Vietnam's reports 1 new COVID-19 case, no local transmission for 30 days
Hanoi/Xinhua/UNI: Vietnam on Saturday morning confirmed a new case of COVID-19 infection, bringing the total in the country to 314 with no deaths reported.
Chinese mainland reports 6 new imported COVID-19 cases
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported six new imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Friday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,698, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.
Donald Trump announces new COVID-19 vaccine efforts
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US President Donald Trump announced on Friday two men will lead his administration's new effort for COVID-19 vaccine development.
Iraq reports 50 new COVID-19 cases, 3,193 in total
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: The Iraqi health ministry on Friday confirmed 50 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 3,193 in the country.
Child vaccinations down in DR Congo, and COVID-19 is not helping: UNICEF
New York/IBNS: Fewer children are getting vaccinated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the COVID-19 pandemic is almost certainly going to make matters worse, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says. If the trend continues, it could trigger a resurgence in deadly childhood diseases such as polio, chickenpox, measles, yellow fever, hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and meningitis.
India's COVID-19 tally nears 86000-mark, death toll stands at 2752
New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to the COVID-19 outbreak in India touched 2752, revealed data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Even 1 sugary drink a day could boost heart disease, stroke risk in women: Study
Washington: Women who drink one or more sugar-laden beverages – such as soda, sweetened water and teas, and fruit drinks – every day could boost their risk of cardiovascular disease by 20% compared to women who rarely or never drink them, according to new research.
India's Covid-19 tally reaches 81,790
New Delhi/UNI: India's Covid tally jumped 80,000-mark on Friday after recording 3,967 new cases, while the death toll reached 2,649 with 100 more fatalities.
Bangladesh wintesses highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases
Dhaka: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Bangladesh crossed 20,000-mark as the country on Friday recorded 1,202 new cases, the highest single-day spike, the Directorate General of Health Services ADG prof Dr Nasima Sultana said.
UN rights chief warns against mishandling the lifting of COVID-19 lockdowns
New York/IBNS: The UN Human Rights High Commissioner on Thursday warned of potential risks as more countries move to lift lockdown measures put in place to contain COVID-19 spread.
Pregnant women are not at greater risk of severe COVID-19 than other women: Study
London/IBNS: Researchers from the University of Oxford, in collaboration with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Universities of Leeds and Birmingham, Kings and Imperial Colleges London, have published new research that suggests pregnant women are no more likely to become ill with severe COVID-19 than non-pregnant woman.
UN leads call to protect most vulnerable from mental health crisis during and after COVID-19
New York/IBNS: Decades of neglect and underinvestment in addressing people’s mental health needs have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN said on Thursday, in a call for ambitious commitments from countries in the way they treat psychological illness, amid a potential global spike in suicides and drug abuse.
COVID-19 drugs trial rolled out across UK homes and communities
London: A UK trial of drugs which could prevent people aged over 50 who are vulnerable to developing serious coronavirus symptoms is now recruiting participants from across the country.
Odisha reports 48 fresh covid cases
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha reported fresh 48 covid positive cases today from nine districts, taking the total count in the state to 672.
Maharashtra: Thane reports highest single-day COVID-19 spike
Thane/UNI: As many as 201 Covid-19 cases were detected on Thursday in this district, the highest single-day spike in the number of pandemic patients, an official report stated on Friday.