Bangladesh: 3057 test positive for COVID-19 , 41 die in past 24 hrs
Jul 21, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The death toll from coronavirus reached 2,709 in Bangladesh on Tuesday as 41 more people lost their lives in the last 24 hours while 3057 new cases were reported in the same period.
Bangladesh Medical Research Council approves COVID-19 vaccine trial of Chinese firm
Jul 20, 2020, at 01:29 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) has approved the phase 3 trial of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by a Chinese firm Sinovac, Doctor Mahmud-Uz-Zaman, Director of the BMRC, confirmed the matter to UNI on Sunday.
Donald Trump says he is replacing signature rallies with ‘telephonic’ rallies
Jul 19, 2020, at 02:35 pm
Washinton/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump is replacing his campaign rallies with "tele-rallies," he told his supporters in Wisconsin.
‘Turn the tide’ across a turbulent world, UN chief urges key development forum
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:47 pm
“Concrete, bold and implementable solutions” are needed to turn the tide on the many challenges the world is facing, including the COVID-19 pandemic, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, on the biggest day so far for the UN’s key international forum on sustainable development.
Bangladesh: 33 people die due to COVID-19
Jul 14, 2020, at 09:31 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Tuesday reported 33 new deaths due to COVID-19 taking the death toll to 2424.
Jul 14, 2020, at 03:17 pm
New York: A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on Monday, called for the question of school reopenings to be included as part of comprehensive, data-driven COVID-19 public health strategies, and not a politically-driven decision-making process.
Chinese virologist Dr. Li-Meng Yan accuses Beijing of coronavirus cover-up
Jul 11, 2020, at 07:16 pm
Hong Kong: A noted virologist in Hong Kong has accused China of coronavirus cover-up saying Beijing knew about the deadly virus much before the time when it actually revealed information about it.
Russian COVID-19 cases rise by 6,736 to 681,251
Jul 05, 2020, at 02:54 pm
Moscow/Xinhua: Russia recorded 6,736 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 681,251, the country's coronavirus response center said in a statement Sunday.
China's secrecy, deceptions led to COVID-19 spread worldwide: Donald Trump
Jul 05, 2020, at 12:09 pm
Washington/IBNS: United States President Donald Trump launched yet another attack on China while addressing the second ''Salute to America'' rally on the nation's 244th Independence Day, alleging that Beijing's secrecy and deceptions have allowed the deadly coronavirus to spread across the world.
EU reopens border for 15 countries, excludes US and puts conditions for China
Jun 30, 2020, at 11:28 pm
Brussels/IBNS: The European Union on Tuesday decided to open its border for 15 'safe countries', excluding the United States while for China it is ‘subject to confirmation of reciprocity' by Beijing.
British media reports claim massive import of COVID-19 cases in UK are from Pakistan
Jun 30, 2020, at 01:13 am
London: Certains section of the British media have claimed that half of Britain's most-recent imported coronavirus cases are believed to have come from Pakistan.
Coronavirus casts ‘huge shadow’ over Afghan life as multi-dimensional crisis continues
Jun 26, 2020, at 09:59 am
New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health emergency, but a multi-dimensional crisis for Afghanistan, dealing its people a painful blow just as Kabul and the Taliban prepare for peace talks in Qatar, the top UN official in the country says.
If SOPs ignored then COVID-19 cases in Pakistan will touch one million by July end: Minister
Jun 15, 2020, at 09:31 am
Islamabad/IBNS: A Pakistani minister has cautioned his countrymen that if the carelessness of citizens in following standard operating procedures continues then the number of COVID-19 cases in the country might touch 300,000 by the end of this month and to a million by end July.
Former Pakistan PM Yousuf Raza tests positive for COVID-19
Jun 13, 2020, at 04:42 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Former Pakistan prime minister and senior PPP leader Yousuf Raza Gilani has tested positive for COVID-19.
Kashmiris in Pakistan's Muzaffarabad complain about poor isolation ward for COVID-19 patients
Jun 13, 2020, at 04:02 pm
Muzaffarabad: When people suffering from COVID-19 need special attention from hospitals, the Kashmiri people are receiving poor treatment in Pakistan's Muzaffarabad city.
Wuhan Covid-19 whistleblower doctor's widow gives birth to baby boy
Jun 13, 2020, at 01:10 am
Beijing/IBNS: The wife of Dr Li Wenliang, the Wuhan whistleblower,who was the first to raise coronavirus alarm and succumbed to the infection in February, has given birth to a baby boy, according to Chinese media.
US ignores Russia’s request to release imprisoned citizens amid COVID-19 pandemic: Envoy
Jun 11, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The United States has ignored Moscow’s requests to release Russian citizens from US prisons amid the novel coronavirus pandemic for humanitarian reasons, Russian Ambassador in Washington Anatoly Antonov said on Thursday.
US to reopen consulate in Wuhan before end of June - State Department
Jun 10, 2020, at 09:41 am
Washington/Sputnik: The US State Department intends to reopen the consulate in Wuhan, China, on or before the end of June, Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs Mary Elizabeth Taylor said in a notice.
COVID-19 peak might be reached by end of July: Pakistan PM warns
Jun 09, 2020, at 08:38 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Monday warned his countrymen that the peak of COVID-19 cases might be reached by the end of July or at the beginning of August.
Canada: Quebec reports employment increase of 231,000 in May, the largest among the provinces
Jun 08, 2020, at 11:14 pm
Quebec/IBNS: Quebec's increase in employment by 231,000 (+6.5 per cent) from April to May was the largest gain among Canada's provinces and recorded a recovery of nearly 30 per cent of the cumulative losses witnessed in March and April, according to the Labour Force Survey, May 2020, reported by Statistics Canada on June 5.
Former Bangladesh minister, who tested COVID-19 positive, is in 'very critical state'
Jun 07, 2020, at 05:52 pm
Dhaka: Health condition of Bangladesh's former health minister and Awami League MP Mohammed Nasim, who is infected with COVID-19, is in "very critical state", media reports said.
Pakistan Covid cases rise to 93,983
Jun 06, 2020, at 02:11 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The number of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan has increased to 93,983 including 1,935 fatalities, according to data updated on Saturday morning by the country's Health Ministry.
Europe should now look for an alternative to China: Experts opine during webinar
Jun 05, 2020, at 05:51 pm
Brussels: Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and experts have said that it believes the ongoing economic loss suffered by the European Union due to COVID-19 outbreak must make the region look for an alternative to China.
Armenia PM tests positive for coronavirus
Jun 01, 2020, at 01:54 pm
Yerevan/IBNS: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday said that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, said media reports
New Zealand reports no new COVID-19 case for 9 consecutive days
May 31, 2020, at 08:41 am
Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand has reported no new case of COVID-19 for nine days in a row, said a statement of the New Zealand Ministry of Health on Sunday.
After ultimatum, Donald Trump ends ties with WHO for working under China's control
May 30, 2020, at 03:01 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that America is severing ties with World Health Organisation (WHO) and will direct the funds to other "worldwide deserving urgent global public health needs" while accusing it of working under China's control, which pays only $40 million annually against US' yearly donation of approx $450 million.
Donald Trump calls coronavirus 'bad gift from China' as US crosses 1 lakh deaths
May 28, 2020, at 11:26 pm
Washington/IBNS: United States President Donald Trump on Thursday called Coronavirus pandemic a "bad gift from china" as his country breached 1 lakh-mark in respect to the death toll.
‘Business as unusual’: How COVID-19 could change the future of work
May 28, 2020, at 11:10 am
New York/IBNS: Millions of people around the world have been working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic and now experts are asking whether this “business as unusual” could be the future of work, at least for those people whose job doesn’t require them to be tied to a particular location.
Netherlands reports 15 new COVID-19 deaths
May 27, 2020, at 08:24 pm
The Hague/Xinhua: The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) of the Netherlands has reported 15 new COVID-19-linked deaths on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: 21 COVID-19 deaths registered
May 26, 2020, at 07:50 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh has witnessed the deaths of 21 people due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the toll to 522, media reports said.