Amid spike in Covid 19 cases doubts over Pakistan's quarantine procedure emerges
Mar 18, 2020, at 06:29 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid reports of ineffective quarantine procedures, Pakistan has witnessed a massive surge in the number of Coronavirus infected people over the past few days.
COVID-19 cases in Kuwait rise to 142
Mar 18, 2020, at 04:48 pm
Kuwait City/Xinhua/UNI: Kuwait reported 12 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 142, the Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.
Kenya comfrims 3 more conoravirus cases, bringing total to 7
Mar 18, 2020, at 04:45 pm
Nairobi/Xinhua/UNI: Kenya on Wednesday confirmed three more COVID-19 cases, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to seven.
COVID-19: Pakistan PM calls for national unity
Mar 18, 2020, at 03:35 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for 'unity with responsibility' to win the war against Novel Coronavirus, which has claimed around than 8,000 lives and infected close to two lakh people worldwide, while leading to one death in Pakistan.
Thailand sees biggest daily increase with 35 new COVID-19 cases, 212 in total
Mar 18, 2020, at 03:04 pm
Bangkok/Xinhua: Thailand's Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 35 new COVID-19 cases, its largest one-day increase so far, bringing the total number to 212.
US: Coronavirus hits 50 statesÂ
Mar 18, 2020, at 10:40 am
Washington/UNI: The deadly coronavirus has now hit all 50 states in the US as death toll reaches 105.
First human trial for coronavirus vaccine starts in US
Mar 17, 2020, at 04:52 pm
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: A clinical trial to evaluate a vaccine designed against the novel coronavirus started on Monday, a US health official confirmed.
COVID-19: Tech giants come together to combat misinformation
Mar 17, 2020, at 04:50 pm
Washington, Mar 17 (UNI) The world's major tech companies Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter and YouTube have joined hand to fight against the fake news and misinformation about the coronavirus on their platforms, the tech giants said in a joint statement said.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Israel rise to 304
Mar 17, 2020, at 04:47 pm
Tel Aviv, Mar 17 (Xinhua) The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Israel has risen to 304, the Israeli Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
Number of COVID-19 cases in Austria rises to 1,132
Mar 17, 2020, at 04:35 pm
Vienna/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Austria has increased to 1,132, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Hong Kong to quarantine all arrivals from outside starting Thursday: chief executive
Mar 17, 2020, at 10:50 am
Hong Kong/Xinhua/UNI: China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Tuesday that Hong Kong will quarantine for 14 days all arriving passengers from outside the region starting from Thursday to curb the spread of the COVID-19.
Britain's Houses of Parliament close door to tourists
Mar 17, 2020, at 10:42 am
London/Xinhua: Britain's Houses of Parliament were closed to visitors and tourists on Monday because of the coronavirus outbreak.
New Zealand launches 7.36 bln USD economic stimulus package to fight COVID-19
Mar 17, 2020, at 10:37 am
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: The New Zealand government on Tuesday launched "the most significant peace-time economic plan in modern New Zealand history" to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 to support Kiwis' jobs and the domestic economy from the virus.
Mar 16, 2020, at 07:12 pm
Islamabad/New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistan's Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza, who tried to make India uncomfortable at the SAARC conference on COVID 19 on Sunday by raising the Kashmir issue, is himself facing an investigation for allegedly smuggling of 20 million face masks abroad, media reports said.
Bangladesh confirms three new coronavirus infected cases
Mar 16, 2020, at 06:03 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh government on Monday confirmed three new coronavirus cases, taking the number of infected people in the country to eight, media reports said.
Bahrain reports first coronavirus death
Mar 16, 2020, at 03:55 pm
Manama/UNI: Bahrain on Monday confirmed its first death due to the deadly coronavirus, the country's Health Ministry said.
Rwanda reports four new COVID-19 cases
Mar 16, 2020, at 01:14 pm
Kigali/Xinhua: Rwanda's Ministry of Health on Sunday announced four new COVID-19 cases in the country, bringing its confirmed total to five.
COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 804
Mar 16, 2020, at 01:05 pm
Tokyo/Xinhua: Japan's health ministry and local governments said Monday the number of COVID-19 infections stood at 804 in Japan as of 10:30 a.m. local time.
US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates to target range of 0-0.25 pc amid COVID-19 outbreak
Mar 16, 2020, at 10:32 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The US Federal Reserve System has said in a statement that it lowered the target range for the federal funds rate to 0-0.25 percent in the wake of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
S.Korea expands tighter immigration procedures to all European countries over COVID-19
Mar 16, 2020, at 10:05 am
Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea has expanded tighter immigration procedures to people from all European countries on Monday to help prevent the imported COVID-19 cases.
Afghanistan: Five more Coronavirus infected cases confirmed
Mar 15, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan on Sunday recorded five more new Coronavirus cases, taking the number of infected people to 16 in the country, media reports said.
Wife of Spain PM Pedro Sanchez tests positive for Coronavirus
Mar 15, 2020, at 10:45 am
Madrid/IBNS/UNI: The wife of Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez tested positive for Coronavirus, media reports said on Sunday.
China's Hubei reports 4 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19
Mar 15, 2020, at 09:31 am
Wuhan/Xinhua: Central China's Hubei Province reported 4 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 10 deaths on Saturday, the provincial health commission said on Sunday.
Spain imposes lockdown to fight coronavirus
Mar 15, 2020, at 09:17 am
Madrid/UNI: Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has confirmed the 'State of Alarm' in Spain, announcing that the country will go into lockdown for 15 days from 0800 hrs on Monday morning in an attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
US House passes Coronavirus Relief Bill
Mar 15, 2020, at 12:55 am
Washington/UNI:The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed Coronavirus Relief Bill in view of coronavirus outbreak after intense negotiations between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration.
Trudeau calls on Canadians to avoid non-essential international travel
Mar 14, 2020, at 10:07 am
Ottawa/Xinhua/UNI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on Canadians to avoid all non-essential international travel due to rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic.
Sri Lanka bans passengers from 11 countries
Mar 13, 2020, at 09:30 pm
Colombo/UNI: In a bid to prevent COVID-19 from spreading in the country, Sri Lanka's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Friday announced that it has banned passengers from 11 countries from visiting the island nation.
US airstrikes hit Iraqi paramilitary headquarters
Mar 13, 2020, at 07:35 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: The US military carried out overnight airstrikes on paramilitary Hashd Shaabi headquarters south of Baghdad, the Iraqi military said on Friday.
Nepali gov't suspends visa-on arrivals for nationals of all countries
Mar 13, 2020, at 07:25 pm
Kathmandu/Xinhua/UNI: The Nepali government has taken a number of measures including temporarily stopping all on-arrival-tourist visas and putting an end to all the spring mountaineering expeditions including that of Mount Qomolangma, a senior Nepali government official said.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau tests positive for coronavirus
Mar 13, 2020, at 08:38 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Friday.