Malaysia reports first recovered case from novel coronavirus
Kualalumpur/Xinhua/UNI: A four-year-old Chinese national who had previously diagnosed with the novel coronavirus has fully recovered and will be allowed to return home to China, the Malaysian Health Ministry said late Tuesday.
China: Coronavirus death toll touches 490
Beijing/IBNS: The death toll due to the outbreak of coronavirus in China touched 490 on Wednesday, media reports said.
Coronavirus in India: Kerala on high alert after third citizen confirmed infected
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: After declaring Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as state calamity, the Kerala government has put all its health machineries on high alert as all three confirmed cases in India so far were reported from this southernmost state, senior health officials said.
Hong Kong reports first Coronavirus death
Hong Kong/IBNS: Hong Kong City reported its first case of death from the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday.
Tackle ‘unacceptable inequalities’ in cancer care, saving up to seven million lives, WHO urges
New York/IBNS: Global cancer rates could rise by 60 per cent over the next 20 years unless cancer care is ramped up in low- and middle-income countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
Coronavirus emergency: here's what we know so far
New York/IBNS: A new strain of coronavirus (officially named 2019-nCoV), which has caused respiratory diseases in China, and spread to at least 23 other countries, has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO). Here are the basic facts you need to know about the virus (figures correct as of February 3 2020).
WHO official praises China's "proactive" response to coronavirus outbreak
Manila/Xinhua: A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday praised China for its "proactive" effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Uttar Pradesh: Coronavirus: 132 Chinese tourists undergo check-upÂ
Kushinagar/UNI: In view of the Coronavirus in China, 132 Chinese tourists were checked up by a team of the health department in this district of Uttar Pradesh.
Cabinet Secretary holds review meeting on Novel Coronavirus
New Delhi/IBNS: At a time when third case of coronavirus outbreak was reported in India, the Cabinet Secretary held a high level review meeting on the preparedness for Novel Coronavirus with Secretaries of Health and Family Welfare,External Affairs, Home Affairs, Civil Aviation, Dept of Health Research, and representatives fromITBP, AFMS and NDMA, here on Monday.
French Health Minister says 20 evacuees from China showing signs of coronavirus infection
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: About 20 passenger of France’s evacuation flight from virus-stricken Wuhan, China have displayed symptoms of infection with coronavirus and are currently under medical supervision in the very plane they arrived, said Minister of Health Agnes Buzyn.
Coronavirus: Death toll touches 361, China set to open new hospital in Wuhan
Beijing/IBNS: China is all set to open a new hospital in Wuhan city of the country where the deadly Coronavirus outbreak took place.
Second coronavirus case reported in Kerala
Thrissur/UNI: With India's second case of coronavirus reported in Kerala, medical officers in Thrissur have stepped up the monitoring and supervision of all suspected patients even as the condition of the affected girl student in the isolation ward of medical college is reported stable.
Free online medical services help curb coronavirus outbreak
Hefei/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese hospitals and companies have launched free online medical consultation services in an effort to avoid cross-infections and ease pressure on hospitals amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Eighth coronavirus case in US confirmed in Boston, Massachusetts - health officials
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: An eighth case of coronavirus infection has been confirmed in the United States in a man in his 20’s returning to Boston from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak, state health officials said Saturday.
North Korea sends aid to China to help fight against coronavirus
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Pyongyang has sent aid to China to help it in battling the deadly coronavirus outbreak, while North Korean leader Kim Jong Un extended words of support in a letter to President Xi Jinping, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday.