UK records another 17,540 coronavirus cases with 77 deaths
Oct 09, 2020, at 02:20 pm
London/Xinhua: Another 17,540 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 561,815, according to official figures released Thursday.
Poland imposes nationwide face mask mandate
Oct 09, 2020, at 02:07 pm
Warsaw/Xinhua: Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday that starting from Saturday the wearing of face masks will be mandatory in all public spaces and commercial buildings across the country amid a steep rise in COVID-19 infections.
QUAD meeting: Mike Pompeo slams Chinese Communist Party over 'COVID-19 coverup'
Oct 09, 2020, at 02:17 am
Tokyo: Participating in the QUAD meeting in Tokyo this week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo targeted the Chinese Communist Party over the COVID-19 outbreak coverup.
Report outlines long road to post-COVID recovery for Latin America and Caribbean
Oct 07, 2020, at 03:52 pm
New York: Economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean will be slower than the return to productivity following the subprime mortgage crisis more than a decade ago, the head of the UN’s office for the region, ECLAC, said on Tuesday.
More action needed for seafarers, ‘collateral victims’ of measures to curb COVID-19
Oct 07, 2020, at 03:33 pm
New York: Highlighting an “unparalleled crisis” affecting hundreds of thousands of crew members and maritime workers reeling due to the impact of COVID-19, the UN has called on the business sector and others involved in the shipping industry to do more to address the plight of seafarers worlwide.
UN rights chief urges Iran to release jailed human rights defenders, citing COVID-19 risk
Oct 07, 2020, at 03:14 pm
New York: The top UN rights official has called on Iran to release imprisoned human rights defenders, lawyers and political prisoners, citing deep concerns over their situation and heightened risk of contracting COVID-19.
Canada: Quebec joins COVID-19 Alert app, few provinces resist
Oct 07, 2020, at 01:20 am
Quebec/IBNS: Canadian province Quebec's joining in the COVID-19 Alert app, and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (PEI)'s commitment to join it in the coming days, has left British Columbia (B.C.), and Alberta as the only remaining provinces with no immediate plans to activate the digital app, media reports said.
Don't let COVID-19 dominate you: Donald Trump tells Americans
Oct 06, 2020, at 03:02 pm
Washington: After spending three nights in the hospital, US President Donald Trump is back in the White House to continue his treatment for coronavirus, media reports said.
Canada reports 1,800 average daily COVID-19 cases in past week
Oct 06, 2020, at 02:39 pm
Ottawa/Xinhua: Canada's COVID-19 cases continue to increase steeply, with an average of more than 1,800 new cases being reported daily in the most recent 7 days, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada Tuesday.
Doctors say President Donald Trump took steroid dexamethasone after oxygen dip
Oct 05, 2020, at 02:54 pm
Washington/UNI: The team of doctors treating Donald Trump said on Monday that the president has “continued to improve” and could return to the White House as soon as Monday while adding that he had been given oxygen and the steroid dexamethasone after his blood oxygen level dipped in recent days.
Fashion designer Kenzo Takada dies at 81 after contracting COVID-19
Oct 05, 2020, at 02:34 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada, founder of the Kenzo brand, has passed away at age of 81 after contracting COVID-19, media reported Sunday.
Pakistani PM Imran Khan urges public to avoid another wave of COVID-19
Oct 05, 2020, at 02:30 am
Islamabad/Xinhua: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday urged the public to take precautionary measures to avoid another wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina expects speedy recovery of Donald Trump, his wife
Oct 05, 2020, at 02:25 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday wished for early recovery of US President Donald J. Trump and his wife Melania Trump from coronavirus.
Trump's aide Nick Luna tests positive for COVID-19: Reports
Oct 04, 2020, at 10:17 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump’s personal attendant, Nick Luna, has tested positive for COVID-19, ABC News reported on Sunday, citing informed sources.
Donald Trump making progress in recovering from Covid-19: White House physician
Oct 04, 2020, at 02:10 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump is doing well and is fever-free as he continues to make progress in his recovery from COVID-19, White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said in a statement.
Working tirelessly against pandemic: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
Oct 04, 2020, at 04:51 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said her government has been tirelessly working to face the Covid-19 pandemic and keep running the country’s economy.
Chinese Ambassador to US wishes soon recovery to President Trump diagnosed with COVID-19
Oct 03, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai has wished soon recovery to US President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, who had been diagnosed with the coronavirus.
Trump given remdesivir as treatment for COVID-19 - White House physician
Oct 03, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump, who has tested positive for the coronavirus infection, was given remdesivir as a treatment for the disease, the White House physician, Sean Conley, said in a memo.
Two-thirds of Austrians say no to coronavirus vaccination: online survey
Oct 03, 2020, at 10:17 pm
Vienna/Xinhua: Two-thirds of Austrians say that they would not get a coronavirus vaccination if one becomes available, according to a national survey released on Friday.
US President Donald Trump who tested Covid-19 positive hospitalised
Oct 03, 2020, at 06:33 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump, who has tested positive for Covid-19, was hospitalised on Friday.
Kim Jong Un wishes Trump speedy recovery from COVID-19
Oct 03, 2020, at 02:25 pm
Pyongyang/Xinhua: Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, expressed his sympathy to U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday.
Hong Kong's last British Governor Chris Patten slams China, says Beijing cannot be trusted
Oct 03, 2020, at 04:57 am
London: Hong Kong's last British Governor Chris Patten has slammed China and said the country cannot be trusted.
EU calls on China to assume greater responsibility in COVID-19 response, climate
Oct 02, 2020, at 10:03 pm
Brussels/Sputnik: The European Union called on China to exert a greater effort in aiding the global response to the coronavirus pandemic and adopting more ambitious climate goals, a statement following a summit of EU leaders in Brussels read.
US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump test positive for Covid-19
Oct 02, 2020, at 04:16 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump and the First Lady of the country Melania Trump have tested positive for Covid-19.
Donald Trump confirms that his senior aide Hope Hicks tested positive for COVID-19
Oct 02, 2020, at 02:20 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump confirmed that his senior aide Hope Hicks had been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Pandemic shows international cooperation ‘delivers results’, says German Foreign Minister
Sep 30, 2020, at 10:10 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how international cooperation “delivers results” in efforts to resolve conflict, though there is still a long way to go, Germany’s Foreign Minister told the UN General Assembly in a pre-recorded speech broadcast on Tuesday.
Most countries failing to protect women from COVID-19 economic and social fallout
Sep 29, 2020, at 03:52 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic is “hitting women hard”, but most nations are failing to provide sufficient social and economic protection for them, the head of the UN gender empowerment agency said on Monday.
Australian PM announces digital business plan to drive economic recovery from COVID-19 pandemic
Sep 29, 2020, at 03:06 pm
Canberra/Xinhua: The Australian Government announced on Tuesday a digital business plan to enable businesses to take advantage of digital technologies to grow their businesses and create jobs in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
Canada: Montreal and Quebec City to be upgraded to COVID-19 red alert level
Sep 29, 2020, at 02:32 am
Quebec/IBNS: Christian Dubé, Quebec Health Minister, has confirmed while speaking on Radio-Canada's popular Sunday night talk show 'Tout le monde en parle,' that Montreal and Quebec City would move from orange to red alert, the highest alert level "in the coming days."
Bangladesh registers 32 COVID-19 deaths, 1,407 cases
Sep 28, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh reported 32 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 1,407 new cases in the last 24 hours, said a press release sent by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Monday.