Pakistan not in IMF Covid-19 relief list, Afghanistan among recipients
Apr 15, 2020, at 04:25 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan received a jolt recently when despite demanding for a COVID-19 relief, he was denied so by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The South Asian country it seems is not among the nations where the international body extended its help.
Hatred going viral in ‘dangerous epidemic of misinformation’ during COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 15, 2020, at 12:51 pm
New York/IBNS: As the world battles the deadly COVID-19 pandemic and people are searching for clear facts and answers to questions, that could help save countless lives, “a dangerous epidemic of misinformation” is also spreading, the United Nations chief warned on Tuesday.
COVID-19: Major relief airlift will reach ‘most vulnerable’ African nations
Apr 15, 2020, at 12:46 pm
New York/IBNS: The first of the UN’s “Solidarity Flights” carrying urgently needed medical equipment to Africa, has arrived in Addis Ababa, agencies said on Tuesday.
Donald Trump directs administration to halt US funding for WHO
Apr 15, 2020, at 09:36 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: President Donald Trump announced that he has instructed his administration to stop US funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), which he accused of grossly mismanaging and covering up the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Japanese gov't to begin cash handouts to households in May due to COVID-19
Apr 14, 2020, at 07:51 pm
Tokyo/Xinhua: The Japanese government on Tuesday laid out its plan to provide cash handouts to households whose income has suffered as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak will begin in May.
Pakistan secret agencies are backing criminals to target civilians in Balochistan, activists claim
Apr 14, 2020, at 07:28 pm
Quetta/Islamabad/IBNS: Apart from improper implementation of system by the government needed to contain COVID-19 outbreak in Pakistan, political activists are now alleging that the secret agencies are constituting criminal gangs and providing them weapons to target civilians and activists in Balochistan province.
Pakistan: Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 100 amid defiance by mosques
Apr 14, 2020, at 07:07 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid reports of improper implementation of policies by PM Imran Khan-led government, mistreatment of doctors and defiance of many clerics running mosques, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Pakistan touched 100 on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: COVID-19 positive cases touch 1000 mark
Apr 14, 2020, at 04:48 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Surging ahead with the progression of days, the number of COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh have touched 1000 mark.
Testing, tracing, and when to lift restrictions: WHO’s latest advice
Apr 14, 2020, at 01:46 pm
New York/IBNS: The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), outlined his agency’s latest advice to countries on Monday in a statement, stressing that a mix of social distancing, testing, contact tracing and isolation, will be crucial to further curb the spread of the new coronavirus already devastating much of the globe.
During this coronavirus pandemic, ‘fake news’ is putting lives at risk: UNESCO
Apr 14, 2020, at 01:45 pm
New York/IBNS: Unreliable and false information is spreading around the world to such an extent, that some commentators are now referring to the new avalanche of misinformation that’s accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic as a ‘disinfodemic’.
Detained children at ‘grave risk’ of contracting COVID-19 – UNICEF chief
Apr 14, 2020, at 01:44 pm
New York/IBNS: Hundreds of thousands of children in detention around the world are at “grave risk” of contracting COVID-19, the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, calling for their urgent release.
Imran govt. slow in reacting to tackle Coronavirus pandemic: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
Apr 14, 2020, at 12:59 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, a key politician in the country, on Tuesday attacked Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led government and said it was very slow in tackling the threat of coronavirus.
Secretary of State Pompeo says US will hold those ‘responsible’ for COVID-19 accountable
Apr 14, 2020, at 09:46 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The US will hold those ‘responsible’ accountable for the global COVID-19 pandemic that has already caused the deaths of more than 119,000 people worldwide, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview with the German newspaper Bild.
Sailor from USS Theodore Roosevelt dies of COVID-19
Apr 13, 2020, at 08:18 pm
Washington/Sputnik: A sailor from the coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has died of COVID-19, the US Navy said in a statement on Monday.
COVID-19: Supreme Court directs Imran Khan govt to remove PM's Advisor on Health Dr Zafar Mirza
Apr 13, 2020, at 08:08 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: In a major blow for PM Imran Khan-led Pakistan government, the country's Supreme Court on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over the performance of Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza in tackling the coronavirus outbreak, media reports in Pakistan said.
Experts believe Gilgit-Baltistan, PoK are turning into COVID-19 epicentres, blame Imran Khan govt
Apr 13, 2020, at 08:03 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Experts are claiming that Pakistan's Gilgit Baltistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) are fast emerging into COVID-19 hotbeds of the country and even the PM Imran Khan-led government is slowly turning blind eye to the suffering of the people in the region.
Spanish leader slams China for misinformation regarding COVID-19
Apr 13, 2020, at 07:30 pm
Beijing/IBNS: A senior Spanish member of the European Parliament and Vice-Chairman of the Conservatives Group, Herman Tertsch, has hammered China for spreading misinformation regarding COVID-19 outbreak which has claimed lives across the globe in recent times.
Apr 12, 2020, at 10:59 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Amidst coronavirus epidemic, Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region appears to have been forgotten by the country's government after a prominent lawyer of Astore, one of the ten districts of the belt, exposed how the PM Imran Khan-led regime had forgotten the area and have declined to provide even the basic minimum essentials to its people.
Africans nationals facing widespread harassment in China in the wake of Covid-19: Reports
Apr 12, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Wuhan/IBNS: After emerging as the epicentre of the COVID-19 disease, reports are now emerging that African students and expatriates in China are facing evictions from their homes and are being mistreated over fears they might spread the novel coronavirus.
Pakistan: 12 doctors test positive for COVID-19 in Multan hospital
Apr 12, 2020, at 07:47 pm
Multan/IBNS: Twelve doctors and nurses have tested positive for COVID-19 at Nishtar Medical Hospital in Pakistan's Multan area, media reports said.
Apr 12, 2020, at 04:26 pm
Gilgit/IBNS: Apart from alleged improper implementation of policies by the government at a time when the country is facing COVID-19 outbreak, reports are now emerging that Pakistani agencies are committing atrocities on the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Death toll from COVID-19 in US surpasses Italy, crosses 20K mark
Apr 12, 2020, at 08:51 am
Washington/IBNS: The death toll related to Coronavirus in the United States passed the grim mark of 20,000 making it record the highest number of casualties across the world due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Death toll due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh touches 30
Apr 11, 2020, at 05:24 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 in Dhaka city has touched 30, media reports said.
Pakistan settling retired soldiers, labourers in PoK in bid to change demography: Report
Apr 11, 2020, at 01:50 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: In a bid to change the demography of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), PM Imran Khan-led government is settling large numbers of retired Pakistani soldiers in that region, media reports said.
nCoV continues its fury in US, 2508 die in single day
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:20 pm
Washington/UNI: The storm of pandemic novel coronavirus continues unabated in the United States as the total number of cases crossed the 5,00,000-mark with death toll soaring to 18777.
Italian PM extends national coronavirus lockdown
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:15 pm
Rome, April 11 (Xinhua) Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday announced the decision to extend the national coronavirus quarantine until at least May 3.
Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Korea rises by 30 to 10,480: KCDC
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:11 pm
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Korea has risen by 30 to 10,480 over the past day, the Health Ministry's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Saturday.
COVID-19 threatening global peace and security, UN chief warns
Apr 11, 2020, at 11:58 am
New York/IBNS: While the COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a health crisis, its implications are more far-reaching and could threaten global peace and security, the UN Secretary-General told members of the Security Council in a closed video-conference held on Thursday.
Apr 10, 2020, at 05:43 pm
Beijing/IBNS: With China claiming that it is significantly recovering from COVID-19 crisis while other nations, including the UK and the US are struggling to contain the virus, some experts believe Beijing is trying to exploit the situation to its own advantage.
Coronavirus: 92 dead, more than 10,000 test positive in Israel
Apr 10, 2020, at 02:52 pm
Tel Aviv/UNI: At least 92 people died and 10,095 were tested positive for the coronavirus in Israel, country’s Health Ministry said on Friday.