Bangladesh records biggest daily jump of 182 new COVID-19 cases
Dhaka/Xinhua/UNI: Bangladesh health officials on Monday said in the past 24 hours 182 more people have been found positive of the coronavirus infection, the biggest daily jump in new cases since March 8 when first infected cases were reported in the country.
Sudan imposes quarantine to fight COVID-19 pandemic
Khartoum/Sputnik/UNI: Sudan has introduced a nationwide quarantine, banning its citizens from traveling across the country, as a move to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the press office of the cabinet of ministers said on Monday.
Hong Kong reports five newly confirmed COVID-19 cases
Hong Kong/Xinhua/UNI: Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported on Monday five additional confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong to 1,009.
COVID-19: Positive cases rise to 523 in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow/UNI: The number of positive patients by Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh rose to 523 on Monday after 40 new cases were detected.
44 Indian evacuees from Iran released from quarantine facility in Mumbai
New Delhi/UNI: At least 44 Indians evacuated from Iran last month in the wake of Novel Coronavirus outbreak, completed their quarantine period at the Indian Navy's facility at Ghatkopar-based Material Organisation in Mumbai and returned back to their respective homes in Srinagar of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh.
COVID-19: 12 new positive cases reported in Andhra Pradesh, death toll rises to 7
Vijayawada/UNI: Andhra Pradesh is witnessing a steady rise in Coronavirus positive cases with 12 new active cases reported during the last 12 hours taking the total number of cases to 432 in the state.
COVID-19 infections reach 41 in Myanmar
Yangon/Xinhua/UNI: Myanmar reported two more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on early Monday, bringing the total number of infections to 41 in the country, according to a release of Ministry of Health and Sports.
Chile sees 7,213 COVID-19 cases, 80 deaths
Santiago/Xinhua/UNI: Chile's government on Sunday reported a total of 7,213 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and 80 have died of the disease since the start of the outbreak.
Chinese mainland reports 108 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese health authority said Monday that it received reports of 108 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Sunday, of which 98 were imported.
88 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 88 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospitals Sunday on the Chinese mainland, according to the National Health Commission.
South Africa sees rapid rise in COVID-19 cases
Cape Town/Xinhua/UNI: The total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in South Africa has risen to 2,173, up 145 from the previously reported cases, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Sunday.
Italy marks locked-down Easter as COVID-19 claims almost 20,000 lives
Rome/Xinhua/UNI: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 19,899 lives in locked-down Italy since the pandemic first broke out in the country on Feb. 21, according to the latest official data released on Easter Sunday.
Egypt's COVID-19 cases mount to 2,065 with 159 deaths: ministry
Cairo/Xinhua/UNI: Egypt's Health Ministry confirmed on Sunday 126 new cases and 13 new deaths of COVID-19, raising the total number of cases registered in the country to 2,065, including 159 deaths.
France's coronavirus deaths reach 14,393, ICU cases continue to decrease
Paris/Xinhua/UNI: As of Sunday, the number of people who have died from the coronavirus in France totalled 14,393, representing a one-day increase of 561, down from Saturday's 643, while serious cases decreased for the fourth straight day.
Coronavirus in India: Death toll touches 308
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of Health on Monday confirmed that 308 people have died due to COVID-19 in the country so far.