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8 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Palestine

Jun 10, 2020, at 04:48 pm

Ramallah/Xinhua: Palestine on Wednesday declared the total number of coronavirus cases in the country has climbed up to 662, after eight new cases were confirmed in the West Bank since Tuesday night.

COVID-19 detected in mink at 4 more fur farms in Netherlands - Reports

Jun 10, 2020, at 04:33 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: New COVID-19 cases have been detected in mink at four more fur farms in the Netherlands, where the fur industry has been severely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, the Dutch News website reported on Wednesday.

Singapore to begin human clinical trials on potential coronavirus treatment - Reports

Jun 10, 2020, at 04:26 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Singapore will begin human clinical trials on a domestically developed treatment candidate for the coronavirus next week, media reported Wednesday.

Ghana's COVID-19 cases surpass 10,000

Jun 10, 2020, at 04:14 pm

Accra/Xinhua/UNI: The number of people infected by the novel coronavirus in Ghana has increased to 10,201, with 291 more cases confirmed as of Wednesday morning, according to data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS).

Chhattisgarh: Active COVID-19 cases touch 884

Jun 10, 2020, at 04:11 pm

Raipur/UNI: The number of active COVID-19 positive cases in Chhattisgarh rose to 884 on Wednesday after detection of 29 new COVID-19 (Corona virus) infected persons during last 12 hours.

India records more recoveries than active cases for the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19

Jun 10, 2020, at 04:04 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: For the first time since Covid-19 outbreak in India, the number of patients recovered from the disease have exceeded the active cases even as the country's tally soared to 2,76,583 with 9,985 new infections.

Coronavirus: Youth succumbs in UP's Bareilly

Jun 10, 2020, at 02:24 pm

Badaun/UNI: A COVID-19 positive youth, hailing from this Uttar Pradesh district, succumbed to the infection while receiving treatment in Bareilly.

Covid-19: 12 migrant workers test positive in UP's Siddharthnagar

Jun 10, 2020, at 02:17 pm

Siddharthnagar/UNI: With 12 migrant labourers returning from other states testing positive for the novel coronavirus, the total number of patients increased to 163 in this Uttar Pradesh district on Wednesday.

Chinese mainland reports 3 new imported COVID-19 cases

Jun 10, 2020, at 09:32 am

Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported three new imported COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,786, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.

Six COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland

Jun 10, 2020, at 09:27 am

Beijing/Xinhua: Six COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Tuesday, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.

WHO sparks confusion saying asymptomatic Covid-19 spread 'very rare', backtracks later

Jun 09, 2020, at 11:26 pm

Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday clarified its comment that coronavirus transmission from asymptomatic individuals is "very rare" after the same created confusion among the people and contradicted United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guideline.

COVID-19 cases in West Bengal near 9000-mark, death count reaches 415

Jun 09, 2020, at 08:20 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: With 372 new cases of novel coronavirus reported in last 24 hours, the total tally in West Bengal has reached 8985, including 4950 active cases, 415 deaths and 3620 discharges, reports said on Tuesday.

Rajasthan records 75 pc COVID-19 recovery

Jun 09, 2020, at 04:21 pm

Jaipur/UNI:  Despite registering more than 11,000 COVID-19 cases so far, Rajasthan has clocked 75 per cent recovery, an achievement which most-affected states have till yet failed to attain.

Covid-19: cases in Rajasthan cross 11,000 mark

Jun 09, 2020, at 04:15 pm

Jaipur/UNI: As many as 144 Coronavirus cases were registered during the past 24 hours in Rajasthan taking the total confirmed infections in the state to 11,020.

COVID-19 cases in Delhi can reach 5.5 lakh by July 31: Manish Sisodia

Jun 09, 2020, at 04:08 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The community spread of COVID-19 in Delhi has not started yet, but the outbreak will increase rapidly in the coming days and the number of infected can touch 5.5 lakh by July 31.

Libya records highest daily COVID-19 count since start of outbreak

Jun 09, 2020, at 03:55 pm

Benghazi, Libya/Sputnik/UNI:  Libyan health officials have registered the highest daily increase of 62 COVID-19 cases since the start of the outbreak, what brings the total of infections to 332, the National Center for Disease Control said early on Tuesday.

Noble International University partners with local theatre group, paint street graffiti on World Environmental Peace

Jun 09, 2020, at 11:36 am

Kolkata/IBNS: On the occasion of the “ World Environment Day” recently, ‘Hobe Ki Hobe Na’, a theatre  group from Bengal, joined hands with  Noble Institution for Environmental Peace, Canada ( NIEP) and their chartered university NIU ( Noble International University) to spread Environmental Peace.

South Korea reports 38 more COVID-19 cases, 11,852 in total

Jun 09, 2020, at 09:28 am

Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea reported 38 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of 0:00 a.m. Tuesday local time, raising the total number of infections to 11,852.

No time to take ‘foot off the pedal’ as coronavirus pandemic worsens: WHO

Jun 09, 2020, at 09:01 am

New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening globally, with more than 136,000 cases recorded on Sunday: the highest number in a single day, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

World Oceans Day: Don’t be colour blind, help blue oceans keep the planet green

Jun 09, 2020, at 08:43 am

New York: The COVID-19 pandemic is a “sharp reminder” of how we are all intimately connected to each other and to nature, the UN chief said on Monday, World Oceans Day.

Coronavirus situation improving in Europe, worsening globally: WHO

Jun 09, 2020, at 12:13 am

Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said while the situation owing to coronavirus pandemic in the European countries is improving, the same is 'worsening globally.'

Assam reports 95 new cases for COVID-19, state tally surges to 2776

Jun 08, 2020, at 11:04 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Monday reported 95 new cases for COVID-19, taking the state tally to 2776.

Two doctors die due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh

Jun 08, 2020, at 05:28 pm

DhakaIBNS: Two doctors have died in Bangladesh due to COVID-19, media reports said.

Afghanistan reports 575 New Covid-19 cases

Jun 08, 2020, at 04:51 pm

Kabul/UNI:  Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health on Monday said 575 new cases of COVID-19 have been discovered from the 978 samples tested in the past 24 hours.

Magnitude 2.1 earthquake hits Delhi, NCR

Jun 08, 2020, at 03:20 pm

New Delhi/UNI: A mild earthquake, measuring 2.1 on the Richter Scale, hit Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) on Monday afternoon.

47,74,434 samples tested for Covid-19 till date, says ICMR

Jun 08, 2020, at 01:16 pm

New Delhi/UNI: A total of 47,74,434 samples were tested across the country for Covid-19 till Monday morning, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said in its update here.

Maharashtra surpasses China in Covid infections as India's tally crosses 2,56,000

Jun 08, 2020, at 11:40 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra on Monday surpassed Covid-19 epicentre China as the Novel Coronavirus tally in the western state of the vast country is almost touching 86,000.

China Records 4 New COVID-19 Cases, No Related Deaths in Past 24 Hours - Authorities

Jun 08, 2020, at 09:22 am

Beijing/Sputnik: China has registered four new coronavirus cases across the country over the past 24 hours, with no people having died of the disease, the National Health Commission said.

New Zealand witnesses no active cases of COVID-19 for first time

Jun 08, 2020, at 09:13 am

Wellington/UNI: The Ministry of Health reported no active cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand for the first time on Monday, with the last person having recovered from the virus.

J&K records highest single-day spike of 620 cases, tally surpasses 4000-mark

Jun 07, 2020, at 09:34 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir recorded the highest single-day jump with 620 persons, including 583 from Kashmir and 37 from Jammu, testing positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, taking the total number of infected people in the Union Territory (UT) to 4087.