COVID-19: Lockdown across India, in line with WHO guidance

Mar 25, 2020, at 12:02 pm

New York/IBNS: India’s decision to impose a 21-day lockdown, which was announced on Tuesday, comes after a call from the UN health agency, WHO, for the country to take “aggressive action”.

Enable ‘all out effort’ to counter COVID-19 in war-ravaged Syria, urges top UN envoy

Mar 25, 2020, at 11:33 am

New York/IBNS: The top United Nations envoy in Syria called on Tuesday for an immediate country-wide truce, allowing citizens to save lives and tackle the common threat presented by the COVID-19 coronavirus.

PoK protests against Islamabad's attempt to spread COVID 19 by setting up quarantine centres

Mar 25, 2020, at 11:22 am

Islamabad/IBNS: A recent protest in Mirpur city has highlighted how Islamabad is attempting to bring COVID 19 positive patients to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) by setting up  quarantine centres in the region, media reports said.

One Belt, One Road, One Virus: Gilgit and PoK leaders seek immediate end to project

Mar 25, 2020, at 11:09 am

Political leaders from Gilgit Baltistan in Pakistan have called for an immediate end to China's One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative as they feel that it is a roadway which might destroy Gilgit and many other corners of the globe through the spread of coronavirus.

Ease sanctions against countries fighting COVID-19: UN human rights chief

Mar 25, 2020, at 10:55 am

New York/IBNS: As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday called for an easing of sanctions against countries such as Iran to allow their medical systems to fight the disease and limit its global spread.

Greta Thunberg says she is showing symptoms of COVID 19

Mar 25, 2020, at 10:40 am

Stockholm/IBNS:  Climate change activist Greta Thunberg , who recently travelled to Europe, on Tuesday said she is self-isolating after she is suspecting that she might be suffering from COVID 19.

Man in China dies of Hantavirus spread by rodents: Report

Mar 24, 2020, at 11:41 pm

Beijing/IBNS: As the world is struggling with Coronavirus, a man in China has died of Hantavirus, media reports said on Tuesday.

Enable Iran to fight pandemic, end sanctions: China to US

Mar 24, 2020, at 07:10 pm

Beijing/UNI: Chinese envoy to the United Nations Zhang Jun on Tuesday urged US to end sanctions it has imposed on Iran so as to enable them to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

UNICEF sounds alarm over water cuts in Syria as efforts ramp up to prevent COVID-19 spread

Mar 24, 2020, at 06:16 pm

New York/IBNS: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its relief partners in Syria are warning that water disruptions in the country’s war-battered north-east could exacerbate risks posed by the global coronavirus pandemic.

New global platform to keep information networks ‘safer, stronger’ throughout COVID-19 pandemic

Mar 24, 2020, at 05:46 pm

New York/IBNS: The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) launched a new platform on Monday to help global networks under increasing strain and facing rising demand during the COVID-19 crisis to remain “safer, stronger and more connected”, according to the specialized agency’s chief.

Bangladesh suspends rail, bus, ferry services to contain COVID-19 outbreak

Mar 24, 2020, at 05:33 pm

Dhaka/Xinhua/UNI:  Bangladesh has cancelled passenger trains as the country strives to prevent the COVID-19 from spreading locally.

Spain's COVID-19 case count up by 6,600 over past 24 hours, death toll up by 514: ministry

Mar 24, 2020, at 05:30 pm

Madrid/Sputnik/UNI:  Spain's number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 6,600 over the past 24 hours and now nears 40,000, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

Enable Iran to fight COVID19 pandemic, end sanctions: China to US

Mar 24, 2020, at 05:12 pm

Beijing/UNI: Chinese envoy to the United Nations Zhang Jun on Tuesday urged US to end sanctions it has imposed on Iran so as to enable them to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Underage minor Hindu girl 'forcefully' married to Muslim man in Pakistan: Reports

Mar 24, 2020, at 04:43 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Amid reports of intolerance against minorities emerging from Pakistan in recent times, a case of an underage Hindu girl’s marriage with a Muslim boy surfaced near Yazman area in southern Punjab, media reports said.

Chinese authorities to lift lockdown in Hubei province

Mar 24, 2020, at 04:13 pm

Wuhan/IBNS: Chinese authorities on Tuesday announced that they would lift the lockdown in most of the Hubei province, which had been the epicentre of coronavirus outbreak, an AP report said.

Beijing reports 32 new confirmed COVID-19 cases including one local infection

Mar 24, 2020, at 01:15 pm

Beijing/Xinhua/UNI:  Beijing reported 32 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday, including one indigenous case infected by an imported patient, the local health commission said Tuesday.

Pakistan: COVID 19 outbreak leaves doctor dead, reports of 'dirty' condition of Taftan camps emerge

Mar 24, 2020, at 12:23 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: At a time when reports are emerging that PM Imran Khan-led government is failing to implement proper measures needed to fight Coronavirus in Pakistan, a doctor from Gilgit Baltistan, who was working to treat patients suffering from COVID 19, died due to the virus as the death toll in the nation touched six on Monday.

UN expert raises alarm over migrant, asylum seeker ‘pushbacks’ at Turkey-Greece border

Mar 24, 2020, at 12:03 pm

New York/IBNS: Greece must take immediate action to end the violence against migrants and asylum seekers at the border between Turkey and Greece, an independent UN human rights expert said on Monday, expressing alarm at reports of violence at the hands of some Greek security officers and unidentified armed men.

PoK, Gilgit Baltistan leaders appreciate PM Modi's move of fighting against COVID 19

Mar 24, 2020, at 11:53 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Several key exiled leaders from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan region have lauded Indian PM Narendra Modi's attempt to fight against COVID 19 outbreak.

US accuses Iran of importing coronavirus to ‘at least 5 countries’

Mar 23, 2020, at 08:01 pm

Washington/Sputnik: The government of Iran has transmitted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to at least five countries, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Monday.

Pompeo meets Ghani in Afghan; discusses peace process, security situation

Mar 23, 2020, at 07:07 pm

Kabul/UNI: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday discussed the security situation in Afghanistan and the peace process, the Afghan President's office said in a statement here.

Coronavirus fatalities cross 15000 worldwide

Mar 23, 2020, at 06:38 pm

Paris/IBNS: Total deaths from coronavirus pandemic crossed 15000, according to an AFP report.

Russian Defense Ministry says brought 25.5 million medical masks from China

Mar 23, 2020, at 05:22 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI:  An aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces has landed in Moscow with a cargo of 25.5 million medical masks brought from China to be distributed among responsible federal agencies and volunteer organizations, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. "An-124 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces delivered 25.5 million individual protective masks from the People's Republic of China to the Chkalovsky airfield," the statement read.

South Korea reports 64 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, total death toll at 111 - KCDC

Mar 23, 2020, at 05:19 pm

Seoul/Sputnik/UNI:  South Korea registered 64 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours; 250 people have recovered in the same period, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).

Australian COVID-19 cases soar to 1,709

Mar 23, 2020, at 05:18 pm

Canberra/Xinhua/uni: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia soared in the past 24 hours from 1,098 on Sunday morning to 1,479 on Monday morning and then to 1,709 by afternoon.

Nepal confirms 2nd positive case of COVID-19

Mar 23, 2020, at 05:17 pm

Kathmandu/Xinhua/UNI:  After around two months when the first positive case of coronavirus was registered in Nepal, the country on Monday confirmed the second positive case of COVID-19 in a teenager.

Fiji confirms third case of COVID-19

Mar 23, 2020, at 05:16 pm

Suva/Xinhua/UNI: Fiji on Monday confirmed its third case of COVID-19 when a 27-year-old Fiji Airways attendant tested positive last Thursday.

Russia records 71 new COVID-19 cases, total now 438

Mar 23, 2020, at 05:15 pm

Moscow/Xinhua/UNI: Russian authorities have said that it has registered 71 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 438, official data showed on Monday.

Nigeria reports first COVID-19 death

Mar 23, 2020, at 05:10 pm

Lagos/Xinhua/UNI: Health authorities in Nigeria on Monday said the first COVID-19 death has been recorded in the west African nation.

Iran reports 127 more deaths in single day, death toll touches 1812

Mar 23, 2020, at 05:07 pm

Tehran/UNI: Iran on Monday confirmed 127 fresh deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the toll to 1812 due to the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus, a senior official said.