South Africa reports four more confirmed cases of COVID-19

Mar 12, 2020, at 04:19 pm

Cape Town/Xinhua: The South African government on Thursday reported four more confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number to 17.

Coronavirus: US president Donald Trump announces travel suspension from Europe to America

Mar 12, 2020, at 09:44 am

Washington/IBNS: With Coronavirus declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, the United States has suspended travel from 26 European countries to America for next one month, beginning Friday at midnight.  President Donald Trump made the announcement in a televised address from the Oval Office.  

Number of Coronavirus Cases in Canada Nears 100

Mar 11, 2020, at 07:08 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Canada is approaching 100, the government said in a statement.

Two more Disneyland Paris employees reportedly contract Coronavirus

Mar 11, 2020, at 05:05 pm

Paris/Sputnik/UNI:  The number of Disneyland amusement park employees in Paris who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has risen to three, French media reported.

Afghanistan: Two new coronavirus cases reported

Mar 11, 2020, at 10:34 am

Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan has reported two new Coronavirus cases in the country, media reports said.

Pakistan: Balochistan reports first coronavirus case

Mar 11, 2020, at 09:43 am

Quetta/IBNS: Quetta reported the first Coronavirus case in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Tuesday, media reports said.

British health minister Nadine Dorries tests positive for coronavirus

Mar 11, 2020, at 09:31 am

London/IBNS: British junior Health Minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has been diagnosed with coronavirus.

Kazakhstan bans entry for people arriving from Italy amid Coronavirus outbreak - Official

Mar 10, 2020, at 04:37 pm

Nur-Sultan/Sputnik/UNI: Kazakhstan has banned entry for all the people arriving from Italy, except Kazakh citizens, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, the country's chief sanitary doctor, Zhandarbek Bekshin, said on Tuesday.

Israel introduces mandatory quarantine for all those coming from abroad

Mar 10, 2020, at 10:34 am

Tel Aviv/Sputnik/UNI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday the introduction of mandatory quarantine for everyone arriving from abroad amid coronavirus fears.

Atomic agency cites concerns over Iran testing sites, offers COVID-19 assistance

Mar 10, 2020, at 10:11 am

New York/IBNS: Iran’s nuclear capabilities moved back into the international spotlight on Monday as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that it had concerns about possible “undeclared nuclear material and nuclear-related activities” in unregistered locations there.

Canada confirms first COVID-19 death

Mar 10, 2020, at 08:36 am

Vancouver/Xinhua/UNI: Canada reported the first COVID-19 death in Vancouver of British Columbia province.

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in UK rise to 319

Mar 09, 2020, at 08:50 pm

London/Xinhua: At least 319 people in Britain have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, up from 273 at the same point Sunday, according to the Department of Health and Social Care.

Iran's coronavirus death toll mounts to 237

Mar 09, 2020, at 08:07 pm

Tehran/UNI: The death toll from the deadly coronavirus in Iran rose to 238 on Monday while the number of confirmed cases has exceeded 7,000.

Pakistan confirms seventh Coronavirus case

Mar 09, 2020, at 11:47 am

Karachi/IBNS: Pakistan confirmed its seventh confirmed Coronvirus case on Monday.

Iran sees deadliest day of coronavirus outbreak with 49 fatalities

Mar 08, 2020, at 05:40 pm

Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Iran saw the steepest rise in coronavirus-related deaths overnight, with 49 people dying from the COVID-19 disease, the Health Ministry spokesman said Sunday.

Coronavirus Spread: Three Bangladeshis test positive

Mar 08, 2020, at 05:16 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Three Bangladeshi people have tested positive for Coronavirus in the south Asian nation, media reports said on Sunday.

China reports 27 new deaths, toll mounts to 3097

Mar 08, 2020, at 09:51 am

Beijing/UNI: Chinese health authority on Sunday confirmed 27 more deaths due to the deadly COVID-19, taking the death toll to 3097.

COVID-19: 50 dead, over 7000 infected in South Korea

Mar 08, 2020, at 08:52 am

Seoul/UNI: With a total of 50 deaths, South Korea on Sunday confirmed 67 additional cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 7,134.

Coronavirus: Death toll rise to 233 in Italy

Mar 08, 2020, at 08:41 am

Rome/UNI: As Italy is all set to quarantine nearly 16 million people, the death toll due to the deadly coronavirus rose to 233 while the total number of infections shot up by a single-day record of 1,247 to hit 5,061.

Japan reports 63 more cases of COVID-19, 1,137 in total

Mar 07, 2020, at 05:23 pm

Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: The number of the COVID-19 infections in Japan rose to 1,137 as of 7:00 pm local time on Saturday, an increase of 63 cases from a day earlier.

Vietnam confirms 18th novel coronavirus case

Mar 07, 2020, at 05:08 pm

Hanoi/Xinhua/UNI: Vietnam's Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed another new case of novel coronavirus infection, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 18, Vietnam News Agency reported.

Kuwait suspends flights with 7 countries over coronavirus concerns

Mar 07, 2020, at 05:04 pm

Kuwait City/ Xinhua/UNI: Kuwait has decided to suspend all flights with seven countries for one week as part of the precautions against the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Kuwaiti government said Saturday.

Afghanistan: Three more coronavirus cases reported

Mar 07, 2020, at 04:19 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan on Saturday reported three more confirmed coronavirus cases, taking the number of patients infected by it to four.

Starbucks closes store in downtown Seattle after employee tests positive for COVID-19

Mar 07, 2020, at 03:49 pm

San Francisco/Xinhua/UNI: US coffee chain titan Starbucks Corporation said on Friday evening that it has temporarily closed a store for "a deep clean" after an employee was found infected with COVID-19.

COVID-19 death toll: Over 3300 dead, says WHO

Mar 07, 2020, at 03:23 pm

Geneva/UNI: The World Health Organisation on Saturday confirmed that a total of 3380 people have so far lost their lives, worldwide, due to the deadly novel coronavirus which was first detected in China's Wuhan in late December and later spread across the world.

Coronavirus Scare: US to provide USD 37mn for Bangladesh, 24 other nations

Mar 04, 2020, at 09:05 am

Washington/IBNS:  The U.S. Government on March 2 announced a commitment of USD 37 million in financing from the Emergency Reserve Fund for Contagious Infectious Diseases at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for 25 countries, including Bangladesh, which are either affected by novel coronavirus COVID-19 or at high risk of its spread.

Denmark's confirmed COVID-19 cases reach 6

Mar 03, 2020, at 07:14 pm

Copenhagen/Xinhua/UNI: A further two cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed here by both the Danish Patient Safety Authority and the National Health Board in press releases on Tuesday, bringing the total number to six.

Pope Francis tests negative for coronavirus: reports

Mar 03, 2020, at 05:20 pm

Genoa/ Sputnik/UNI: Pope Francis has tested negative for coronavirus, he is simply suffering a minor cold, Il Messaggero newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Ukraine confirms first case of coronavirus infection in man returning from Italy

Mar 03, 2020, at 05:17 pm

Kiev/Sputnik/UNI: Ukraine announced its first case of coronavirus infection in a man who returned from Italy, Deputy Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said Tuesday.

Coronavirus Scare: Sri Lanka to quarantine passengers from Italy, Iran, S Korea

Mar 03, 2020, at 04:57 pm

Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka's Health Ministry on Tuesday said that all passengers arriving from Italy, Iran and South Korea would have to undergo a 14-day quarantine period to prevent the COVID-19 from entering the island country.