Bangladesh records over 2,500 new COVID-19 cases, 35 more deaths
Dhaka/Xinhua: Bangladesh reported over 2,500 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, as the total number of infections rose to nearly 219,000 and the death toll reached 2,836.
India witnesses biggest jump in COVID-19 cases, death toll stands at 30601
New Delhi: India witnessed the highest daily spike in COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the figure stands at 49,310, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
Mothers unlikely to pass COVID-19 to their newborn babies if precautions are taken: Study
Mothers with COVID-19 infection are unlikely to pass the virus to their newborn babies, if correct hygiene precautions are observed, according to a small observational study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal.
Xinjiang reports 13 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Urumqi/Xinhua: Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reported 13 new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the regional health commission said Friday.
Chinese mainland reports 21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said on Friday that it received reports of 21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Thursday, 15 of which were domestically transmitted.
India reports biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases with over 45,000 infections
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday reported the biggest single-day spike in Novel Coronavirus cases as 45,720 people across the country of 1.3 billion people were infected with the contagion in the last 24 hours.
Canada: Ontario reports maximum new cases of COVID-19 on any single day in 3 weeks
Toronto/IBNS: A whopping 203 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Canada's Ontario on Tuesday, the most on any single day in about three weeks, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said during his briefing in Mississauga.
Delhi govt to conduct Sero Survey every month: Health Minister Satyendar Jain
New Delhi/UNI: Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said the Delhi Government has decided to conduct Sero Survey every month, to formulate better policies for tackling Corona.
Fight against COVID-19: India records highest ever recoveries in last 24 hours
New Delhi: India recorded the highest ever recoveries from COVID-19 in a single day as the figure stands at 28,472.
India's total COVID-19 cases near 12 lakh mark
New Delhi: India has recorded 37,724 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health data released on Wednesday.
Coronavirus antibodies fall dramatically in first 3 months after mild cases of COVID-19: Study
New York: A study by UCLA researchers shows that in people with mild cases of COVID-19, antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes the disease — drop sharply over the first three months after infection, decreasing by roughly half every 73 days.
More than 23 pct population in Delhi exposed to coronavirus: Survey
New Delhi: A survey has unveiled that more than 23% of Delhi’s 1.9 crore population showed evidence of past exposure to Sars-Cov-2.
With 1,093 new cases, Assam Covid-19 tally crosses 25,000-mark
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Tuesday crossed 25,000-mark in the number of positive cases for Covid-19 with the reporting of new 1,093 cases in the last 24 hours.
Global cooperation key to eradicating deadly pig virus: UN agency
New York: A disease that may kill every pig it infects and for which there is no effective vaccine, can be eradicated if more countries continue to work together to limit its spread, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday.
UN headquarters in New York starts phase one reopening
United Nation/Xinhua: The United Nations headquarters in New York on Monday started its phase one reopening after it had remained physically close over the past four months to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.