aviv/Xinhua/UNI: 178 more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Israel, bringing the total number of the cases to 883 in the country on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health.
Malaysia reports 4th death due to COVID-19, 153 new cases
Mar 21, 2020, at 06:32 pm
Kuala Lumpur/Xinhua/UNI: Malaysia on Saturday announced the fourth death due to COVID-19, besides 153 newly confirmed cases to bring the total in the country to 1,183, according to the Health Ministry.
Bangkok orders malls, markets closure as COVID-19 cases total 411
Mar 21, 2020, at 06:23 pm
Bangkok/Xinhua/UNI: Bangkok's governor Asawin Kwanmuang on Saturday announced a 22-day closure of shopping malls, markets and beauty salons in the capital from March 22 to April 12 amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Bangladesh reports second Coronavirus death
Mar 21, 2020, at 04:50 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh on Saturday reported its second Coronavirus infected patient's death, media reports said.
US Firms' revenue to fall by $4Trln over COVID-19, global losses to reach $12Trln – Report
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:38 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: US companies may lose up to $4 trillion in revenue over the pandemic of COVID-19, while the global losses may reach $12 trillion, Bridgewater Associates, the world's biggest hedge fund, said in a report.
Pakistan records its third Coronavirus death
Mar 20, 2020, at 06:00 pm
Karachi/IBNS: Pakistan recorded its third death due to Coronavirus on Friday as the country is witnessing a massive rise in the number of cases in recent times.
Sri Lanka declares islandwide curfew amid COVID-19 outbreak
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:22 pm
Colombo/Xinhua/UNI: The Sri Lankan government declared a nationwide curfew which will begin at 6:00 p.m. Friday and end at 6:00 a.m. local time Monday to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the island country.
Afghanistan reports 2 imported COVID-19 cases
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:21 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: The Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry on Friday reported two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections.
Number of COVID-19 Infections in Bulgaria Increases to 112
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:12 pm
Sofia/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria has reached 112, the country's Health Ministry said on Friday.
Hong Kong reports 48 new COVID-19 cases, biggest increase for single day
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Honk Kong/Xinhua/UNI: Hong Kong's Centre of Health Protection (CHP) reported 48 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest number for a single day since the outbreak of the virus.
Londoners raiding stores as UK capital awaiting total shutdown amid COVID-19
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:07 pm
London/Sputnik/UNI: A group of six people smashed Sainsbury shopfronts in southern London to steal alcohol as supermarkets are coming under huge pressure amid a possible shutdown of the UK capital due to the spread of COVID-19, media reported on Friday.
Beijing reports 6 imported COVID-19 cases between 12 am-12 pm on March 20
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:03 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Beijing reported six newly confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday imported from other countries from 12 a.m.-12 p.m. March 20, the municipal health commission said.
COVID-19 cases in Kuwait rise to 159
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:02 pm
Kuwait City/Xinhua/UNI: Kuwait reported 11 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 159, Kuwaiti Health Ministry announced on Friday.
Pakistan: Amid doubts over properly tackling COIVD19 menace two deaths reported
Mar 20, 2020, at 11:00 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid reports that Pakistan is unable to properly maintain a setup needed to tackle COVID 19 spread, the country, which witnessed a massive increase in the number of infected patients this week, has recorded deaths of two patients, officials said on Thursday.
Pakistan records 453 COVID19 patients, Shia pilgrims returning from Iran in lurch
Mar 20, 2020, at 10:27 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid rising concerns that the Pakistan government is lacking in its efforts to implement proper medical amenities needed to combat Coronavirus outbreak in the country, the number of infected people in the nation touched 453 on Friday.
COVID 19: California issues 'stay home' order
Mar 20, 2020, at 09:01 am
California/IBNS: The California Governor on Thursday issued a "stay at home" to the residents of the region in the United States amid COVID 19 outbreak in the world.
'Solidarity, hope' and coordinated global response needed to tackle COVID-19 pandemic, says UN chief
Mar 20, 2020, at 07:06 am
New York/IBNS: As public fear and uncertainty grow around the COVID-19 pandemic, “more than ever before, we need solidarity, hope and the political will to see this crisis through together,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday in his first virtual press conference.
Bangladesh reports three new COVID19 cases
Mar 19, 2020, at 03:10 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh government on Thursday confirmed three new coronavirus cases, aking the number of people infected by the disease to 17.
Treat migrants with dignity and respect during pandemic: UN migration agency
Mar 19, 2020, at 01:05 pm
New York/IBNS: The importance of treating migrants with dignity and respect has not changed, UN migration agency (IOM), spokesperson Joel Millman has told UN News, adding that the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on migrants, highly represented in the food industry, which is now seeing widespread shutdowns, is ‘a huge concern’ to the agency.
UN agriculture agency staff continue to strive for a better world amid Italy COVID-19 lockdown
Mar 19, 2020, at 01:03 pm
New York/IBNS: Italy has been hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak, with nearly 28,000 confirmed cases of the disease and 2,503 deaths, according to latest statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO). While a national quarantine has the country in lockdown, it has not halted the work of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), based in the capital, Rome.